Modern day equivalent of Enid Blyton stories or Hardy Boys?

[IJJ]

Enid Blyton is still relevant. In fact, my old and yellowish Enid Blyton collection form part of the current home library. My child reads a variety. At K2/P1, among the books she read, there were Enid Blyton, Rainbow Magic, Geronimo Stilton, Junie B Jone. P2, she started to venture into (but not limited to) Roald Dahl's, Gwyneth Rees' and Jacqualine Wilson's series. She loves to read anything....BUT chinese books. :roll:

[markfch]

IJJ:

Enid Blyton is still relevant. In fact, my old and yellowish Enid Blyton collection form part of the current home library. My child reads a variety. At K2/P1, among the books she read, there were Enid Blyton, Rainbow Magic, Geronimo Stilton, Junie B Jone. P2, she started to venture into (but not limited to) Roald Dahl's, Gwyneth Rees' and Jacqualine Wilson's series. She loves to read anything....BUT chinese books. :roll:

I'm done with the Robin series (from Popular) for my DS. I've just started introducing Enid Blyton books to him as I thought that he is ready to start learning new words. So far so good. My DS also eat potato one. But his Chinese improved a lot after I sent him to Berries this year. At least nowadays don't have the ang-mo accent when speaking Mandarin.

[dimsum]

Sad to say, the current new EB books available in the market have been modified. Not the same as the ones we used to read.


Modern publishers have decided that some of Enid Blyton's phrases from the 1940s and 1950s are \"inappropriate\" in this day and age. Enid Blyton is known for her children's books that confront class, gender and racial issues. Changes were made to ensure her books are policitally correct in the modern context.

http://www.enidblyton.net/buy-enid-blyton-books.html

http://www.bookninja.com/?p=1096

[markfch]

Blobbi:

Did I love those books when I was young!!


Marchfch, do you mean the same buildup of suspense as these books? Sorry, only got ... those books. But they're still really popular and you can get them anywhere. Having said that, my son dislikes them, and I feel it's a great pity. But then, he dislikes mysteries in general -maybe too suspenseful for him, so I'm hoping to re-introduce when he gets older.

Blobbi,

Yes, I was always impatient to know the outcome of the story, but refrained from taking a peek at the end. My ex-classmates were these pair of twins that will hide their story books behind the larger Chinese textbooks during CL class. Everytime CL teacher turns around to write on the blackboard (in those days it's actually green in colour) they will try to sneakily read another few lines. Very comical now that I think of it. :lol:

[autumnbronze]

mummy of 2:

windows:

where can we find enid blyton series? din locate it at bookstores or library or i'm blinded by the other newer series....

You can always find them in Popular. NLB also stocks them.

Hi windows,

Mummy of 2 is rite. You can also try 2nd hand bookstores

[autumnbronze]

dimsum:

Sad to say, the current new EB books available in the market have been modified. Not the same as the ones we used to read.


Modern publishers have decided that some of Enid Blyton's phrases from the 1940s and 1950s are \"inappropriate\" in this day and age. Enid Blyton is known for her children's books that confront class, gender and racial issues. Changes were made to ensure her books are policitally correct in the modern context.

http://www.enidblyton.net/buy-enid-blyton-books.html

http://www.bookninja.com/?p=1096

Think I better start trying to amass my v own collection of Enid Blyton books like now now now ....

[Blobbi]

markfch:

Blobbi:

Did I love those books when I was young!!


Marchfch, do you mean the same buildup of suspense as these books? Sorry, only got ... those books. But they're still really popular and you can get them anywhere. Having said that, my son dislikes them, and I feel it's a great pity. But then, he dislikes mysteries in general -maybe too suspenseful for him, so I'm hoping to re-introduce when he gets older.

Blobbi,

Yes, I was always impatient to know the outcome of the story, but refrained from taking a peek at the end. My ex-classmates were these pair of twins that will hide their story books behind the larger Chinese textbooks during CL class. Everytime CL teacher turns around to write on the blackboard (in those days it's actually green in colour) they will try to sneakily read another few lines. Very comical now that I think of it. :lol:

Gosh, I had no such compunction. I read the end first sometimes, hehe, because I had to know. And yep, did the read-during-class bit by hiding it behind a text book or under the desk. I never got caught, tk goodness, possibly because I was a goody-two-shoes. Tried to read in the shower too by putting the book in a clear folder - it worked, till I remove the book, then all the water outside will somehow wet the book.

What memories!

[markfch]

Blobbi,


You were reading books where showering? You are the can. :udawoman:

[mummy of 2]

I was so hooked on Enid Blyton books that I would sit there for hours just to ge to know the ending quickly.


Never realised that the books were politically incorrect. I will still want my kids to read the original version. Looks like I better start my private collection now too, before all the books become modififed.

[dimsum]

Now I regret throwing my BIG collection of EB books