<![CDATA[Enid Byton]]>My girl was recently given a book, titled the Faraway Tree. To my surprise, she got hooked onto it, and first time in her life, she finished a fairly thick book. I see her reading at th balcony, in her room etc…


I myself was an avid Enid Byton fan when I was younger. Books of the Secret Seven, Find outers series…my favourite. But lots of teachers don’t advocate Enid Byton books, not sure why.

I am going to get some more for her…but realized that these days, quite hard to find a good range.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/56/enid-bytonRSS for NodeSat, 02 May 2026 02:20:02 GMTThu, 29 Nov 2007 01:21:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:16:56 GMT]]>Yeah…

The SUPREME!

Agreed!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13995https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13995Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:16:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:56:09 GMT]]>

buds:
...I'm also an Enid Blyton fan.

Was into the Secret 7 stuff too...
The first ever storybook I owned was Secret Seven Fireworks. I bought it courtesy of the $20 book award I got for topping my class, along with some other books whose titles I fail to remember now. Those days books costs like $4 to $5 each, which are VERY expensive at that time (1970s). I remembered how our textbooks cost about $40 per year and I feel so embarrassed to go approach my parents for the money.

Anyway... when I found the Famous Five in the library, Secret Seven seemed so infantile compared with the FF, so I lost interest in the SS. But Enid Blyton remains supreme in my mind in terms of her ability to churn out hundreds of children's books. She has practically touched the lives of every English-speaking child in the world.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13991https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13991Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:56:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:55:50 GMT]]>Heyya guys,


I'm also an Enid Blyton fan.
Was into the Secret 7 stuff too.

Now my kiddie reads them.
Enid Blyton has this new series abt
the Naughtiest Girl In School, at least
i think its new. Also the Geronimo
Stilton series are very fun to read.
The creative manner they project the
interesting adjectives add humour to
the series.

I like Roald Dahl as well..
The descriptions of the Chocolate Factory
book made me drool ponds! ( I'm very
imaginative... 😉 )

Dr Seuss! Gosh, that fella can sure rhyme!

When they were younger i exposed them
to the variety from Eric Carle, Maisy, Preston
Pig, Meg and Mog, Harriet Ziefert books are
colurful and creative. Lift the flaps are a particular
favourite with my kiddies.

I do love and own a few from the \"holey-book\"
range of Benedict Guettier too. My kids chubby
cheeks fit into the holes (for their faces) like
buns and paos! Playgroup children adore this
book and nice for picture taking too. Parents
who were on trial during my story hour with
Benedict's books were captivated by how their
children were captivated with the books. Hint hint..

Books should be fun for age appropriate groups too.
If if starts out as a bore it will always be boring...

Make reading fun!

Cheers!
:celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13982https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13982Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:55:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:34:39 GMT]]>Heyya all,


Think Peter & Jane has this continuation like
1a, 1b and 1c and so on... The C is the written
activity for the series to reinforce what has been
read so far for the particular number book.. 1c
will have activities for stories read from book 1a
and 1b... and so on.

High frequency words which are non-phonetic are
great for introduction to sight words. They have a
note at the bottom of each page if there are any
new words introduced.

Similar to songs which are evergreen from the 80's,
Peter and Jane series are like that!

Hope this helps.
Cheers.
:celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13980https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/13980Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:34:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:09:58 GMT]]>Hi kaitlynangelica,


I haven’t log on for a long time.
By the way, what is Book C?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/6191https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/6191Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:09:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:31:03 GMT]]>I saw a wide range of Enid Byton books at the Popular Bookshop @ Tiong Bahru Plaza. Got 1 for my daughter and she loves it… Told her I’ll buy her a new one when she finishes her first book. Sure hope her enthusiasm last though…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2572https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2572Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:31:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:51:27 GMT]]>nicsmum,



Do you buy book C too?

Yes I find it not too bad too.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2381https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2381Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:51:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:40:32 GMT]]>You mean the Ladybird books? i have the full set because my child used to read them when he was in pre-sch 🙂 It is good because it has a lot of high frequency words.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2374https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2374Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:40:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:51:58 GMT]]>my k1 gal is crazy about the Peter and Jane series. Can’t get her interested in anything else. Anybody’s kids like the series too?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2363https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2363Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:51:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:44:00 GMT]]>my child’s tutor gives him books from readinga-z.com. she selects the books and read together with them sometimes, not bad.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2356https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2356Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:44:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:07:48 GMT]]>

super_dad:
haha...so I have a fellow secret seven admirer.


Now as adult, the plot is surprisingly simple. But at our young age, it was very captivating. She is also a very prolific writer...there must be a very wide catalog of the books she have written.
Is Secret Seven good for K2 boys?
I'm sourcing around for books to captivate my K2 son who hates reading. Looking for short and captivating stories. Had bought those bedtime tales to start with, but he gets put off if the pages of the stories span more than 4 pages (A4 size page). Besides, there are only so much bedtime tales stories (eg three little pigs, hansel and gretel, rapunzal etc etc) regardless of the variations of such books available in the market.

So...any recommendations?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2161https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2161Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:07:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:49:45 GMT]]>haha…so I have a fellow secret seven admirer.


Now as adult, the plot is surprisingly simple. But at our young age, it was very captivating. She is also a very prolific writer…there must be a very wide catalog of the books she have written.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/374https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/374Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:49:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Enid Byton on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:52:16 GMT]]>Yuh… in P1 I got hooked onto her Noddy series… and in P2, it was the Secret 7. I still vividly remember the 1st books I bought with the $20 MPH book prize I won in school - those days you can buy 5-6 books with $20. Enid Blyton totally rocks.


I think our modern teachers just wonder about the relevance of those tales to our children today who are born digital. Remember that there are no cell phones or computers during Ms Blyton’s time. Or maybe today’s kids just don’t like her books.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/200https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/200Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:52:16 GMT