What Enid Blyton book have you recently bought?
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Thank you John, Robe and Chrissie. There is no cover although the condition is good. I expect I will buy it if it is still there. I wouldn't have hesitated if it had a dustwrapper.
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It's not a book, but I finally did the Noddy jigsaw I posted about higher up this thread! Thought I'd share a pic.
It's over 120 pieces, and it struck me that more modern Noddy puzzles would only be around 60 pieces tops. Does this mean Noddy puzzles are aimed at much younger children these days?
Anyway, for just £1.99 I think I got a bargain!
It's over 120 pieces, and it struck me that more modern Noddy puzzles would only be around 60 pieces tops. Does this mean Noddy puzzles are aimed at much younger children these days?
Anyway, for just £1.99 I think I got a bargain!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Well done, Rob!
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That was indeed a bargain, Rob.
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That's a lovely puzzle. Definitely a bargain.
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Yes, well done, Rob — that's definitely a bargain!
Either that, or children of Noddy-reading age are assumed to be less smart than in previous generations. I could easily do jigsaw puzzles of 100 pieces or more when I was 4 or 5 years old.Rob Houghton wrote: It's over 120 pieces, and it struck me that more modern Noddy puzzles would only be around 60 pieces tops. Does this mean Noddy puzzles are aimed at much younger children these days?
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Well done, Rob. Are you framing it and sending it to Anita?
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Actually, I love jigsaws and I think that one is very attractive with all the Noah's Ark animals! I'm sure Rob isn't intending to part with it though!
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Afraid not, lol!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Especially the way that lion seems to be gazing at Noddy with a malevolent look in his eye...Anita Bensoussane wrote:Actually, I love jigsaws and I think that one is very attractive with all the Noah's Ark animals!
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Gosh, yes!
Doesn't Noddy have a bit of a history concerning lions? I seem to remember that he ran away from Old Man Carver partly because he was scared of a lion that the old man was carving. Despite his fear, one of the first things Noddy did when he came to Toyland was to rescue a doll from one of the Noah's Ark lions. Maybe it has borne a grudge against him ever since!
Doesn't Noddy have a bit of a history concerning lions? I seem to remember that he ran away from Old Man Carver partly because he was scared of a lion that the old man was carving. Despite his fear, one of the first things Noddy did when he came to Toyland was to rescue a doll from one of the Noah's Ark lions. Maybe it has borne a grudge against him ever since!
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Maybe, although I seem to recall that Enid assures us in the story that the lion was actually only trying to be friendly and wasn't intending to frighten the baby doll. Still, it's a heartwarming turn of events that, after running away in the first place because he was afraid of the lion that Old Man Carver was making, Noddy finds the courage to rescue the baby doll from the Noah's Ark lion — and that's the act that convinces the judge, in the end, that Noddy is worthy to be counted as a real toy and to stay in Toyland forever. I do love that story.
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That's a lovely jigsaw Rob . If I had that, once it was completed the right way, I'd have to make it up again upside down. I love the challenge of doing jigsaws upside down with no picture to follow! and that one looks a good one to try it with
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I bought a Bom annual the other day, along with a 'Rainbow' annual (1952). Together they were £9.99 and the Bom annual had a dust jacket. They arrived today, and the jacket wasn't quite as good as I thought - but better than the seller had described it, as they had said 'partial wrapper'.
I took a photo before and after I made repairs. I know many people think repairing wrappers as I do is sacrilege, lol - but for my own use, I prefer them mended.
Not one of my best mending jobs, but at least it looks slightly better!
I took a photo before and after I made repairs. I know many people think repairing wrappers as I do is sacrilege, lol - but for my own use, I prefer them mended.
Not one of my best mending jobs, but at least it looks slightly better!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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