Yes, part of the joy of the Journal is the gorgeous artwork. Tony spends absolutely ages selecting, scanning, cleaning and arranging images but the result is well worth it!
I love reading people's comments too and enjoy the feeling of "society" that the discussion generates.
I've been reading some more of the Pennant Readers in the Cave. I particularly like 'Eyes and No-Eyes' in Number 9 and 'House on Fire!' in Number 12. Both are thought-provoking and extremely dramatic, with a strong message. The concept of 'Eyes and No-Eyes' may have been inspired by Arabella Buckley's nature book Eyes and No Eyes, which we know Enid Blyton read (she also used the name Arabella Buckley for a character in The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor). 'House on Fire!', about the reactions of two boys who come across a burning house, is similar to the story 'Two Children Came By', which I loved as a child when I read it in Fireside Tales (Purnell Sunshine Library).pete9012S wrote: ↑03 Apr 2022, 10:05Marvelous! I'm going to read that section now!Tony Summerfield wrote: ↑24 Mar 2022, 18:47 'Buttercup Day' awaits, bit by bit I hope to add all the Pennant Readers apart from the first four which I don't have copies of.
https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/boo ... +Readers+8
Good luck with your move by the way, Courtenay!