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O'clock Tales, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Interest age: from c 7 years, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Short stories (Children's / Teenage)
Eleven magical short stories to enjoy round the clock from one of the world's best-loved children's authors, Enid Blyton.
Join Twiddle the gnome on his search for his grumpy runaway donkey Kick-up, find out what happens when the rocking-horse, teddy and all the other toys come alive, and laugh at Twisty the Brownie as he learns the hard way why it's unwise to pull nasty faces.
Ideal for bedtime listening, these magical short stories for 5-8 year-olds will enchant a new generation of children.
Look out for more O'Clock tales with: Five O'Clock Tales, Six O'Clock Tales and Seven O'Clock Tales.
First published in 1944, this edition contains the following stories:
The Good Turn
The Boy Who Heard Too Much
The Skittle-Policeman
Tick-Tock's Tea-Party
The Runaway Donkey
The Surprise Party
The Enchanted Doll
When the Toys Came Alive
The Brownie Who Pulled Faces
All the Way to Toy-Town
Poor Old Scarecrow!
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Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton is one of the worlds' best-loved storytellers. Her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into more languages more often than any other children's author.
She wrote over 700 books and 2,000 short stories, including favourites such as The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Magic Faraway Tree and Malory Towers.
Born in London in 1897, Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs, gardening and the countryside. She died in 1968 but remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers.
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