Dean
The Enid Blyton Book of Fairies (Reward Series 16) (Aug)
Dean
The Adventures of Binkle and Flip (Reward Series 17) (Aug)
Dean
Noddy and Big-Ears (Picture Book 3) (Aug)
(ill. Harmsen van der Beek)
Sampson Low
Noddy and His Passengers (Picture Book 4) (Aug)
(ill. Peter Wienk)
Sampson Low
Noddy and the Noah’s Ark Adventure Picture Book (Picture Book 5) (Aug)
(ill. Peter Wienk)
Sampson Low
Noddy Toyland ABC Picture Book (Picture Book 6) (Aug)
(ill. Peter Wienk)
Sampson Low
Noddy’s Aeroplane Picture Book (Picture Book 7) (Aug)
(ill. Peter Wienk)
Sampson Low
Noddy and the Magic Boots (Noddy’s Funny Kite) (Picture Book 8) (Aug)
(ill. Peter Wienk)
Sampson Low
Enid Blyton’s Bedtime Annual (1968) (Sep)
(ill. Jo Eaves)
(The first few books in this series have no cover dates, so the first story is ‘The Silver Merman’.)
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Enid Blyton’s Noddy (Board Book)
(ill. Harmsen van der Beek)
Purnell
Enid Blyton’s Holiday Animal Stories
(ill. various)
Sampson Low
Enid Blyton’s Holiday Magic Stories
(ill. various)
Sampson Low
Enid Blyton’s Holiday Pixie Stories
(ill. various)
Sampson Low
Enid Blyton’s Holiday Toy Stories
(ill. various)
Sampson Low
Enid Blyton’s Bedside Book (Numbers Seven and Eight)
(ill. R. Smethurst)
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My Enid Blyton’s Playtime Story Book (First-Fourth)
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Enid Blyton’s Read and Play Book – Sunny Stories (*)
William Collins
Enid Blyton’s Read and Play Book – Storytime Book (*)
William Collins
Enid Blyton’s Read and Play Book – Toyland Tales (*)
William Collins
Enid Blyton’s Read and Play Book – Bedtime Stories (*)
William Collins
1968
The Little Brown Bear (John and Mary 7) (Feb)
(ill. Jacques Fromont)
Brockhampton
Tim Gets a Chance (John and Mary 8) (Feb)
(ill. Jacques Fromont)
Brockhampton
Granny’s Lovely Necklace (John and Mary 9) (Feb)
(ill. Jacques Fromont)
Brockhampton
Brownie Tales (Junior Story Book 15) (May)
William Collins
Adventures on Willow Farm (Junior Story Book 16) (May)
(ill. Hilda McGavin)
William Collins
The Three Golliwogs (Reward Series 18) (May)
(ill. Rene Cloke)
Dean
Hello, Mr. Twiddle! (Reward Series 19) (May)
Dean
Well, Really, Mr. Twiddle! (Reward Series 20) (May)
Dean
Enid Blyton’s Bedtime Annual (1969) (Sep)
(ill. Jo Berryman)
(The first few books in this series have no cover dates, so the first story is ‘It Happened One Night’.)
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Noddy’s ABC Pop-Up (Pop-Up Book 4)
Purnell
Noddy Makes a Little Mistake (Noddy “Tell Me a Story” Book 1)
Purnell
Where’s Your Hat, Noddy? (Noddy “Tell Me a Story” Book 2)
Purnell
Enid Blyton’s Bedside Book (Numbers Nine and Ten)
(ill. Stewart)
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Enid Blyton’s Playtime Story Book (Numbers Five-Eight)
(ill. stewart)
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My Enid Blyton Sunshine Reader (First and Second)
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AFTERWORD
Two interesting aspects that resulted from the publication of my biography have been the meetings for the first time of Gillian* and Imogen with their half sister, Rosemary, daughter of Hugh and Ida Pollock, and many years later, with Flora Watson, granddaughter of Florence Delattre – the woman for whom Enid’s father, Thomas, had left his family.
When I first met Ida and Rosemary after Hugh’s death, Rosemary told me how much she would like to meet Gillian and Imogen for their father often spoke of them over the years. This led to a meeting and a firm friendship soon developed. Nowadays both Gillian and Imogen and their respective families keep in touch with both Ida and Rosemary and make regular visits to them at their Cornish home.
It was through a bright young researcher for a television programme based on Enid’s life that Flora was discovered and introduced to some of the members of the Blyton side of her family. She has since become great friends with them all and joined the Enid Blyton Society, attends its annual ‘day’ and has been able to produce her own family’s interesting story for the Society’s Journal. In addition to this she has been able to provide me with the following alternative piece to a particular part of my ‘jigsaw’, replacing what was believed to be the circumstances of Thomas’s death.
Although it was generally believed that his death was due to a heart attack while out fishing on the Thames, this was not so. According to Flora and this has been borne out by the death certificate, he suffered a stroke and died in an armchair at his Sunbury home where he was discovered by a shocked Florence. Why his brothers should have made up such a story is unknown, but as the family (particularly Enid’s mother, Theresa) had been so secretive over Thomas’s departure some ten years previously, it is easy to hazard a guess as to the embarrassment it could cause if the true whereabouts of his demise were to be made public. It is unlikely that Enid was ever told this sad story of how her beloved father had died.
* Gillian sadly passed away after a short illness in June 2007.
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