Présentation de l'éditeur
Whisk yourself away to lands of magic and wonder with Enid Blyton’s New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair.
In Book 1, Jack and Jessica find an old rocking chair in the shed of their new house. Suddenly, a pixie called Wishler appears and says he was trapped in the chair. He wants to go home, so soon they’re off to the Island of Surprises on the magical wishing-chair. But there they meet a rather naughty wizard named Flick and they discover that surprises aren’t always nice . . .
Short chapters and beautiful illustrations make the New Adventures of the Wishing Chair perfect bedtime reading for children aged five and upwards. A richly nostalgic offering for grandparents and parents to share with the next generation of Blyton fans.
Have you collected all the New Adventures of the Wishing Chair?
The Island of Surprises
The Land of Mythical Creatures
Spellworld
Winter Wonderland
The Land of Fairytales
Giantland
Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children’s author of all time, thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Faraway Tree-, The Mysteries, The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. Her fantasy stories for girls and boys have been enjoyed for generations, and with these new books, children can continue to enjoy the enchanting worlds she created.
'Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were' – Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse.
Biographie de l'auteur
Narinder Dhami is the author of 'Starring Alice Mackenzie', published by Harpercollins and second prizewinner in the TSB Birmingham Children's Book Award 1996. She is also a contributor to several bestselling series, 'The Sleepover Club' (Collins), 'Animal Ark Pets' (Hodder) and 'Animal Crackers' (Transworld). She was a primary teacher until 1990, when she began writing full time. She contributed towards new titles in the 'New Adventures of the Wishing Chair' series, such as: 'The Land of Mythical Creatures', 'Winter Wonderland', 'Giantland' and 'Spellworld'. She lives with her husband in Cambridge.
Enid Blyton is one of the best-loved children’s authors with over 700 titles published. Aged 27, Enid married Hugh Pollock and moved to London. They had two children, and soon afterwards Enid wrote her first novel, The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair. Throughout the 40s and 50s, Enid wrote books at a colossal pace: adventure stories, mysteries, magical stories, farming stories, stories for younger children, and best-selling series like Malory Towers and Amelia Jane. She is the author of The Famous Five series, The Secret Seven series, The Wishing Chair series, Malory Towers, St Clare's, The Magic Faraway Tree series, Amelia Jane stories and many more! Enid died in 1963. Her stories remain timeless classics, adored throughout the world.
