Good grief! Thank you so much for the positive advice everybody. I'm overwhelmed by the number of responses.
Will definitely have a look at the suggested titles.

Welcome, Sondos. The Six Bad Boys , a stand-alone novel, gives a fascinating insight into how parenthood was viewed in the 1950s, with various families being compared and contrasted and the behaviour of the children (some of whom join a gang and go off the rails) being directly related to their upb...

Hello, I am writing an undergraduate essay on post-1945 children's literature, particularly changing presentations of parenthood. I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions of particular Enid Blyton books which portray parenthood (or children replacing parents) in interesting ways. I would very ...