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And just to raise a point - there are very rare cases where boy/girl twins have come from a single egg and are actually then identical twins. https://www.reference.com/science/can-b ... b6ec0408c1#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Twins from one egg are monozygotic but most people use the easier term identicalwhich can me misleading as there are plenty of 'identical' twins that you can tell apart. They started out with the same (or indeed identical) genetic blueprint but along the way as they've grown and developed before birth little mistakes can creep in, or they don't develop on the same schedule. Here's an article from a mum of identical but not identical twin girls: http://hdydi.com/2013/09/11/why-dont-id ... ook-alike/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Fascinating, Fiona. I'd heard about cases like that before but those articles are very interesting and explain things well.
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Another whole book joins the fold! Our Eileen has worked overtime on this as there is an illustration on all 40 pages!

http://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/book ... ng+Caravan" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Gosh, you're hard at work, Tony! :D Thank you again.

By the way, I noticed this with the "Nursery Rhyme Land" book too — does anyone know why, in these books, there are so many sentences printed in italics? I'm guessing it's because those sentences are meant to also be the captions for the illustrations, so to speak, but it seems an odd way of indicating it in the midst of the text.
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Tony Summerfield wrote:Another whole book joins the fold! Our Eileen has worked overtime on this as there is an illustration on all 40 pages!

http://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/book ... ng+Caravan" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Brilliant, Tony. Many thanks. :D
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Courtenay wrote:Gosh, you're hard at work, Tony! :D Thank you again.

By the way, I noticed this with the "Nursery Rhyme Land" book too — does anyone know why, in these books, there are so many sentences printed in italics? I'm guessing it's because those sentences are meant to also be the captions for the illustrations, so to speak, but it seems an odd way of indicating it in the midst of the text.
Interesting observation! it would be really useful if you were reading the book aloud, as this would be when you could turn the book around and show the 'audience' the illustration! :-D
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The goodies are coming thick and fast at the moment. Many thanks, it looks a super little book.
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Thank you, Tony. :D
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Kate Mary wrote:The goodies are coming thick and fast at the moment.
You don't mean... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HknzZr0uiOs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :shock:

(couldn't resist, sorry :mrgreen: :wink: )
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Another super little book. Susan reminds me of Anne from the Famous Five as she tidies up while the boys have a nap. Lovely illustrations. Thanks, Tony.
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Rob Houghton wrote:
Courtenay wrote:...does anyone know why, in these books, there are so many sentences printed in italics? I'm guessing it's because those sentences are meant to also be the captions for the illustrations, so to speak, but it seems an odd way of indicating it in the midst of the text.
Interesting observation! it would be really useful if you were reading the book aloud, as this would be when you could turn the book around and show the 'audience' the illustration! :-D
Good thinking, Rob! I expect that's why those sentences have been printed like that.

I like The Surprising Caravan very much. It's reminiscent of the Faraway Tree and Wishing-Chair books but with everything speeded up and aimed at younger children. The caravan is a bit like Mr. Tumpy's. Only trouble is, I've been left with a craving for a peppermint gate-knob! :wink:
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Wonderful additions, thanks Tony. I only hope I can find them again when I want to read them to my grandson...
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I find it odd that Daily Mail Annual For Boys and Girls (1944) is in One-Off Annuals category while the other Daily Mails Annual For Boys and Girls (1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, and so on) are in Daily Mail Annual For Boys and Girls category. :?

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It is deliberate and not an error. You may not have noticed that that annual was actually edited by Enid Blyton, but she simply contributed to all the others and that is why they are listed in the Contribution section.
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Thank you, Tony.
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