When Enid Blyton wrote about Noddy "spending a penny", George Greenfield advised her to alter her wording!
I borrowed the Milly-Molly-Mandy books from the library as a child and loved the map of the village at the front, and Milly-Molly-Mandy's candy-striped dress. The stories were homely and heartwarming - I was fascinated by one about making a miniature garden.
As an adult I've collected the books, but only in paperback. My daughter liked them when she was young, and a friend of hers who used to borrow all kinds of books from me was particularly fond of Milly-Molly-Mandy (and the "My Naughty Little Sister" stories by Dorothy Edwards).
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
There were two MMM books translated into German and published by Franz Schneider Verlag.
With the beginning of the Internet age I realized that those stories published in Germany were only a fraction of MMM stories out there, so I got all the others via amazon.co.uk.
I must say one thing though in favor of the German publication: the German illustrations of MMM are so much prettier than the original British illustrations.
Here's an example:
Anita Bensoussane wrote: ↑14 Jan 2024, 17:58
When Enid Blyton wrote about Noddy "spending a penny", George Greenfield advised her to alter her wording!
I borrowed the Milly-Molly-Mandy books from the library as a child and loved the map of the village at the front, and Milly-Molly-Mandy's candy-striped dress. The stories were homely and heartwarming - I was fascinated by one about making a miniature garden.
As an adult I've collected the books, but only in paperback. My daughter liked them when she was young, and a friend of hers who used to borrow all kinds of books from me was particularly fond of Milly-Molly-Mandy (and the "My Naughty Little Sister" stories by Dorothy Edwards).
Anita, my favorite story was the one where MMM and Willy spend the night in the backyard and have a simple tent made by a blanket hanging over a stick.
Chrissie
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