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The Wishing Chair Again (Wishing Chair #2)
by
Enid Blyton
Mollie and Peter have a wonderful Wishing-Chair which they keep in their playroom at the bottom of the garden. While they are at Boarding School their pixie friend Chinky looks after it for them; but in the holidays the Chair grows wings and takes them on trips to all sorts of odd places.
Hardcover, 189 pages
Published
July 10th 1992
by Red Fox
(first published 1950)
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This story follows on from the first Wishing Chair book and it appears that Blyton's storytelling ability has come along quite a way by this time. However I have also noted that there is about 27 years between the two books. During this time she had written the three Faraway Tree books, so it is not surprising that as we read this story we discover references to the Faraway Tree and some of the magical lands therein. We also meet one of the Gollywogs which suggests that Blyton, in a way, is wea...more
This book is a childhood favourite of mine.. Many a night I spent with a torch and this book when I should have been sleeping. The wishing chair takes out characters on adventures to different lands .. I love how simple this book is but incredibly magical.These are not books that would go out of style or date as any child who was read this book would love it even though it is many many years since it was first published. Enid Blyton wrote books that could set childrens imaginations on a whirlwin...more
Jan 28, 2013
Dwayne Toney
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This book holds very fond memories for me as it was one of the first books I ever read as a child. I came late to books but I remember being around 9 or 10 and getting this book for Christmas from my Grandma. I still remember reading the whole thing and being so proud that I had actually finished a whole book! The story of the two children and the wishing chair along with their friend the brownie is such a great little adventure and it helped to spark my imagination and love of books. Great read...more
Nov 30, 2010
Indah Widianto
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I'm still in love with this series!
On the previous series, each chapter usually is about one adventure whileas on this book, it might take couple of chapters for one stories.
And the most exciting adventure for me in this book is when they are flying on their wishing chair to Land of Goodies, oohh myy.. I sure will lovee being in that place where the trees grow chocolates, nyaamm nyaamm :q
I still have one more book to read, cause I bought the "3 in 1" edition :p
Can't wait to read what other adven...more
On the previous series, each chapter usually is about one adventure whileas on this book, it might take couple of chapters for one stories.
And the most exciting adventure for me in this book is when they are flying on their wishing chair to Land of Goodies, oohh myy.. I sure will lovee being in that place where the trees grow chocolates, nyaamm nyaamm :q
I still have one more book to read, cause I bought the "3 in 1" edition :p
Can't wait to read what other adven...more
I remembered this from my childhood, more fondly than I currently found it. It seems very dated and slightly twee, but my kids loved it, and it was nice to pass the magic on.
This book is about the adventures two children (and a elf or brownie) find on a wishing chair which takes them anywhere.
Jun 21, 2010
Rasheed
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Shabeen
This was my first Enid Blyton book and the first long story I read, which made me start reading novels on my own.
Enid Blyton's books read in school's library Years ago. And We used to enjoy them very much as children.. :)
i really enjoyed the whole consept of a wishing chair and how it really brought life to the children
I love this book. It is mythical and good for 5 graders
My kids couldn't get enough. Loved all these books!
this is a good book because sometimes u learn somethings
I LOVE OLD BOOKS
good book
MAGICAL
Read this when i'm young! It was amazing. :) I like fantasy books when i'm young! Enid Blyton's book developed me an interest in reading.
The book doesn’t have much in the way of a developed plot; there are a series of random adventures during a school holiday break, rather abruptly ended, and they are somewhat repetitive (formulaic) adventures at that. My five-year-old daughter enjoyed the book well enough, although I did have to explain to her what a boarding school was and what servants were. There are elves, pixies, brownies, magic, a land of treats…what more can a child want?
Aw, c'mon, who didn't want a chair with wings on it?! Perfect to mix in with The Faraway Tree; I read (and had read to me) those five books countless times as a kid. Such a delight.
I've always loved Enid Blyton and as a child I read almost all of the books I could get my hands on. I'll never forget the sheer wonder of this book, the magic and the amazing things it allowed me to imagine.
I'm currently reading this book to my four-year-old son. He just had a sulk because I would only read him two chapters before bed instead of three :) These books are great.
We loved the first one, so onto the second right away! :)
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Born in 1897 in South London, Enid Mary Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had tw...more
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