The Adventures of Pip

by Enid Blyton

Pip is a pixie. He is not even as tall as a daisy, but he has a big, curious mind about everything. His friend Jinky is always ready to help, but Aunt Twinkle makes sure that Pip and Jinky stay out of trouble.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Classics, Short Stories, British Literature

184 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1948

About the author

See also:
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)

Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.

Born in South London, 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 two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.

Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.

According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.

See also her pen name Mary Pollock

Reviews

[Akcherrybomb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this as a child. Reading this as an adult I didn't realise how much the stories are based on learning you about life and nature.

[Erika · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Pīpiņa piedzīvojumi" -
Pārāk vienkārši un īsi stāstiņi un nodaļas, kaut doma laba. Iespējams, varētu patikt "Skudriņas Kāpēcītes" cienītājiem, jo princips līdzīgs.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember having a battered copy of this when I was really young, every bedtime my mum would read me one of the stories. It's perfect for young children as they're all magical stories based around a lovable pixie, but they also all include some fact about nature. One of the most memorable one for me is how the blackbird got his golden beak.

[Tandie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My parents brought this back for me after visiting Ireland, the illustrations are gorgeous. I remember being puzzled about all the misspellings. I didn't know when I was 6 about different kinds of English, but Pip the Pixie was strange and fun.

[Brit McCarthy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Adventures Of Pip is a book of the shortest short stories I think I've ever read. So short, they didn't really feel worth it. I've only read ten of these Enid Blyton Rewards books but they're really hit and miss so far.

HOWEVER it's important to remember that I am not the target audience for these any more! So if your kids love them, or if you are a kid and you love them, that's awesome. There's luckily heaps of Enid Blyton stories to go around, if that's what you're into.

I am hoping that my childhood recollection is accurate, and that my favourite stories later on are still my favourites!

[Sarah Carey · Rating 5 out of 5]

My copy of this book doesnt have a spine and has 10 different kids names written in it because we all gave it to eachother after we read it. It was my favourite childhood book and you can see it in how beaten up my copy is, held together with tape. Highly reccomend this for any parent trying to get their kid to read more. I truely believe this was the book that got me interested in reading more. The very first page of it i wrote 'i am 6' with the 6 scribbled the wrong way around, with flowers doodled around it. The stories are really short and digestable for new readers (coming from someone who needed one on one reading lessons at that age because i was so bad at reading)

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this little treasure in an old bookstore. A whimsical collection of short stories about the natural world around us. I loved the inquisition to look around and explore plants and animals that we live on a daily basis with. This would be a fun book to read to little kids and to help them get outside and explore the beautiful world we live in.

[Kelly J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book as a child. It was a favorite and given to me by a friend when we lived in England. My copy has 1965 as the date of the title page. I'm wondering if there are others in the Pip series. I see Enid Blyton wrote a lot of other books with "Adventure" in the title but not sure if they include Pip.

[Neil · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was read this as a child and read it myself to both my kids. It's an awesome introduction to nature and inspires the reader and those being read to to go out and try to find the references in each story as the year progresses.

[Hearty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for children who are curious about nature.
This is a classic book about Pip the Pixie through whom we learn about the natural world around us.

[Parker Carter]

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[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted something easy to read in the evening after a shocking Sunday when I spent most of the day at work and ended up having my Sunday roast reheated in the microwave which isn't the ideal way to eat it. Anyway, this was a nice bit of escapism. When I was younger Enid Blyton was my favourite author but I haven't read anything of hers for years. It was actually interesting how many flora and fauna facts were in here.

[Justyna Mulewska · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful children's book. As an adult, it's nice sometimes to be like a kid again.

[Mukesh Mittal · Rating 5 out of 5]

its very interesting book

[Adam Cleaver]

Read this when very young, unable to rate at this time