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make way for Noddy #6
The Magic Powder
What's this? Have the naughty goblins turned over a new leaf? Why are they selling magic powder to make everyone feel better?
Noddy needs Bumpy the Dog to help him solve the mystery.
Noddy needs Bumpy the Dog to help him solve the mystery.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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Enid Blyton
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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
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
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June 22, 2019
I must confess I had just a moment's fright when I saw the title 'The Magic Powder' in a 'make way for Noddy' title but I need not have worried there is nothing sinister about it. The powder is just something that those naughty goblins Sly and Gobbo made up to upset the people of Toy Town. But Noddy was equal to their tricks and sorted everything out satisfactorily.
The day began quite innocently with Noddy driving Mr Sparks into town. But Bumpy Dog ran into the road in front of Noddy's car and very nearly caused an accident. Noddy was very cross but Mr Sparks explained that Bumpy did not know about traffic rules. However, Noddy was still cross, especially so when Bumpy jumped onto his head as he began to continue the journey. 'You should never, EVER mess about in a car,' Noddy told Bumpy.
Meanwhile in Dark Wood something far worse was brewing. The naughty goblins Sly and Gobbo were making a magic powder that would set all of Toy Town dancing and allow them to commit any crimes they wished without any interference. Gobbo set up a stall in the town and started explaining the virtues of their powder. He said that it was a panacea for all ills and to prove the point a stranger walked up with sore feet and one sprinkle of the powder and he was walking again with no problems. You can guess who the stranger, suitably disguised, was.
Everybody bought the powder and suddenly, with the aid of music played by the goblins, the whole of Toy Town was dancing and could not stop thus allowing the goblins to do as they pleased. And the problems mounted as Sly and Gobbo stole goods while all of Toy Town danced, even Mr Plod, who was, as a consequence, unable to arrest them.
Bumpy was not dancing as he had no powder on his feet so Noddy instructed him to stop the goblins and Bumpy had a great idea of how to do so. It worked and the goblins, too, began to dance. They then had to stop the music so that they could make their getaway but that action also stopped Noddy and the rest from dancing and Mr Plod was able to apprehend Sly and Gobbo.
But the real hero was Bumpy the Dog and Noddy was extremely grateful, even when Bumpy, in his excitement, jumped up and knocked Noddy over!
Toy Town is peaceful once more and what a relief to realise that Noddy was not dealing in banned substances!!
The day began quite innocently with Noddy driving Mr Sparks into town. But Bumpy Dog ran into the road in front of Noddy's car and very nearly caused an accident. Noddy was very cross but Mr Sparks explained that Bumpy did not know about traffic rules. However, Noddy was still cross, especially so when Bumpy jumped onto his head as he began to continue the journey. 'You should never, EVER mess about in a car,' Noddy told Bumpy.
Meanwhile in Dark Wood something far worse was brewing. The naughty goblins Sly and Gobbo were making a magic powder that would set all of Toy Town dancing and allow them to commit any crimes they wished without any interference. Gobbo set up a stall in the town and started explaining the virtues of their powder. He said that it was a panacea for all ills and to prove the point a stranger walked up with sore feet and one sprinkle of the powder and he was walking again with no problems. You can guess who the stranger, suitably disguised, was.
Everybody bought the powder and suddenly, with the aid of music played by the goblins, the whole of Toy Town was dancing and could not stop thus allowing the goblins to do as they pleased. And the problems mounted as Sly and Gobbo stole goods while all of Toy Town danced, even Mr Plod, who was, as a consequence, unable to arrest them.
Bumpy was not dancing as he had no powder on his feet so Noddy instructed him to stop the goblins and Bumpy had a great idea of how to do so. It worked and the goblins, too, began to dance. They then had to stop the music so that they could make their getaway but that action also stopped Noddy and the rest from dancing and Mr Plod was able to apprehend Sly and Gobbo.
But the real hero was Bumpy the Dog and Noddy was extremely grateful, even when Bumpy, in his excitement, jumped up and knocked Noddy over!
Toy Town is peaceful once more and what a relief to realise that Noddy was not dealing in banned substances!!
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