“My work in books, films and talks lies almost wholly with children, and I have very little time to give to grown-ups.” GivingChildrenLittlesBookFilmLyingLittle Time Author:Enid Blyton
“The little island seemed to float on the dark lake-waters. Trees grew on it, and a little hill rose in the middle of it. It was a mysterious island, lonely and beautiful. All the children stood and gazed at it, loving it and longing to go to it. It looked so secret - almost magic.” ThinkingWellsChildrenLittlesSaidRunningLastsBeautifulWaterDarkSecretMagicTreeMiddleGrewLonelyLongingRoseMysteriousHillsIslandsLakesRunning AwayFloatsWell Said Author:Enid Blyton
“They lay on their heathery beds and listened to all the sounds of the night. They heard the little grunt of a hedgehog going by. They saw the flicker of bats overhead. They smelt the drifting scent of honeysuckle, and the delicious smell of wild thyme crushed under their bodies. A reed-warbler sang a beautiful little song in the reeds below, and then another answered.” LittlesBodyBeautifulNightSongSoundSawsHeardBedLaysSmellBatsScentDeliciousCrushedDriftingReedsOverheadFlickerGruntHedgehogsThyme Book:The Secret Island Source: The Secret Island
“I do love the beginning of the summer hols,' said Julian. They always seem to stretch out ahead for ages and ages.' 'They go so nice and slowly at first,' said Anne, his little sister. 'Then they start to gallop.” FirstsLittlesSaidSeemsAgeNiceSummerLittle Sister Author:Enid Blyton
“The secret island had looked mysterious enough on the night they had seen it before - but now, swimming in the hot June haze, it seemed more enchanting than ever. As they drew near to it, and saw the willow trees that bent over the water-edge and heard the sharp call of moorhens that scuttled off, the children gazed in delight. Nothing but trees and birds and little wild animals. Oh, what a secret island, all for their very own, to live on and play on.” ChildrenLittlesEnoughPlayNightWaterAnimalSecretSawsHeardTreeBirdHotEdgesDelightMysteriousIslandsSwimmingBentJuneWild AnimalEnchantingHazeWillow Trees Author:Enid Blyton
