Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-rc1-12-g88b4 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000491 Openlibrary_edition As can be expected from a book of this type, both the prose and the plot are very simple. Blyton's language is very no-frills, focusing on actions rather than emotions. She tells rather than shows a little more than I like, but I guess any more and it would get a little to complicated for beginner readers. The plot pretty much follows variations of "person is wronged by circumstances/other people" and the protagonist then spends time helping or punishing accordingly. I just read The Adventures of Mr Pink-Whistle for the first time in ages and will continue with the series this week. I thought it might be a nice time to start a decent thread about Enid Blyton's magical little philanthropist, although I gather from browsing the boards that not everyone is Mr Pink-Whistle's greatest fan. Anyway, here goes. Copy and paste the questions, filling in your own answers. Any other discussion that arises is, of course, welcome! I'll answer the questions a bit later once I've had some more time to finish revisiting the other books.

Have you got a favourite Mr Pink-Whistle illustrator, in regard to both cover and internal illustrations? Who? Why do you like his/her work so much? I must admit that I've not got a wide range of experience when it comes to Mr Pink-Whistle illustrators. I do enjoy the Rene Cloke illustrations in my editions very much indeed, so my default they are my favourites. Browsing through the covers in the Cave of Books, it doesn't surprise me then that the set of covers I like most were also illustrated by Cloke, those created for the 1969/1970/1971 of the Dean editions of the books. I really do not like at all the more recent covers for the books. They look garish and badly drawn. While the idea of trying to set things right is a noble cause (such as buying a new doll for a girl who had hers broken, or buying some good clothes for a poor family) seeking vengeance against bad people is probably not something that we should be encouraging children to do. While it is true that we should look after our pets by making sure they are fed and given clean places to live, I don't think stealing the bad owner's food, or messing up their bedrooms a good thing. Okay, in the story Mr Pink Whistle did teach these children a lesson, which they learnt, but that is not always the case. For instance there is the story about Wilfred. It is clear that he is a self-centred bully that lives by instilling fear among those around him. What Mr Pink Whistle can get away with, we can't, and while the best way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them and not let them scare us, we do have to be intelligent about the way we go about it. Bible Story Picture Books: Jesus Our Friend, ed. Bertha C. Krall. Wallington, Carwal Publications, 1943.urn:lcp:mrpinkwhistlesto0000blyt_d0p0:epub:964b0df8-f4c0-4e76-aa8c-d6979e40bc43 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier mrpinkwhistlesto0000blyt_d0p0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t8gg0kv0d Invoice 1652 Isbn 0099542005 More Bible Stories, retold by Jane Carruth. London, Award, 1987; revised as More Bible Stories for Children, London, Award, 1995. Runaway Teddy Bear and Other Stories, illustrator Eileen Soper, E. H. Davie et al., Pitkin Pleasure Book

I was entranced by the tales and devoured them eagerly. A bright, cosy world opened up before me - one in which characters sometimes experienced disappointment, sadness or cruelty but in which, ultimately, justice was done, jollity and goodness prevailed and there were copious supplies of buns for tea. Youngs, Ian (22 February 2011). " 'Lost' Enid Blyton book unearthed". BBC Online . Retrieved 22 February 2011. Just thought I'd mention that, as well as the three books listed in the poll, there's a fourth volume of Pink-Whistle stories called Mr. Pink-Whistle's Big Book, first published in 1958. Dean didn't do a printing of that book and therefore it's not as well-known as the others.Are you a fan of the Mr Pink-Whistle stories? Why or why not? Do you like some stories more than others? Which is your favourite and/or least favourite Mr Pink Whistle story? Lately there's been plenty of news items about how we incautiously expose so much of ourselves on-line to a wider audience than we think.

Enid Blyton's Gift Book of Bedtime Stories (some illus. from Enid Blyton's Everyday Book series). London, Dean, 1978.

Mr Toad Comes Home, from Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, adapted by Jane Carruth. London, Award, 1993.

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. For further information about Mr. Pink-Whistle there are some excellent articles in the Enid Blyton Society Journal that were available to the privileged fans who were subscribing when they appeared. The Spring 2006, and Spring/Summer 2009 editions might still be available if one cares to mount a search. A bad-tempered, blind man whom the children call nasty names is the subject of another quite touching tale that has, as always when Pink-Whistle's around, a happy ending. Fourth Holiday Book, illustrator Mary K. Lee and Eelco M. T. H. Van der Beek, cover Hilda Boswell [29] Red Riding Hood Goes to the Teddy Bears' Picnic by Bey Royle. Bognor Regis & London, John Crowther, 1943.Little Treasury of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, retold by Tina Rose. Worksop, Award, 1988. In 2013–2014 Cloke's work was included in the exhibition "Grimm Girls: Picturing the Princess" at The Otter Gallery at the University of Chichester. [3] Partial list of publications with Cloke's artwork [ edit ] Books [ edit ] Of those that I read, my absolute favourites were the two stories about Wilfrid in The Adventures of Mr Pink-Whistle. That story is one that I remembered as soon as I read the first word. It's delightful; the punishment with the tell-tale signs is cleverly worked out; we see Wilfrid change his behaviour; and the final tell-tale sign is a lovely way to end the story. I was also very moved by "The Two Ugly Creatures" - what a beautiful tale of the transformative power of joy. Mt least favourite of the stories I read was "Mr Pink-Whistle and the Money Box". I've summed up the reasons for this above. I didn't own any Mr Pink-Whistle books when I was a kid - I think my only visit to him was when I borrowed one of my cousin's books. I remember not liking Sooty much - I couldn't suspend reality enough to make a talking, house-keeping, apron-wearing cat come alive! (Goodness knows why, I liked Beatrix Potter!). I suppose I just didn't get into the stories that much. I do remember being impressed by Mr. Pink-Whistle, though. I loved the fact that everybody knew about him and it was always ok for girls and boys to go to tea with Mr. Pink-Whistle - the parents wouldn't question it for a moment.