The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair gift edition - Hardcover

Blyton, Enid

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405286768 ISBN 13: 9781405286763

Publisher: Egmont, 2017

Synopsis

A beautiful gift edition of the first story in this magical trilogy from one of the world’s most loved and bestselling authors. Illustrated by award-winning illustrator and Guardian cartoonist, Joe Berger, with a magical new cover by Mark Beech.

When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the most extraordinary thing: a chair that can fly and grant wishes! The Wishing-Chair takes them on some marvellous adventures – to a castle where they narrowly escape from a giant and rescue a pixie, to the Land of Dreams, and to a disappearing island!

Be whisked away by this magical series – perfect for young readers aged 7-9.

Enid Blyton is one of the world’s best-loved children’s authors with over 700 titles published and sales of over 700,000 in the UK each year.  Her stories, which include The Famous Five, The Magic Faraway Tree, Malory Towers, St Clare’s, The Wishing Chair and Amelia Jane series, remain timeless classics across the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Enid Blyton is one of the best-loved children's authors with over 700 titles published. Aged 27, Enid married Hugh Pollock and moved to London. They had two children, and soon afterwards Enid wrote her first novel, The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair. Throughout the 40s and 50s, Enid wrote books at a colossal pace: adventure stories, mysteries, magical stories, farming stories, stories for younger children, and best-selling series like Malory Towers and Amelia Jane. She is the author of The Famous Five series, The Secret Seven series, The Wishing Chair series, Malory Towers, St Clare's, The Magic Faraway Tree series, Amelia Jane stories and many more! Enid died in 1963. Her stories remain timeless classics, adored throughout the world.

Review:

'Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were' -- Michael Morpurgo, bestselling and award-winning author of War Horse

About this edition

• Publisher: Egmont
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1405286768
• ISBN 13: 9781405286763
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 180