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A review by eggwit
The Children of Cherry Tree Farm by Enid Blyton
3.0
Probably most suitable 6/7+
Very typical Blyton (traditional gendered roles etc.) but what I loved about this book is that it introduces children to wild animals in a fictional context rather than factual book.
My daughter and I learnt quite a lot and are going to follow it up with a project book on the animals.
The ‘odd’ thing about this book is the children going off with the wild man. This is not to say that all strangers (or people who live in the woods!!) are a danger to children, but I think children need to be told that it’s probably not a good idea to go off on your own with wild men in the woods!
I’m not sure if this would have ever been normal - but how times have changed!
My daughter enjoyed it, I thought lacking in plot. She is keen for me to read ‘the children of willow tree farm’ next.
Very typical Blyton (traditional gendered roles etc.) but what I loved about this book is that it introduces children to wild animals in a fictional context rather than factual book.
My daughter and I learnt quite a lot and are going to follow it up with a project book on the animals.
The ‘odd’ thing about this book is the children going off with the wild man. This is not to say that all strangers (or people who live in the woods!!) are a danger to children, but I think children need to be told that it’s probably not a good idea to go off on your own with wild men in the woods!
I’m not sure if this would have ever been normal - but how times have changed!
My daughter enjoyed it, I thought lacking in plot. She is keen for me to read ‘the children of willow tree farm’ next.