That's one of those devices with a cork that fits into the barrel and when the trigger is pulled a burst of pressure pops the cork out to hit the target. It means extra work now for the 'straight-haired' doll, because she'll have to put her hair in curlers this evening seeing the water made her curl disappear! Also the stories keep on ending with "yes, Amelia will be good for a while, but no one believes that she will stay good!

Still, I am delighted to have to go back in to tell her to stop reading, and to hear her sashaying around the house, quoting Amelia Jane (eg "Pooh! Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB.

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.

I started reading the Amelia Jane collection to my two youngest kids, thinking they would most enjoy it. She accidentally left some matches on the mantelpiece instead of putting them back in her apron pocket after she'd lit the nursery fire. Her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into more languages more often than any other children's author. But really, Amelia Jane has a brave and adventurous heart of gold – and when the toys need rescuing from naughty goblins or big waves, it’s Amelia Jane to the rescue!According to Blyton's daughter Gillian, the main character was based on a large handmade doll given to her by her mother on her third birthday. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children's author of all time, thanks to series such as The Magic Faraway Tree, The Famous Five, The Wishing-Chair and The Secret Seven.

I have now bought a further copy for my 7 year old neice as I am sure she will enjoy them just as much.In this book, she gives the toys some terrible scares with her mischief and gets poor Teddy to carry her home without him knowing it.