Day 17 — Someone from your childhood
How young do you have to be in order to consider yourself a child? 12? erm.. okay..
Dear Enid Blyton,
I can’t say how much I’ve been impacted by you! more than lady bird or any others. You were the one I spent most of my time with – or actually your books. I know all about the fantasy world that you have created out from your imagination. Oh! I suddenly realised where my love for fantasy come from.
Well. I have to say that you triumph over many other things in my life at that time. I remember getting scolded because I didn’t keep an eye on my sis while we were at the bookstore because I was so engrossed in your stories. I was the easiest kid to look after because all you have to do is get me started on one of your books and I’ll be quiet for the next few hours or so.
I look at the number of books that I have from your collection and I feel bad for my parents. Because they really spent alot of money on it. I remember lying on my bed most afternoons, poring through the pages of your books. Reading about elfs and gnomes, wishing trees, boarding schools and how you’re not suppose to make funny faces because it’ll stick when the wind changes direction. Oh by the way, this never seem to be a problem for us asian kids. As in my parents never really commented about my face and about the wind. Well, maybe it’s to stop the kids from sulking and pulling a face even when they’re unhappy.
You sparked off the love of books in me and I love you for that! Your hardcover books in bras brasah never fails to make me reminisce the past. Maybe one day I will visit the library and reread all of your books.
I took the liberty of wiki-ing you, apparently you were very famous for your noddy series. I’m sorry, i didn’t really like it.. BUT i love your naughtiest girl series, the Malory towers series and of course your magic faraway tree series… sighhh the bliss of getting drown in your stories. You are sooooo goood!
Your biggest fan,
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I don’t really remember the book looking like this… it was nicer in my memory.. but oh well.. this would work too.. it’s my favourite-est series ever.. second would go to the naughtiest girl one. I think it helped me to fulfill the secret naughty streak in me.
Ahhh fantasy: it allows me to live a life that I would probably never dare or have the chance to live. I think that’s probably the definition of a fantasy.
