Who isn't familiar with the famous Enid Blyton signature that graces a lot of well-loved series such as Famous Five, Adventure, and Secret Seven, where kids bust criminals while having fun picniking?
Who wouldn't want to go to Malory Towers or St. Clare's, where a bunch of spunky girls play lacrosse, playing tricks with their teachers, and have midnight parties?

Enid Blyton (1897-1968), who has full name Enid Mary Blyton, is the one of most famous children book authors in the world whose works have been published in over forty languages since 1940s. For an astonishing 80 years, Enid Blyton has been storyteller extraordinaire to generations of children.
She is said could write 10.000 words a day!! And it was when a typewriter was just a novelty and a computer still unheard of.

Her stories portrayed a clear cut world of good and bad. Children were the heroes of small morality tales where bravery, honesty and a sense of adventure were much valued qualities. Children who read Enid Blyton grow up with strong psychological mind-frames, having traits like faith, hope, contentment and unity with nature.

Since the publication of her Noddy series (1954-1965) of storybooks for young children, Blyton has been the subject of some controversy. Her books have been criticized for what some consider poor quality of writing and negative racial and gender stereotypes, and have been occasionally excluded from library collections. However, her work does enjoy an enduring popularity with children.

Here are her most popular novel series.