Up The Faraway Tree (The Magic Faraway Tree)

Reviews

Paul Middleton

So now visit some more amazing lands, such as say, the Land of Castles, or the Land of Wishes! Although this is shorter than the first three Faraway Tree books, it's a nice length read to your children at bedtime. At the start of the book we meet 2 new characters, the children Robin and Joy. The original book is 90 pages and the bonus unpublished Faraway Tree story adds another 38 pages.

Alhough some are less enthusiastic that the last Faraway Tree book is picture-based, many have loved this just as it is, and most children will love it too. They're from a 1951 edition, but the pictures are the same as this new Egmont book).

Children will be pleased to know that the characters from the earlier books are all here; Silky, the Angry Pixie, Moonface, and Mr Watzisname, etc. Since childhood I have always believed this book's combination of text and pictures is magical. I'm happy they haven't altered Dorothy Wheeler's original illustrations because they could not have been improved upon, even though some children will think the illustrations don't match the poorer ones in the current editions.