Famous Five Colour Short Stories: A Lazy Afternoon

Name: Famous Five Colour Short Stories: A Lazy Afternoon
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Enid Blyton
ISBN: 9781444988550

Author: Enid Blyton

Series: Famous Five: Short Stories

Narrator: Nikki Patel

Unabridged: 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books

Published: 07/23/2026

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Classic Children's Stories, Children's Mystery & Detective, Children's Short Stories

Synopsis

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.

It's so terribly hot, the Famous Five are having a lazy afternoon... but the gang don't get the peace and quiet they imagined!

What are the men on the motorbikes up to? Can they be stopped?

In addition to the Famous Five novels, Enid Blyton wrote a clutch of short stories based on the characters. These were published in magazines and collected in the Famous Five Short Story Collection (Hodder). For the first time, the complete and original text of A Lazy Afternoon (1956) appears in an individual volume, illustrated with brand new colour art by Jamie Littler.

About Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton is one of the world's best-loved storytellers. Her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into more languages more often than any other children's author.She wrote over 700 books and 2,000 short stories, including favourites such as The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Magic Faraway Tree and Malory Towers.Born in London in 1897, Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs, gardening and the countryside. She died in 1968 but remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers.

About Jamie Littler

Jamie Littler graduated from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth in 2008. He has won a High Commendation Award at the Macmillan Children's Book Awards and is the creator of 'Cogg and Sprokit', which is serialised in the PHOENIX. He has worked on high-profile projects including The Famous Five. Follow him on Twitter @jamieillustrate or visit his website at http://jamielittler.co.uk/

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Fresh new illustrations in a full-colour format create a tempting first chapter book that brings Blyton to a younger audience, whilst maintaining her original text. Katie Clapham (Storytellers, Inc. - Lytham St Annes)

The classic tales have been brought bang up to date with colour illustrations by Jamie Littler... the Famous Five haven't lost any of their charm. Emma Lee-Potter

These individual stories have been given a very modern production with creative use of font and layout and zany modern full colour illustrations. The School Librarian