Biographical note

Enid Blyton is one of the worlds' 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. Becky Cameron is a British author and illustrator from Sheffield. She was highly commended in the Macmillan Prize during her MA at the Cambridge School of Art and has been a successful picture book illustrator ever since. Her work includes Paddington and the Christmas Visitor and several beautiful treasuries of Enid Blyton stories including Stories for Every Season and the Enchanted Library collection. She lives in Oxfordshire, with her husband and their young children.