Book 2 of The Faraway Tree Series
Illustrated by Jonathan Burton
In this Folio edition of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree, Jonathan Burton’s charming artwork brings fizzing imagination to a childhood favourite. This is the sequel to The Enchanted Wood.
Editor’s Note
- Sophia Schoepfer, Editor
Hidden away in the Enchanted Wood is the magical Faraway Tree and its equally magical inhabitants. Climb atop its branches and you’ll be spirited away to strange lands with the promise of having rollicking adventures.
In this Folio edition of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree, a nostalgic childhood classic is reinvigorated by Jonathan Burton’s charming artwork. Inside you’ll find four delightful full-page illustrations featuring beloved characters from the series, as well as colourful motifs that are peppered throughout the text.
Quarter-bound in blocked yellow cloth with printed paper case sides with a design by Jonathan Burton
Typeset in Maiola with display set in CAT Childs
200 pp
Printed full colour throughout with a title-page spread, 4 full-page colour illustrations, and beautiful chapter motifs
Sized at 9˝ x 6¼˝
‘Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were.’
- Michael Morpurgo
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