The Amelia Jane Collection

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It's such a frustrating branding of naughtiness that I, in my current thoughts and idealism, wouldn't want to imprint on my young ones (when I have them, that is! Amelia Jane, one of the most memorable and certainly the naughtiest of Enid Blyton's creations, is back - and she's as big, as bad, and as full of real child-appeal as ever! Before she can get stuck into cutting the golliwog's hair off so that he'll "look like a black Chinaman," a little justice is dispensed by the brownies who feel rather sorry for the afflicted toys. Do you know, she once put a bee in a matchbox and handed it to the sailor doll when he wanted some matches to light his pipe! They labour away and when it's finished they enjoy sitting inside and looking out the window but trouble races it's ugly head .

Naughty Amelia Jane! - Enid Blyton - Google Books Naughty Amelia Jane! - Enid Blyton - Google Books

The clockwork clown suffers and the golden-haired doll suffers, so Amelia Jane is being true to her prefix, i. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. But the toys do sometimes manage to get her back - like painting spots on her to make her think she's got the measles, and making a special record to tell her what they really think of her! Well, Amelia Jane gets hold of some and anyone who knows the way her mind works will be able to visualize what might eventuate.

Although this series of short stories are similar to previous books, some follow a slightly different structure of the other toys being unkind to Amelia Jane first, purely because she’s always previously been mean.

Amelia Jane! by Enid Blyton | Goodreads Good Idea, Amelia Jane! by Enid Blyton | Goodreads

Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. In the 50's and 60's Blyton was criticized for the language in her book, for being to simple, but some 300 are still in print today. That's a trade that might have disappeared from our communities, but back in the Thirties chimney sweeps existed and now Amelia Jane, plus the poor kitten, are due for a shock. In this story, she certainly goes a long way towards proving it, but in reality, 'madness' is simply a descriptive way of explaining her propensity for playing gags on the other toys, such as emptying a watering can over the golliwog to make him think it's raining. Amelia Jane is a very naughty doll and is constantly getting into trouble with the other toys in the nursery.She was educated in a private school and thought that she would become a musician until she realized that writing was her passion. In her autobiography Enid Blyton described Amelia Jane as having corkscrew hair, big loose limbs and a wicked face. The spell-checker doesn't approve of such a word so perhaps the stuff has gone from our nurseries, but in 1939 Amelia Jane managed to get hold of some and then got stuck into creating a few novel ways to use it. We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use.