Enid Blyton’s Famous Five Get 21st-century Makeover
Written by The Reader, 26th July 2010
Farewell to the awful swotters, dirty tinkers and jolly japes: Enid Blyton's language is being dragged out of the 1940s by her publisher in an attempt to give her books greater appeal for today's children.
Read the article from Friday's Guardian in full here and let us know what you think.
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