(ill. Stuart Tresilian)
Macmillan
The Mystery of the Strange Bundle (Find-Outers Mystery 10) (Oct)
(ill. Treyer Evans)
Methuen
Noddy’s Car Gets a Squeak (Noddy Strip Book i) (Oct)
Sampson Low
Noddy and the Witch’s Wand (Noddy Strip Book 2) (Oct)
Sampson Low
Noddy’s Penny Wheel Car (Noddy Strip Book 3) (Oct)
Sampson Low
Mandy, Mops and Cubby Find a House (Mandy Strip Book 1) (Oct)
(ill. Dorothy M. Wheeler)
Sampson Low
Mandy, Mops and Cubby Again (Mandy Strip Book 2) (Oct)
(ill. Dorothy M. Wheeler)
Sampson Low
Mr. Tumpy Plays a Trick on Saucepan (Tumpy Strip Book 1) (Oct)
(ill. Dorothy M. Wheeler)
Sampson Low
The Queer Adventure (Oct)
(ill. Norman Meredith)
(This is a new abridged edition of The Yellow Fairy Book – see 1936)
Staples Press
Enid Blyton’s Animal Lover’s Book (Nov)
(ill. various)
Evans Bros.
My First Nature Book – The Brownie’s Magic and Other Stories (Nov)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Macmillan
My Second Nature Book – The Spell that Went Wrong and Other Stories (Nov)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Macmillan
Enid Blyton’s Omnibus! (Nov)
(ill. various)
George Newnes
Noddy Goes to School (Noddy Library 6) (Nov)
(ill. Harmsen van der Beek)
Sampson Low
The Enid Blyton Storytime Book (No. 1)(for British Home Stores)
(ill. various) (Two more books in the series have very similar titles. The first story is ‘The Bear with the Boot-Button Eyes’.)
Purnell
Sinbad the Sailor (Film-Book 1) (*)
Martin Lucas
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Film-Book 2) (*)
Martin Lucas
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Film-Book 3) (*)
Martin Lucas
Little Red Riding Hood (Film-Book 4) (*)
Martin Lucas
1953
Well Really, Mr. Twiddle! (Twiddle 3) (Jan)
(ill. Hilda Mcgavin)
George Newnes
The Story of Our Queen (Feb)
(ill. F. Stocks May)
Frederick Muller
Mary Mouse and the Noah’s Ark (Mary Mouse Strip 13) (Mar)
(ill. Olive F. Openshaw)
Brockhampton
Noddy’s Garage of Books (Box of Books 3) (Mar)
(ill. Harmsen van der Beek)
(This contains the five small books listed below)
Sampson Low
Noddy Loses His Clothes (The Noddy Garage Book No. 1)
Sampson Low
Noddy and the Naughty Toys (The Noddy Garage Book No. 2)
Sampson Low
Noddy Makes a Mistake (The Noddy Garage Book No. 3)
Sampson Low
Noddy Wins a Prize (The Noddy Garage Book No. 4)
Sampson Low
Noddy and Jimmy Giraffe (The Noddy Garage Book No. 5)
Sampson Low
Every Child’s Book of Prince Charles and Princess Anne (Apr)
Amalgamated Press
Noddy and the Cuckoo’s Nest (Noddy Strip Book 4) (Apr)
Sampson Low
Noddy Gets Captured (Noddy Strip Book 5) (Apr)
Sampson Low
Noddy is Very Silly (Noddy Strip Book 6) (Apr)
Sampson Low
Mandy Makes Cubby a Hat (Mandy Strip Book 3) (Apr)
(ill. Dorothy M. Wheeler)
Sampson Low
Gobo and Mr. Fierce (Gobo Strip Book 1) (Apr)
Sampson Low
Mr. Tumpy in the Land of Wishes (Tumpy Strip Book 2) (Apr)
(ill. Dorothy M. Wheeler)
Sampson Low
Enid Blyton’s Water-Lily Story Book (Flower Book 6) (May)
(ill. various)
John Gifford
The Train That Lost Its Way (‘Little’ Book No. 10) (Jun)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Brockhampton
Polly Piglet (‘Little’ Book No. 11) (Jun)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Brockhampton
Jolly Little Jumbo (‘Little’ Book No. 12) (Jun)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
(The three books above are new editions of books with the same titles – see 1943, 1944 and 1946.)
Brockhampton
Enid Blyton’s Fourth Brer Rabbit Book (Jun)
(ill. Grace Lodge)
Latimer House
Enid Blyton’s Fifth Bedside Book (Jul)
(ill. various)
Arthur Barker
Here Come the Twins (‘Little’ Book No. 13) (Jul)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Brockhampton
Visitors in the Night (‘Little’ Book No. 14) (Jul)
(ill. Molly E. Brett)
Brockhampton
Chimney Corner Stories (new edition) (Jul)
(ill. Pat Harrison)
(This is a new abridged edition of the book with the same title – see 1946)
Latimer House
The Caravan Family (new edition) (Jul)
(ill. Ruth Gervis)
(This is a new edition of the book with the same title – see 1945)
Lutterworth
My Third Nature Book – The Wonderful Carpet and Other Stories (Jul)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Macmillan
Enid Blyton’s New Noddy Colour Strip Book (Colour Strip Book 2) (Jul)
(ill. Harmsen van der Beek)
(The first story is titled ‘Noddy’s Car is Silly’)
Sampson Low
The Saucy Jane Family (new edition) (Aug)
(ill. Ruth Gervis)
(This is a new edition of the book with the same title – see 1948)
Lutterworth
The Children’s Book of Prayers (Aug)
(ill. Grace Lodge)
Frederick Muller
The Big Noddy Book (No. 3) (Aug)
(ill. Harmsen van der Beek)
(All this series have fairly similar titles, the first story is ‘The Little Clockwork Car’.)
Sampson Low
Go Ahead Secret Seven (Secret Seven 5) (Sep)
(ill. George Brook)
Brockhampton
Five Go Down to the Sea (Famous Five 12) (Sep)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Hodder & Stoughton
My Enid Blyton Story Book (Sept)
(ill. Willy Schermelé)
Juvenile Productions
Snowball the Pony (Young Family Books 2) (Sep)
(ill. Iris Gillespie)
Lutterworth
My Fourth Nature Book – The Rabbit’s Party and Other Stories (Sep)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Macmillan
Noddy at the Seaside (Noddy Library 7) (Sep)
(ill. Harmsen van der Beek)
Sampson Low
The Eighth Holiday Book (Holiday Book 8) (Sep)
(ill. various)
Sampson Low
Clicky the Clockwork Clown (Clicky Strip 1) (Oct)
(ill. Molly E. Brett)
Brockhampton
Enid Blyton’s Christmas Story(Advent Calendar) (Oct)
(ill. Fritz Wegner)
Hamish Hamilton
My Second Enid Blyton Book (Oct)
(ill. Cicely Steed)
(This is a new abridged edition of My Enid Blyton Book (No.2) – see 1949)
Latimer House
My Fifth Nature Book – Susan and the Birds and Other Stories (Oct)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Macmillan
The Mystery of Holly Lane (Find-Outers Mystery 11) (Oct)
/> (ill. Treyer Evans)
Macmillan
The Secret of Moon Castle (Secret 5) (Nov)
(ill. Dorothy Hall)
Basil Blackwell
Enid Blyton’s Bluebell Story Book (new edition) (Nov)
(ill. various)
Latimer House
Enid Blyton’s Noddy Cut-Out Model Book (Nov)
Sampson Low
Enid Blyton’s Big Bedtime Book (for Woolworths) (No. 2)
(ill. various)
(Two more books in the series have very similar titles. The first story is ‘where’s the Clockwork Mouse?’.)
Purnell
Bekonscot Model Village (*)
Photo-Precision
1954
Enid Blyton Bible Stories New Testament Books(Nos. 1-14) (Jan)
Macmillan
Enid Blyton’S Daffodil Story Book (new edition) (Feb)
(ill. various)
Latimer House
The Adventure Of The Secret Necklace (Young Family Books 3) (Feb)
(ill. Isabel Veevers)
Lutterworth
The Greatest Book in the World (Mar)
(ill. Mabel Peacock)
British & Foreign Bible Society
Bimbo The Little Kitten (Little Gift Book 1) (Mar)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
Gerry The Little Giraffe (Little Gift Book 2) (Mar)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
Three Little Lions (Little Gift Book 3) (Mar)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
Scamp (Little Gift Book 4) (Mar)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
The Laughing Kitten (Tinker Book 1) (Mar)
(photos Paul Kaye)
The Harvill Press
Animals at Home (Little Story Book 1) (Mar)
Johnston & Bacon
Round The Year Stories (Little Story Book 2) (Mar)
Johnston & Bacon
The Two Sillies and Other Stories (Little Story Book 3) (Mar)
Johnston & Bacon
Children of Other Lands (Little Story Book 4) (Mar)
(The four books above are a new series of books from the old Thatch series)
Johnston & Bacon
Enid Blyton’s Friendly Story Book (Story Book 8) (May)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Brockhampton
Noddy Gets Into Trouble (Noddy Library 8) (May)
(ill. Mary Brooks)
Sampson Low
Mary Mouse to the Rescue (Mary Mouse Strip 14) (Jun)
(ill. Olive F. Openshaw)
Brockhampton
Bruiny and His Brothers (Little Gift Book 5) (Jun)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
Scamp Goes on Holiday (Little Gift Book 6) (Jun)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
Pippi The Little Panther (Little Gift Book 7) (Jun)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
Bimbo and His Cousin (Little Gift Book 8) (Jun)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
Enid Blyton’s Fifth Brer Rabbit Book (Jun)
(ill. Grace lodge)
Latimer House
Enid Blyton’s Sixth Bedside Book (Jul)
(ill. various)
Arthur Barker
Good Work Secret Seven! (Secret Seven 6) (Jul)
(ill. Bruno Kay)
Brockhampton
Enid Blyton’s Marigold Story Book (Flower Book 7) (Jul)
(ill. various)
John Gifford
Five Go to Mystery Moor (Famous Five 13) (Jul)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Hodder & Stoughton
The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage (Find-Outers Mystery 12) (Jul)
(ill. Treyer Evans)
Methuen
Mary Mouse and the Doll’s House (Brock Painting Book 1) (Aug)
Brockhampton
What a Surprise (‘Little’ Book No. 15) (Aug)
(ill. Molly E. Brett)
Brockhampton
The New Big Noddy Book (No. 4) (Aug)
(ill. Harmsen Van der Beek)
(All this series have fairly similar titles, the first story is ‘One Very Windy Day’.)
Sampson Low
Enid Blyton’s Magazine Annual Number 1 (Sep)
(ill. various)
Evans Bros.
Bimbo and Blackie (Little Gift Book 9) (Sep)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
Bob the Little Jockey (Little Gift Book 10) (Sep)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
Scamp and Caroline (Little Gift Book 11) (Sep)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
Hackett’s
Patapouf’s Circus (Little Gift Book 12) (Sep)
(ill. Pierre Probst)
A Book of Magic (Little Story Book 5) (Sep)
Johnston & Bacon
A Visit to the Zoo (Little Story Book 6) (Sep)
Johnston & Bacon
King Arthur and His Knights (Little Story Book 7) (Sep)
Johnston & Bacon
All About the Circus (Little Story Book 8) (Sep)
(The four books above are a new series of books from the Old Thatch series)
Johnston & Bacon
The Children at Green Meadows (Family Books 7) (Sep)
(ill. Grace Lodge)
Lutterworth
Enid Blyton’s Noddy Pop-Up Book – Noddy Goes to the Fair
(Pop-Up Book 1) (Sep)
(ill. Charles Seez)
Sampson Low
The Ninth Holiday Book (Sep)
Sampson Low
Clicky The Clown at the Circus (Clicky Strip 2) (Oct)
(ill. Molly E. Brett)
Brockhampton
Fun With the Twins (‘Little’ Book No. 16) (Oct)
(ill. Eileen A. Soper)
Brockhampton
Good Morning Book (Nov)
(ill. Willy Schermelé)
Juvenile Productions
Merry Mister Meddle! (Meddle 3) (Nov)
(ill. Rosalind M. Turvey and Joyce Mercer)
George Newnes
More About Amelia Jane! (Amelia Jane 3) (Nov)
(ill. Sylvia I. Venus)
George Newnes
The Castle Without a Door and Other Stories (“Pleasure” Series 13) (Nov)
H.A. & W.L. Pitkin
The Little Toy Farm and Other Stories (“Pleasure” Series 14) (Nov)
H.A. & W.L. Pitkin
Noddy and the Magic Rubber (Noddy Library 9) (Nov)
(ill. Peter Wienk and Robert Tyndall)
Sampson Low
Enid Blyton’s Noddy Giant Painting Book (Nov)
Sampson Low
Noddy’s Castle of Books (Box of Books 4) (Nov)
(ill. Harmsen Van der Beek)
(This contains the five small books listed below)
Sampson Low
Noddy Visits the Land of Tops (The Noddy Castle Book No. 1)
Sampson Low
Noddy and the Magic Goldfish (The Noddy Castle Book No. 2)
Sampson Low
Noddy in the Land of King Ho-Ho (The Noddy Castle Book No. 3)
Sampson Low
Noddy and Mr. Roundy in Clown Town (The Noddy Castle Book No. 4)
Sampson Low
Noddy and Mr. Cheery (The Noddy Castle Book No. 5)
Sampson Low
Noddy the Cry-Baby (Noddy Strip Book 7) (Nov)
Sampson Low
Noddy Goes Dancing (Noddy Strip Book 8) (Nov)
Sampson Low
Noddy and the Snow House (Noddy Strip Book 9) (Nov)
Sampson Low
How Funny You Are, Noddy! (Colour Strip Book 3) (Nov)
Sampson Low
Enid Blyton’s New Storytime Book (No. 2) (for British Home Stores)
(ill. various)
(Tw
o more books in the series have very similar titles. The first story is ‘Mr. Shivers and Jack Frost’.)
Purnell
Enid Blyton’s Noddy in Toyland – Selection for Piano
(music Philip Green and R.C. Noel-Johnson)
G. Ricordi
Surprise for Mary (Birthday Time Book 1) (*)
Brent Press
A Happy Birthday (Birthday Time Book 2) (*)
Brent Press
The Two Birthdays (Birthday Time Book 3) (*)
Brent Press
The Wonderful Birthday (Birthday Time Book 4) (*)
Brent Press
All About Babies (Birthday Time Book 5) (*)
Brent Press
All About Toys (Birthday Time Book 6) (*)
Brent Press
Down on the Farm (Birthday Time Book 7) (*)
Brent Press
1955
Gobo in the Land of Dreams (Gobo Strip Book 2) (Feb)
Sampson Low
Mandy, Mops and Cubby and the Whitewash (Mandy Strip Book 4) (Feb)
(ill. Dorothy M. Wheeler)
Sampson Low
Mr. Tumpy in the Land of Boys and Girls (Tumpy Strip Book 3) (Feb)
(ill. Dorothy M. Wheeler)
Sampson Low
Brer Rabbit (Little Story Book 9) (Mar)
Johnston & Bacon
Children of Other Days (Little Story Book 10) (Mar)
Johnston & Bacon
Friends of the Countryside (Little Story Book 11) (Mar)
Johnston & Bacon
New Testament Stories (Little Story Book 12) (Mar)
(The four books above are a new series of books from the Old Thatch Series)
Johnston & Bacon
Enid Blyton’s Sixth Brer Rabbit Book (Apr)
(ill. Grace Lodge)
Latimer House
More Chimney Corner Stories (Apr)
(ill. Pat Harrison)
(This book has 9 stories – from Chimney Corner Stories – see 1946
Latimer House
On Guard Spot (Happy Bedtime Stories) (Apr)
(ill. Lunt Roberts)
News of the World
Hello, Little Mary Mouse (Brock Painting Book 5) (May)
Brockhampton
Clicky the Clockwork Clown (Brock Painting Book 7) (May)
(Brock Painting Books 6 and 8 which were published at the same time do not feature Blyton characters.)
Brockhampton
You Funny Little Noddy! (Noddy Library 10) (May)
(ill. Peter Wienk)
Sampson Low
The Children at Happy House (Happy House 1) (new edition) (Jun)
(ill. Kathleen M. Gell)
Latimer House
Benjy and the Others (Happy House 3) (Jun)
(ill. Kathleen M. Gell)
Latimer House
Enid Blyton’s Seventh Bedside Book (Jul)
(ill. various)
Arthur Barker
Mary Mouse in Nursery Rhyme Land (Mary Mouse Strip 15) (Jul)
(ill. Frederick White)
Brockhampton
Clicky Goes to Toyland (Clicky Strip 3) (Jul)
(ill. Molly E. Brett)
Brockhampton
The Golliwog Grumbled (‘Little’ Book No. 17) (Jul)
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