This is a collection of stories about a half-brownie named Mr Pinkwhistle. One day Mr Pinkwhistle realises that bad things seem to happen to good people so he decides that he will use is abilities to actually try to set things right for these people because it hurts him to see all of these bad things happen. This is a very noble cause, and not only that, I also notice that it is not just a nice person helping people out, but rather a person who has abilities using these abilities to actually help people. The thing is that Mr Pink Whistle knows what it is like to be different (we are told that because he is a half-brownie he doesn't fit in with the brownies or the humans), but instead of wallowing in his misery, he uses his uniqueness to do good for people. urn:lcp:mrpinkwhistleint0000blyt:epub:ff5c9947-b77c-403d-893e-7be149b515b6 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier mrpinkwhistleint0000blyt Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t5bd3357d Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781841356594 Favourite Stories from Hans Andersen, with an introduction by Roger Lancelyn Green. Leicester, Edmund Ward, 1947.

Subjective (4 stars) v. Objective (2.5 stars) Rating: Look, sometimes I just want to read short stories about an invisible man who makes it his business to spy on people and help out the ones he feels are being discriminated against, okay. It scratches an itch very satisfyingly. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2021-10-28 19:16:34 Associated-names Cloke, Rene Boxid IA40276909 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier In Chapter #8, Winnie and Morris are shown as negligent towards their rabbits and a lesson is applied to teach the children that pets are completely dependent on their owners for survival. Auntie Jane is very angry when Mr. Pink-Whistle starts righting this wrong because strange things begin happening and as the real instigator is unseen, she directs the blame towards Winnie and Morris. I consider the Mr. Pink-Whistle stories as relevant today as they ever were, despite having been written in the 1940s-50s. For children to read about a little man who "goes about the world putting wrong things right" is inspiring as well as comforting. Pink-Whistle is motivated by a love of justice, feeling great compassion for anyone who is treated badly, and he realises that merely feeling sorry is not enough. As he says in 'The Little Secret Man', "It's no good being sorry about things if you don't do something to put them right!" How many campaigners for justice have been inspired by Enid Blyton, I wonder, or even specifically by Mr. Pink-Whistle? To empathise with Mr. Pink-Whistle is to aspire to make a difference in society. The idea of children aspiring to be like the little man is made explicit in some of the tales, including 'Mr. Pink-Whistle's Party' in which Merry declares: "I love you, Mr. Pink-Whistle. You go round the world putting wrong things right - and that's what I'm going to do too!" He replies, "You do it already," indicating that he recognises in her a kindred spirit. Merry sums up the Pink-Whistle stories when she says, "...my Mother says everyone ought to do something to help other people, and if we can't see something we've got to look for it." I didn't own any Mr Pink-Whistle books when I was a kid - I think my only visit to him was when I borrowed one of my cousin's books. I remember not liking Sooty much - I couldn't suspend reality enough to make a talking, house-keeping, apron-wearing cat come alive! (Goodness knows why, I liked Beatrix Potter!). I suppose I just didn't get into the stories that much. I do remember being impressed by Mr. Pink-Whistle, though. I loved the fact that everybody knew about him and it was always ok for girls and boys to go to tea with Mr. Pink-Whistle - the parents wouldn't question it for a moment.

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Thus, one cannot help wondering which of our on-line posts will somehow survive into the future, and what the verdict(s) will be? I only have 'Pink-Whistle's Party' now, and my favourite story is 'Mr Pink-Whistle Has Some Fun'. It's the one where he makes himself invisible, follows two trouble-makers home and accuses them of their crimes in front of other people and their families.

The language has already been updated in modern versions of the Pink-Whistle books, but personally I think that's a pity as I feel that the stories don't need altering. Enid Blyton's style is so utterly readable and the tales largely timeless, so why meddle with them? Have you got a favourite Mr Pink-Whistle illustrator, in regard to both cover and internal illustrations? Who? Why do you like his/her work so much? Lately there's been plenty of news items about how we incautiously expose so much of ourselves on-line to a wider audience than we think.

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The Little Match Girl and other stories. London, Award, 1985; as Storyland Classics, London, Award, 1998. I was entranced by the tales and devoured them eagerly. A bright, cosy world opened up before me - one in which characters sometimes experienced disappointment, sadness or cruelty but in which, ultimately, justice was done, jollity and goodness prevailed and there were copious supplies of buns for tea. Mr Tumpy's Caravan (discovered in a collection of her papers, in 2011; not the 1949 publication of similar title) [54] Youngs, Ian (22 February 2011). " 'Lost' Enid Blyton book unearthed". BBC Online . Retrieved 22 February 2011. The Young Adventurers series (2004), originally published as the Riddle Series (1997) by HarperCollins.