I reluctantly got back to my Telegraph's list for this book - but with happy consequences. I think I should stick to Children's books from now on. They are an easy read and make an excellent match with my tastes.
The book reminded me a lot of the works of Enid Blyton- another perennial favorite. This one reminded me a bit of "The Family at Red Roofs" from Blyton. It is about this little family of five- I don't think they ever mention the family name who go through some hard times. The mother and the three kids move to a small house in the country- close to a railway line. So the kids have improbably adventures and pretty much save everyone. The book is typical of the age and genre- is written as a chatty narrative between a kid and a kindly granny, has little morals penciled in and random questions posed to the reader which would probably be great for an adult reading to a child.
And all this of course makes it difficult for me to write this- I really enjoyed reading the book.
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