Five go adventuring in Disneyland. Enid Blyton, beloved British children's author, created
tales of child detectives
Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog in the 1940s. Deemed outdated, or at times
downright offensive(.pdf), stories abound that the author's work has been
banned from libraries or school reading lists in the past for being sexist and/or racist. Debate sprang up earlier this year over
the publisher's attempts to update the books for a modern audience (read: American), which some interpreted as a politically correct attempt at sanitisation. The Famous Five was nevertheless
voted by adults as their favourite series for children in 2005.
Now owned by brand business
Chorion, the historic characters are being reimagined as Cole, Dylan, Jo and Allie in a 26-episode animated series from Disney. Some are
delighted, others are
not amused. Pour yourself some
lashings of ginger beer, and remember
Kirrin Island fondly. It may be the end of an era.
posted by szechuan
on Dec 5, 2006 -
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