195:
the chair in their playroom. On their first adventure, they rescue a pixie called Chinky (renamed to Binky in revised editions and Jigs in the TV series) from a giant. The pixie comes to live in their playroom, and the remainder of the book concerns the adventures of the children, as the chair takes them, and Chinky to various magical places.
259:
series was broadcast in 1997 and 1998. A selection of episodes, "The Ho Ho Wizard", "The
Grabbit Gnomes", "Poor Lost Jigs", "The Land of Dreams", "The Disappearing Islands", "The Magician's Party" and "The Chair Clowns About" were later released on VHS and DVD. The complete series was later released
194:
Mollie and Peter, searching for a birthday present for their mother, find a mysterious antiques shop which appears to be run by fairy folk. There, they find a magic
Wishing-Chair with the power to grow wings and fly. After the chair rescues them from the shop, and gets them home, they decide to keep
205:
It's the first day of the summer holidays and Peter and Mollie are dying to go on more adventures with their
Wishing-Chair. Peter inadvertently asks to go to the land of "Goodness-Knows-Where", but in the process of going there the Wishing-Chair is stolen. They eventually get it back and a few days
213:
are sent. They befriend a brownie called Winks and successfully get Mr Grim to relinquish the toys. Winks takes up residence in Peter and Mollie's house and they take him on adventures, but on the last day of the holidays, he is sent back to Mr Grim's school for being too naughty.
224:
In this final book, Mollie and Peter are home for the half-term holiday and Chinky (or Binky) and the
Wishing-Chair are ready to fly away with them to magical lands. They visit the Land of Wishes, the Land of Scally-Wags and help Santa Claus deliver presents on Christmas Eve.
260:
on VHS in 1999 on 2 separate tapes with 6 other episodes added which included: "The
Invisible Chair", "The Great Escape", "The Snoogle", "The Slipperies", "The Land of Goodies" and "Mr Spells and the Wandering Castle". The voice cast were:
206:
later, the
Wishing-Chair only grows three wings. They end up in the Land of Slipperies and when Peter offends one of them, they retaliate by chopping all the chair's wings off, so they get some ointment which grows the wings back.
184:, has the distinction of being Enid Blyton's first full-length novel — although it is episodic in nature. A TV series was made in 1998 as part of Enid Blytons Enchanted Lands.
335:
Minor editorial amendments have been made to the books over the years for sensitivity reasons, including in 2018 changing the name of the main pixie character to Binky.
576:
586:
49:
591:
390:
319:
228:
Published in 2000, the book is a compilation of stories made up from removed chapters of the previous books as well as material from
521:
209:
On the next rainy day, they inadvertently grow wings on their toys and the toys end up at Mr Grim's school where mischievous
416:
581:
383:
31:
411:
281:
150:
537:
265:
261:
553:
112:
443:
435:
376:
347:
507:
421:
273:
269:
499:
210:
514:
451:
294:
161:
48:
529:
475:
467:
255:
459:
17:
277:
570:
483:
230:
149:, and a third book published in 2000 compiled from Blyton's short stories. The three
400:
146:
86:
491:
299:
368:
116:
372:
284:. The series was made by the BBC and aired on CBBC on Choice.
170:, 1950 (publ. George Newnes, illustrated by Hilda McGavin)
176:, 2000 (publ. Mammoth, illustrated by Anthony Lewis)
130:
122:
108:
100:
92:
82:
292:The wishing-chair is briefly seen at the end of
145:is a series of two novels by the English author
384:
8:
39:
27:Series of children's stories by Enid Blyton
391:
377:
369:
47:
30:For the 1985 album by 10,000 Maniacs, see
311:
326:. Hodder and Stoughton. 5 January 2022
38:
7:
25:
189:Adventures of the Wishing-Chair
182:Adventures of the Wishing-Chair
164:, illustrated by Hilda McGavin)
158:Adventures of the Wishing-Chair
65:Adventures of the Wishing-Chair
55:Adventures of the Wishing-Chair
577:Book series introduced in 1937
57:, illustrated by Hilda McGavin
1:
247:Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands
608:
587:Series of children's books
219:More Wishing-Chair Stories
174:More Wishing-Chair Stories
75:More Wishing-Chair Stories
29:
592:Children's fantasy novels
430:
407:
62:
46:
32:The Wishing Chair (album)
249:, based on stories from
18:The Wishing-Chair series
352:The Enid Blyton Society
200:The Wishing-Chair Again
168:The Wishing-Chair Again
70:The Wishing-Chair Again
236:Enid Blyton's Omnibus!
554:The Young Adventurers
241:Television adaptation
444:The Barney Mysteries
436:The Adventure Series
266:Julia Harrison-Jones
245:An animated series,
123:Published in English
508:The Naughtiest Girl
320:"The Wishing Chair"
43:
582:Enid Blyton series
500:The Mistletoe Farm
288:In popular culture
151:children's stories
113:Children's fiction
564:
563:
546:The Wishing-Chair
522:The Secret Series
452:The Circus Series
295:The Black Dossier
251:The Wishing Chair
142:The Wishing-Chair
138:
137:
53:First edition of
41:The Wishing Chair
16:(Redirected from
599:
530:The Secret Seven
476:Five Find-Outers
468:The Faraway Tree
393:
386:
379:
370:
363:
362:
360:
358:
344:
338:
337:
332:
331:
316:
256:The Faraway Tree
180:The first book,
153:are as follows:
51:
44:
21:
607:
606:
602:
601:
600:
598:
597:
596:
567:
566:
565:
560:
460:The Famous Five
426:
403:
397:
367:
366:
356:
354:
348:"WISHING-CHAIR"
346:
345:
341:
329:
327:
318:
317:
313:
308:
290:
243:
222:
203:
192:
78:
73:
68:
63:
58:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
605:
603:
595:
594:
589:
584:
579:
569:
568:
562:
561:
559:
558:
550:
542:
534:
526:
518:
512:
504:
496:
488:
480:
472:
464:
456:
448:
440:
431:
428:
427:
425:
424:
419:
414:
408:
405:
404:
398:
396:
395:
388:
381:
373:
365:
364:
339:
310:
309:
307:
304:
289:
286:
278:Adrienne Posta
262:Richard Pearce
242:
239:
221:
216:
202:
197:
191:
186:
178:
177:
171:
165:
160:, 1937 (publ.
136:
135:
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
110:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
96:United Kingdom
94:
90:
89:
84:
80:
79:
60:
59:
52:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
604:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
574:
572:
556:
555:
551:
548:
547:
543:
540:
539:
535:
532:
531:
527:
524:
523:
519:
516:
513:
510:
509:
505:
502:
501:
497:
494:
493:
489:
486:
485:
484:Malory Towers
481:
478:
477:
473:
470:
469:
465:
462:
461:
457:
454:
453:
449:
446:
445:
441:
438:
437:
433:
432:
429:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
409:
406:
402:
394:
389:
387:
382:
380:
375:
374:
371:
353:
349:
343:
340:
336:
325:
321:
315:
312:
305:
303:
301:
297:
296:
287:
285:
283:
279:
275:
274:Nigel Pelgram
271:
267:
263:
258:
257:
252:
248:
240:
238:
237:
233:
232:
231:Sunny Stories
226:
220:
217:
215:
212:
207:
201:
198:
196:
190:
187:
185:
183:
175:
172:
169:
166:
163:
162:George Newnes
159:
156:
155:
154:
152:
148:
144:
143:
133:
129:
125:
121:
118:
114:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
88:
85:
81:
76:
71:
66:
61:
56:
50:
45:
42:
37:
33:
19:
552:
545:
544:
536:
528:
520:
506:
498:
490:
482:
474:
466:
458:
450:
442:
434:
417:Illustrators
412:Bibliography
355:. Retrieved
351:
342:
334:
328:. Retrieved
323:
314:
293:
291:
270:Mark Channon
254:
250:
246:
244:
235:
229:
227:
223:
218:
208:
204:
199:
193:
188:
181:
179:
173:
167:
157:
141:
140:
139:
131:No. of books
74:
69:
64:
54:
40:
36:
549:(1937–2000)
541:(1941–1945)
538:St. Clare's
533:(1949–1963)
525:(1938–1953)
517:(1949–1963)
511:(1940–1952)
503:(1948–1950)
495:(1942–1964)
487:(1946–1951)
479:(1943–1961)
471:(1939–1951)
463:(1942–1963)
455:(1938–1942)
447:(1949–1959)
439:(1944–1950)
401:Enid Blyton
324:Enid Blyton
147:Enid Blyton
87:Enid Blyton
571:Categories
492:Mary Mouse
330:2022-12-13
306:References
300:Alan Moore
282:David Holt
399:Works by
126:1937–2000
357:16 March
211:brownies
101:Language
422:Society
117:fantasy
104:English
93:Country
557:(1997)
83:Author
77:(2000)
72:(1950)
67:(1937)
515:Noddy
109:Genre
359:2021
280:and
253:and
234:and
298:by
573::
350:.
333:.
322:.
302:.
276:,
272:,
268:,
264:,
115:,
392:e
385:t
378:v
361:.
134:3
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
