Enid blyton's noddy and his car?

[ShannonGibson]

Blyton's work became increasingly controversial among literary critics, teachers and parents from the 1950s onwards, because of the alleged unchallenging nature of her writing and the themes of her books, particularly the Noddy series. I loved reading Noddy as a child, and I've very much enjoyed introducing him to my children. The stories still hold up today, Noddy is so cute and sweet, and these are perfect stories for bedtime.

[Lincolnshirelass]

I suppose I'm somewhere in the middle on this debate. I'm not and never have been an Enid Blyton 'banner', whether it's Noddy or her books for older children. But I think that it's probably advisable to edit them a little bit - for instance, in one of he books (not Noddy) the cat is called N-word, which would, rightly, be seen as utterly acceptable now.

[gali]

I loved Enid Blyton's books and don't think her books should be banned.

[Whippet]

They're from a different time. No excuse for some of the words that pop up sometimes but instead of banning them, I agree with editing. I loved the Noddy books too and if I can prefer to think of them as without the occasional offence, they're not without value, so I think there's no point in banning.