![]() ![]() Her mother is sick and thinks that her daughter would be well placed because she considers the Faraway Tree children to be Good and Well-Behaved and the right sort of children for her dainty and pretty but rather spoilt daughter. What is wrong with the magical tree, and can it be saved before it's too late?Ĭonnie is the outsider in this Faraway Tree tale and she comes to stay with Jo, Bessie and Fanny as a paying guest of sorts. Even so, they explore a host of lands, including Nursery Rhyme Land, the land of Dame Slap, and climb up the Ladder That Has No Top, but then disaster strikes: The Faraway Tree is dying – its leaves curling up and no fruit growing on its branches. ![]() Review by Terry Gustafson Brief Summary by Robert Houghton: When Curious Connie comes to stay with Jo, Bessie and Fanny, the three children are keen to introduce her to their magical friends in the Faraway Tree – but Connie doesn't believe in magic, or fairy-folk, and pours scorn on everything she sees. ![]()
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