Reading order · 3 books · 1939 to 1946 · Set in the Enchanted Wood
Faraway Tree Books in Order
In the Faraway Tree books, Jo, Bessie and Fanny discover a magic tree in the Enchanted Wood, home to Moon-Face, Silky, the Saucepan Man and others, with a different magical land at its top every few days.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 1939 to 1946
- First book
- The Enchanted Wood
- Latest
- The Folk of the Faraway Tree (1946)
- Setting
- Set in the Enchanted Wood
The reading order
Every Faraway Tree book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in the Enchanted Wood
- 1The Enchanted Wood1939With Jo and BessieJo, Bessie and Fanny move to the country and find an enchanted wood near their new home.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Magic Faraway Tree1943With Jo and BessieJo, Bessie and Fanny’s cousin Dick comes to stay, and the children take him up the Faraway Tree to visit the strange lands at its top, some wonderful and some dangerous.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Folk of the Faraway Tree1946With Jo and BessieA new cousin, Connie, comes to stay, and she does not believe in magic, until she meets the folk of the Faraway Tree.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Enchanted Wood, The Magic Faraway Tree and The Folk of the Faraway Tree in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Jo | Bessie | Fanny | Moon-Face | Silky | Saucepan Man |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Enchanted Wood | LLead | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 The Magic Faraway Tree | LLead | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 The Folk of the Faraway Tree | LLead | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Faraway Tree books
6 characters from Enid Blyton’s chart, with the number of Faraway Tree books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| JoBrother who finds the Faraway Tree | 3 | The Enchanted Wood 1939 |
| BessieJo's sister | 3 | The Enchanted Wood 1939 |
| FannyJo's sister | 3 | The Enchanted Wood 1939 |
| Moon-FaceRound-faced resident of the tree | 3 | The Enchanted Wood 1939 |
| SilkyPretty fairy | 3 | The Enchanted Wood 1939 |
| Saucepan ManDeaf pedlar hung with pans | 3 | The Enchanted Wood 1939 |