The third Adventure book puts the children in a particularly thrilling situation. About to go on a trip with Bill, they get by mistake into the plane a group of crooks are using, and are taken to an isolated and uninhabited valley in the Alps, with breathtaking scenery and ruins of burned old buildings. There's just no apparent way to leave the valley, and the bad guys are after some kind of treasure hidden during the war. The children have to hide from them, obtain food and shelter and try to escape the valley.

The story really captures the imagination of children and of anyone who can suspend disbelief and just enjoy the innocent adventure. ( )

I've first read this as a child and don't know how often I actually re-read this. Often. Very often, I guess. It is my favourite book of Enid Blyton's, including some of the most appealing settings I've ever read about. Seriously, reading the summary, this book sounds weird. But reading the book, suddenly the summary sounds weird, not truly captivating the book's essence, the magnificience of how Enid Blyton managed to paint those characters and create a plot around them.

It has been a while since my last read, but I remember having a little trouble with the resolution of the storyline, so I decided to rate it with four stars. It is still a book to be recommended. ( )

Bill Smugs se quiere llevar a los niños de viaje a una casa cerca de la costa en un aeroplano propiedad de éste. Pero los niños se confunden y embarcan en otro avión que les lleva a un deshabitado valle rodeado de grandes montañas el cual parece albergar un rico tesoro y han de vivir escondidos de los mismos bandidos del avión en que llegaron allí los niños.

Another fun adventure! Once I started this one I couldn't put it down. I was so curious what was going to happen next :-) So much fun!

Adrianne ( )

Kirja, jonka luin lapsena varmaan miljoona kertaa parin Viisikko-kirjan ohella ja haaveilin salapoliisiksi ryhtymisestä ja hurjista seikkailuista. Eskapismia parhaimmillaan ja edelleen mainio kirja, jos haluaa lukea jotain tuttua ja turvallista, mutta silti viihdyttävää. ( )