Unlike the first three books in the series, this work is not a novel, but a series of illustrations with short text underneath. Dame Slap, who runs a school for bad pixies which, in some of the adventures, the friends accidentally land in. Spoon the glaze over the tops of the buns and either allow to sit and harden or eat them fresh and sticky. That’s it - sherbet is so easy to make and I’m only now feeling anger at all the packs of Whiz Fizz I bought as a small child.

The plot follows two new children, Robin and Joy, who have read The Enchanted Wood and want to join in the adventures.They encounter a pair of rabbits, who dig a hole for the children to help them escape the land when they discover that the hole back to the tree had closed up after the ground turned above it. I found I had to manually work the sultanas through at this stage to ensure they would be properly distributed.

Dame Washalot, who spends her time washing her clothes and throwing the dirty wash-water down the tree. The Magic Faraway Tree: A Christmas Adventure by Jacqueline Wilson published in October 2023, continues the story of Milo, Mia and Birdy from Wilson's earlier book.magical walks through Britain's most popular hiking and swimming region, combining classic Lakes fell walking with adventurous swimming. Dick (later Rick), the cousin of Jo, Bessie and Fanny, comes to stay and he joins the secret adventures in the lands of the Faraway Tree. The tree also grows different types of fruit on its branches so there is plenty of sustenance for the tired climber who needs to keep on going up and up and up to reach the current land at the top. Now the scene is set for the children to do what the Faraway Tree books are all about — visiting one land after another and experiencing adventures. Further up they meet the little elf known as Silky and Dick thinks she is the loveliest creature he has ever seen.

There follows a big hunt and to make matters worse there is an invasion of the Tree by people from a rather horrible land which is visiting.I generally kind of tweak the recipe each time I make it by adding different things so the recipe below will be similar but not identical to theirs.

One foray is reminiscent of an adventure that Molly, Peter and Chinky experienced ( Wishing Chair tales) when they visited The Land of Dreams. I’m quite terrible with knowing the dimensions of my baking tins, so I have no idea what I used - find something that will fit roughly 9-12 hot cross buns in it. In October 2014, it was announced that the books will be adapted for the cinema for the first time and are being developed for a live action film version by Sam Mendes' production company, Neal Street Productions. Connie, a spoilt and stuck-up girl, comes to stay for the summer with the three children while her mother is sick. The first land the three children visit is the Roundabout Land, in which everything turns constantly.Remove from oven and allow to sit for a few minutes before removing them from the pan by lifting the baking paper. Add the 3/4 cup of milk, oil, salt, ground spices, orange and lemon zests, and one cup of flour - mix with a spoon to combine.