Enid Blyton's granddaughter puts Noddy back in the picture

"Big-Ears is back, the red-and-white taxi is ready to roll and those troublesome golliwogs have been banished. But can Noddy, with a little help from some new friends, regain his dominant position in Toyland? Bookshops are hoping that the first new Noddy book in more than 40 years, published today, will be a Christmas hit. Certainly Noddy and the Farmyard Muddle could not boast a better lineage. The book has been written by Sophie Smallwood, 39, the granddaughter of Enid Blyton, Noddy's creator. It is illustrated by Robert Tyndall, who has drawn Noddy since 1953" - Telegraph