China set to unravel world of Enid Blyton's tales

'The Famous Five' series of storybooks by the late British children's writer, Enid Blyton, are ready to be introduced in China, it has been revealed.

The Chinese version of the stories was introduced by DookBook, a Shanghai-based book company, from British publishing house Hodder and Stoughton, the China Daily reported.

China, one of the biggest markets for children's books in the world, has more than 220 million children under the age of 14, representing 16.6 percent of the country's total population 'The Famous Five' series is one of the best-sellers among the works of Blyton, who wrote more than 700 titles throughout her life.

Wang Jing, the editor of the series said that as Blyton was so popular in the UK, it took them a lot of sweat to obtain the copyrights for a Chinese version from 'The Famous Five' publisher.

But they believe that the books stand the test of time and will benefit children who read them.