Five children and it

by Edith Nesbit

No cover — Edith Nesbit: Five children and it (2010, Random House)

English language

Published Nov. 11, 2010 by Random House.

ISBN:: 978-0-375-86336-3

(17 reviews)

When four brothers and sisters discover a Psammead, or sand-fairy, in the gravel pit near the country house where they are staying, they have no way of knowing all the adventures its wish-granting will bring them.

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5 stars

Another entertaining and literate novel. My grandson (9) and I enjoyed this one as much as we did "The Railway Children". Edith's outstanding use of Victorian English provided a great learning opportunity for both of us. Her droll humor was also most entertaining and enlightening.