Five Children and It

by Edith Nesbit

Hardcover, 182 pages

English language

Published June 11, 1981 by Harmony Raine Company.

ISBN:: 978-0-89967-036-2
OCLC Number:: 655447886

(21 reviews)

Haven't you ever thought what you would wish for if you were granted three wishes? In Nesbit's delightful classic, five siblings find a creature that grants their wishes, but as the old saying goes: be careful what you wish for, it might come true...

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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.