Five Children and It (Puffin Story Books)

by Edith Nesbit

No cover — Edith Nesbit: Five Children and It (Puffin Story Books) (1959, Puffin)

224 pages

Published Oct. 30, 1959 by Puffin.

ISBN:: 978-0-14-030128-1

(17 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.