Five Children and It

Jan 15, 2025 4:44 PM

Author:E Nesbit

E. Nesbit's original story, now with a brand new cover by Nick Sharratt to accompany Jacqueline Wilson's number one bestselling sequel Four Children and It. Jacqueline Wilson is the multi-award winning, phenomenally successful creator of Tracy Beaker, Hetty Feather and Lily Alone.

When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the children don't realize all the trouble wishes can cause . . .

This book is also available as an audio download or CD, read by Samantha Bond.

Reviews

Packed with action and adventure. There is a touch of the Lewis Carrolls to its authors' enthusiastic and uninhibited inventiveness and to the illustrations

—— Starburst

This series is so exceptional... I'd bet good money on it still being in print a century from now

—— Interzone

Paul Stewart has created a world which in many ways is not unlike our own...both fascinating and thought provoking...a story which cannot be set aside once it has begun.

—— Through The Looking Glass

If you haven't found the Edge Chronicles before now, come and leap in!

—— Children's Books Ireland (Bookfest 2006)

A terrific yarn

—— Independent on Sunday

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