An American classic that shows how having your wishes come true isn't always as good as you expect. Four children are whisked away by a magical toy soldier to a land of chivalry and knighthood, Robin Hood and Ivanhoe, but keep muddling up the course of history. It covers artwork by children's laureate, Quentin Blake. It features wonderfully funny relationships between the four children. A well-loved US classic is now again available in the UK. It contains black and white illustrations.

 

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Oxford University Press .

Edward Eager (1911-1964) worked primarily as a playwright and lyricist. It wasn't until 1951, while searching for books to read to his young son, that he began writing children's stories. Quentin Blake is the internationally acclaimed illustrator of more than two hundred award-winning books, including several classics by Roald Dahl. He lives in London.