Five Children and It (1902) is a childrens fantasy novel by English writer Edith Nesbit. The first book in Nesbits beloved Psammead trilogywhich also includes The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904) and The Story of the Amulet (1906)Five Children and It is a story of childish wonder, adventure, and the power of imagination. Five siblings move with their parents from London to the English countryside, where they adjust to the rhythms of rural life and spend their days playing and exploring outside. One day, while playing in a local gravel pit, they discover a strange creature with the eyes of a snail, the ears of a bat, a spider-shaped body, and the limbs of a monkey. Known as a Psammead, the being is a sand fairy who grants the children one wish per daywhile warning them that whatever they wish for will turn to stone when the sun sets. The childrens fear quickly turns to wonder, and they begin to wish for increasingly ambitious things: a pile of gold coins; the power of flight; superhuman size; a castle. With each wish comes a commensurate adventure, forcing the children to escape more and more dangerous situations. As it grants the children wish after wish, the initially cynical Psammead grows to appreciate their vibrant imaginations and seemingly unquenchable passion for adventure. Five Children and It is masterpiece of fantasy from Edith Nesbit, one of the twentieth centurys leading authors of childrens fiction. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Edith Nesbits Five Children and It is a classic of English childrens literature reimagined for modern readers.
This book is part of a book series called Mint Editions .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.
There are 136 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Graphic Arts Books .
Edith Nesbit was an English author and poet who published over 60 books of fiction for children under her pen name E. Nesbit.
This book contains the following story:
Five Children and It
'Don't you know a sand-fairy when you see one?'. I dare say you have often thought about what you would do if you were granted three wishes. The five children - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother - had often talked about it but when they are faced with the grumpy sand-fairy they find it difficult to make up their minds. And that is just the beginning of their dilemmas. As they discover, there is nothing quite like a wish for getting you into terrible trouble.
This book features the following characters:
Lamb
This book features the character Lamb.
Robert
This book features the character Robert.
Cyril
This book features the character Cyril.
Psammead
This book features the character Psammead.
Anthea
This book features the character Anthea.
Jane
This book features the character Jane.
