Five Children and It

Name: Five Children and It
ISBN: 9780140367355

Edith Nesbit

1940·80 pages·young adult

Fantasy Literary Fiction

classics fae fantasy folklore hidden world magic

The five children find a cantankerous sand fairy, a psammead, in a gravel pit. Every day 'It' will grant each of them a wish that lasts until sunset, often with disastrous consequences. Never out of print since 1902. The Introduction to this edition examines Nesbit's life and her reading, showing the change in childrens' literature from Victorian times.

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