Five Children and It - E. Nesbit

''I love her books - particularly the Five Children and It sequence'' - Neil GaimanDigging in the gravel pit on a hot summer''s day, five children discover ''it'': a grumpy creature with eyes like a snail''s, ears like a bat''s, and a tubby body all covered in fur. ''It'' is a Psammead, an ancient sand-fairy who has the power to grant the children one wish a day.That, you might think, would be a dream come true! But you need to be very careful what you wish for: whether it''s for wings, treasure or beauty, things can - and often will - go wrong.With all the illustrations by H. R. Millar, newly scanned from the original edition.Five Children and It is the first book in the Psammead trilogy: next, discover The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Story of the Amulet.''The cheerful, child-centred anarchy of Five Children and It is still my inspiration and delight'' Kate Saunders, Guardian''My all-time favourite classic children''s author'' Jacqueline Wilson''If Britain is to children''s fantasy as Brazil is to football, then Edith Nesbit is our Pele - endlessly surprising and inventive. But she is more than that. There were fantasy writers before Edith Nesbit but she is the one that brought the magical and the mundane together in a moment of nuclear fusion. She opened the door in the magic wardrobe, pointed the way to platform nine and three quarters. She even had a hand in building the Tardis. And these are among her minor achievements. She is also simply the funniest writer we have
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