A sand-fairy in the gravel pit is the last thing five siblings – Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother, the Lamb – expect to find, and they’re jolly surprised, and more than a little delighted, especially once they learn the Psammead can grant wishes (though the magic always wears off by nightfall). Unfortunately, every single wish goes hilariously wrong, teaching the children that foolish desires are far more likely to land them in trouble than get them what they actually want. Loved by children and their parents for over a hundred years, Five Children and It continues its story with the appearance of Kate Saunders’ Five Children on the Western Front, an epic, heart-wrenching follow-on to the original Psammead trilogy.
ISBN 13: 9780571314768
Author: E. Nesbit
