Five Children and It The first book in the Psammead series Ex-Library Copy

Paperback

Condition: Acceptable

This ex-library book is in reasonable condition does have the usual stamps and may have minor issues such as dog-eared corners and possibly creases >>To Cyril Anthea Robert Jane and their baby brother the house in the country promises a summer of freedom and play. But when they accidently uncover an accident Psammead--or Sand-fairy--who has the power to make wishes come true they find themselves having the holiday of a lifetime sharing one thrilling adventure after another. Asleep since dinosaurs roamed the earth the ill-tempered odd--looking Psammead --with his spider-shaped body bat's ears and snail's eyes --grudgingly agrees to grant the children one wish per day. Soon though the children discover that their wishes have a tendancy to turn out quite differnetly than expected. Whatever they wish whether it's to fly like a bird live in a mighty castle or have an immense fortune --something goes terribly wrong hilariously wrong. Then an accidental wish has horrible consequences and the children are faced with a difficult choice: to let an innoncent manbe charged with a crime or to lose for all time their gift of magical wishes. Five Children and It is one of E. Nesbit's most beloved tales of enchantment.