Five Children And It

A sand-fairy called the Psammead turns an ordinary country holiday into something far stranger for five brothers and sisters who find him buried in a gravel pit. E. Nesbit's story runs on a simple and dangerous rule: one wish a day, granted exactly as asked, with results the children never plan for. Each chapter sets up a fresh wish and follows it to its awkward, funny end, so the book reads well aloud in short sittings as well as straight through. The HarperCollins Children's Classics edition carries the full text in a paperback format suited to home shelves and classroom use. What to expect: • Episodic chapters that each hold one wish and its outcome • Five sibling characters whose squabbles and loyalties drive the humour • Language pitched at confident readers of about eight and up • A classic English children's text often placed on school reading lists Suited to young readers meeting Edwardian children's fiction for the first time, to families reading together, and to adults returning to a childhood favourite, available from Boipoka.