
by Edith Nesbit · Wordsworth Editions Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781853261244

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«Five Children and It» is Edith Nesbit's children's fantasy novel, published by Wordsworth Editions Ltd in paperback (192 pages, in English).
Five siblings discover in a gravel pit a psammead, a grumpy and magical sand fairy that grants one wish a day. Each wish lasts only until sunset and, though it seems innocent, usually brings unforeseen and comical consequences.
First instalment of the The Psammead trilogy. The novel originally appeared in 1902; the present volume is complete.
Recommended for readers aged 8 to 11.

Edith Nesbit was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children and others as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books. She was also a political activist and co-founder of the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party.
