Five Children and It

Do you ever imagine what you would do if you were suddenly granted three magic wishes? How would you go about it? Would you plan your requests carefully or would your wishes just come tumbling out. Do you think you would be able to cope if something went unexpectedly wrong?

Well, this is quite an old story about old-fashioned children who go out to play one day in the old gravel pits and come across a sand fairy. At least, they call him a sand fairy.

Five children (thus the first part of the title of this book—although one of the five kids is a baby and is not involved in all of the events) leave their London home with their mother visit the countryside for a week. Within hours of their arrival they discover an ancient sand fairy living in a gravel-pit. The grumpy fairy grants the children one wish each day. Well, as you can imagine, the children are very excited and don't hesitate to test their talking, walking wish-machine. Unfortunately, none of the wishes go as the kids hope and quite a few cause more trouble then they solve and "careful what you wish for" becomes a much more colorful aphorism. 
The catch? The wishes only last one day and the kids never quite get what they expect.

       This book was written over 100 years ago by E. Nesbit, so you'll notice that the language a bit old-fashioned. . I had some trouble understanding the British currency, but other than that I think I understood it well. The book is both funny and witty. The dialog is sharp and all of the human characters behave in realistic ways. I loved E Nesbit as a child; I read everything of hers I could get my hands on. This was a particular favorite.

       This book was great. I really liked this book. I reccomend to all

       If you enjoy this book. you may also enjoy E. Nesbitís "The Railway Children", another classic, which was later turned into a movie.

What would you wish for if you met a sand fairy? Read the book and think about it!