Carly's review of Five Children and It
Five Children and It (Puffin Classics - the Essential Collection) by E. Nesbit
Carly's review
rating:
bookshelves:
alreadyread--childrensbooks
recommended for:
those wanting to read a good old-fashioned book that still has great humor
status:
Read in December, 2007
I wasn't so fond of The Railway Children by the same author, but man, this is a whole different animal. General pronouns are all "it" instead of "one," which makes for some pretty amusing sentences (things like "A person would find the day beautiful, and it would walk amongst the beaches and consider what it wanted for lunch").
General premise of the book is that five children come upon a sand creature (called a Psammead) who can grant them one wish per day. Naturally, they botch them all.
Another great thing about this book is that the author manages to make a baby into a likable character who actually has character. Something like Lemony Snicket's Sunny, only not actually at all.
General premise of the book is that five children come upon a sand creature (called a Psammead) who can grant them one wish per day. Naturally, they botch them all.
Another great thing about this book is that the author manages to make a baby into a likable character who actually has character. Something like Lemony Snicket's Sunny, only not actually at all.
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