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![]() | Five Children and It (1902) (The first book in the Psammead series) A novel by Edith Nesbit |
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.
Genre: Fantasy
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.
Genre: Fantasy
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September 2010 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children And It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-169-26518-9 / 978-1-169-26518-9 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2010 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-161-43155-1 / 978-1-161-43155-1 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2010 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It (Looking Glass Library) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-375-86336-2 / 978-0-375-86336-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2010 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-375-89524-8 / 978-0-375-89524-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 2010 : Library Binding
| Title: Five Children and It (Looking Glass Library) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-375-96336-7 / 978-0-375-96336-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It (Large Print Edition) Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-554-29413-3 / 978-0-554-29413-1 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioLife Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-554-38716-6 / 978-0-554-38716-1 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioLife Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-4218-3840-0 / 978-1-4218-3840-3 (USA edition) Publisher: 1st World Library Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
December 2005 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 1-55742-510-8 / 9781557425102 (USA edition) Publisher: Wildside Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2004 : Hardback
| Title: FIVE CHILDREN AND IT Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-14-138185-X / 978-0-14-138185-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Puffin Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
November 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-613-79968-2 / 978-0-613-79968-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Tandem Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and it Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 1-59224-942-6 / 9781592249428 (USA edition) Publisher: Wildside Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It (Dover Evergreen Classics) Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-613-90065-0 / 978-0-613-90065-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Tandem Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2000 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-394-80451-1 / 978-0-394-80451-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1999 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It (Books of Wonder) Author(s): Edith Nesbit, Paul Zelinsky, E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-688-13545-5 / 978-0-688-13545-4 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1998 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children & It Author(s): Edith Nesbit Publisher: Medicine Bear Publishing Availability: Amazon More details... |
December 1996 : Library Binding
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-89966-362-1 / 978-0-89966-362-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Buccaneer Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 1996 : Library Binding
| Title: Five Children And It (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-7857-3593-3 / 978-0-7857-3593-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1990 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-563-36065-8 / 978-0-563-36065-0 (UK edition) Publisher: BBC Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1990 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children And It Author(s): E Nesbit ISBN: 0-434-95458-6 / 978-0-434-95458-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Heinemann Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
September 1987 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It (Isis Large Print for Children Windrush) Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-85089-912-6 / 9781850899129 (UK edition) Publisher: Isis Large Print Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1981 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-89967-036-9 / 978-0-89967-036-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Buccaneer Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 1979 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-7064-1051-3 / 978-0-7064-1051-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Smithmark Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1941 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children And It Author(s): Edith Nesbit Publisher: Ernest Benn Limited Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1912 : Hardback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): EDITH NESBIT ; illustrated by H R MILLAR Publisher: T Fisher Unwin Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It (Vintage Childrens Classics) Author(s): E Nesbit ISBN: 0-09-957298-2 / 978-0-09-957298-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Classics Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
May 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Bulletin Volume 56, pts. 1-3 Author(s): Wisconsin Geological and Survey ISBN: 1-4432-2497-9 / 978-1-4432-2497-0 Publisher: RareBooksClub.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 1-4637-4818-3 / 978-1-4637-4818-0 Publisher: CreateSpace Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children And It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-162-66290-5 / 978-1-162-66290-9 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-60459-692-9 / 9781604596922 (USA edition) Publisher: SMK Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-84824-061-9 / 9781848240612 (UK edition) Publisher: HV Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It (Puffin Classics) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-14-132161-X / 978-0-14-132161-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Puffin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and it Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-4346-7587-4 / 978-1-4346-7587-3 Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-4346-7586-6 / 978-1-4346-7586-6 Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-554-19113-X / 978-0-554-19113-3 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-554-08409-0 / 978-0-554-08409-1 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 1-4065-3077-8 / 978-1-4065-3077-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Dodo Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 1-4218-3940-7 / 978-1-4218-3940-0 (USA edition) Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society Availability: Amazon More details... |
February 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-4209-2796-5 / 978-1-4209-2796-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Neeland Media LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit, E. Nesbit ISBN: 1-4068-3501-3 / 978-1-4068-3501-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Echo Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 1-55742-506-X / 9781557425065 (USA edition) Publisher: Wildside Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2005 : Paperback
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January 2005 : Paperback
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December 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-14-303915-6 / 978-0-14-303915-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It: Novel Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-00-719687-3 / 978-0-00-719687-6 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It: Picture Book Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-00-719689-X / 978-0-00-719689-0 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It with Jewelry (Charming Classics) Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-06-053724-8 / 978-0-06-053724-1 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperFestival Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children And It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-4191-1987-7 / 978-1-4191-1987-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children And It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-59456-947-9 / 9781594569470 (USA edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children & It Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-7497-1131-0 / 978-0-7497-1131-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Mammoth Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and it Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 1-59224-938-8 / 9781592249381 (USA edition) Publisher: Wildside Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It (Dover Evergreen Classics) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-486-42366-2 / 978-0-486-42366-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Dover Publications Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 2: 700 Headwords: Five Children and It (Oxford Bookworms ELT) Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-19-422973-4 / 978-0-19-422973-9 (UK edition) Publisher: OUP Oxford Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1997 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-8167-0797-9 / 978-0-8167-0797-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Troll Communications Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1996 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Puffin Classics Five Children And It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-14-036735-7 / 978-0-14-036735-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Puffin UK Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1996 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It (Oxford Bookworms, Stage 2) Author(s): Edith Nesbit, Diane Mowat, Jonathan Davis ISBN: 0-19-422747-2 / 978-0-19-422747-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford University Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 1994 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and it (World's Classics) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-19-283163-1 / 978-0-19-283163-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1993 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It (Wordsworth Children's Classics) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 1-85326-124-6 / 9781853261244 (UK edition) Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-563-36398-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Character Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1991 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and it (Puffin Story Books) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-14-030128-3 / 978-0-14-030128-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Puffin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 1990 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-440-42586-7 / 978-0-440-42586-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Yearling Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1989 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-416-14042-4 / 978-0-416-14042-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Mammoth Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 1988 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It (Apple Classics) Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-590-42146-8 / 978-0-590-42146-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
February 1985 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It (Puffin Classics) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-14-035061-6 / 978-0-14-035061-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Puffin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1984 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit Publisher: Viking Childrens Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
1980 : Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit Publisher: NY Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1959 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit Publisher: Puffin Availability: Amazon More details... |
1959 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith (E) Nesbit Publisher: Puffin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
February 2012 : MP3 CD
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-4551-2430-3 / 978-1-4551-2430-5 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-4551-2428-1 / 978-1-4551-2428-2 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Five Children and It (Puffin Classics) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-14-180873-X / 978-0-14-180873-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Puffin Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2000 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit, Virginia Leishman ISBN: 0-7887-4556-5 / 978-0-7887-4556-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
October 1999 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Five Children and it (Puffin audio book & tape packs) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-14-086913-1 / 978-0-14-086913-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Puffin Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
August 1999 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Five Children and it (Children's classics) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 0-563-55233-6 / 978-0-563-55233-8 (UK edition) Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 1998 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Five Children and It (Puffin Audiobooks) Author(s): E Nesbit ISBN: 0-14-086728-7 / 978-0-14-086728-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1994 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-7861-0779-0 / 978-0-7861-0779-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
February 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: Five Children and It (Magic Fairy Collection) Annotated the StudyGuide of Characters and in Media) Author(s): E. Nesbit Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: Five Children and It (Illustrated) Author(s): Edith Nesbit Publisher: Black Swan Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2011 : Kindle edition
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January 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Five Children and It (Psammead) Author(s): E. Nesbit Publisher: Rising Star Visionary Press Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit, E. Nesbit Publisher: Fair Price Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2010 : Kindle edition
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August 2010 : Kindle edition
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June 2010 : Kindle edition
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June 2010 : Kindle edition
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January 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: Five Children and It (Looking Glass Library) Author(s): E. Nesbit Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2009 : Kindle edition
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May 2009 : Kindle edition
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December 2008 : Kindle edition
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September 2008 : Unknown
| Title: Five Children and It (Puffin Classics) Author(s): E. Nesbit ISBN: 1-4178-2981-8 / 978-1-4178-2981-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Puffin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2008 : Kindle edition
| Title: Five Children and It (Puffin Classics) Author(s): E. Nesbit Publisher: Puffin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2005 : Unknown
| Title: Five Children and It (Audiofy Digital Audiobook Chips) Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 1-60083-741-7 / 9781600837418 (USA edition) Publisher: Audiofy/Naxos Availability: Amazon More details... |
December 2004 : Kindle edition
| Title: Five Children and It: Psammead Trilogy, Book 1 (Penguin Classics) Author(s): E. Nesbit Publisher: Penguin Classic Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2004 : Kindle edition
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit Publisher: Andrews UK Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
December 1996 : Turtleback
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit ISBN: 0-606-25215-0 / 978-0-606-25215-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1959 : Unknown
| Title: Five Children and It Author(s): Edith Nesbit Publisher: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon More details... |
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