When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead – an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the children don't realize all the trouble wishes can cause . . .A timeless classic with an introduction by Quentin Blake, award-winning illustrator and first-ever Children's Laureate (1999–2001).
Edith Nesbit (1858–1924) began writing stories for children after a popular children's magazine of the time approached her to write pieces about her childhood. The result was a series of bestselling children's books that have remained firm favourites, including The Railway Children, The Story of the Treasure Seekers and The Phoenix and the Carpet.
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Charles Dickens, Guy de Maupassant, Robert W Chambers, Edith Nesbit, Fitz-James O'Brien, Arthur Conan Doyle, Barry Pain, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Jean Richepin, Maurice Level, Georges Rodenbach, Gustav Nicolai
Lewis Carroll, Lucy Maud Montgomery, L. Frank Baum, Rudyard Kipling, Carlo Collodi, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Kenneth Grahame, Anna Sewell, Edith Nesbit, Jack London
When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead – an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the children don't realize all the trouble wishes can cause . . .A timeless classic with an introduction by Quentin Blake, award-winning illustrator and first-ever Children's Laureate (1999–2001).
Edith Nesbit (1858–1924) began writing stories for children after a popular children's magazine of the time approached her to write pieces about her childhood. The result was a series of bestselling children's books that have remained firm favourites, including The Railway Children, The Story of the Treasure Seekers and The Phoenix and the Carpet.
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Charles Dickens, Guy de Maupassant, Robert W Chambers, Edith Nesbit, Fitz-James O'Brien, Arthur Conan Doyle, Barry Pain, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Jean Richepin, Maurice Level, Georges Rodenbach, Gustav Nicolai
Lewis Carroll, Lucy Maud Montgomery, L. Frank Baum, Rudyard Kipling, Carlo Collodi, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Kenneth Grahame, Anna Sewell, Edith Nesbit, Jack London