Five Children and It

Be careful what you wish. You may get it! That s the message writer Edith Nesbit clearly imparts in this delightful tale of five youngsters who encounter a bizarre creature. This old-fashioned story recounts the adventures of children who go out to play one day, intending to dig a hole to the other side of the world to see if people walk upside down. They don t get very far before they meet an ancient sand fairy. Obliged to grant their wishes (because that s what sand fairies do), this curious looking, furry brown quadruped with bat s ears warns them that there is a catch: the wishes come undone at sunset. An enchanting tale of the ability of children to believe things that are beyond belief.