Five Children and It, Edith Nesbit
Five Children and It, Edith Nesbit
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Five Children and It

Author: Edith Nesbit

Narrator: Rosie Akerman

Unabridged: 5 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/31/2021

Synopsis

Considered by Time Magazine to be one of the best fantasy books of all time, Edith Nesbit's Five Children and It follows a tribe of children on their magical adventures during a summer in the English countryside. When a strange, furry creature appears in front of the children and offers a wish a day, the children take advantage of the creature's abilities and discover that their wishes have many unforeseen—and often quite funny—consequences. As the children learn valuable lessons about thinking ahead and responsibility, the story of their summer with It has remained a timeless classic and stayed with readers and listeners for generations.

About Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English author and poet who wrote or collaborated on more than sixty books of children's literature. Called the first modern writer for children, she wrote in a style that combined realistic contemporary children in real-world settings with magical objects and included adventures and sometimes travel to imaginary worlds. In so doing, she influenced many subsequent writers, including P. L. Travers, C. S. Lewis, and J. K. Rowling.

About Rosie Akerman

Rosie Akerman is a professional and committed voiceover artist who has narrated several audiobooks in multiple genres. In addition to audiobooks, she has also lent her voice to eLearning tapes, online commercials, documentaries, and telephony systems.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Manny on April 25, 2010

Somehow I missed reading Five Children and It when I was a child myself, so when I saw a copy at a yard sale I had to buy it. It only cost 10p, and the little girl who sold it to me looked rather like an E. Nesbit heroine, very serious, with huge dark eyes. The plot is a variant on "be careful what......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on August 01, 2008

Nesbit is the great-grandma of pretty nearly all the children's fantasy books we love, the first author to write really wittily for kids and without condescending to them, and the originator of the basic structure that carries on through C.S. Lewis and Edward Eager and even in a way Jo Rowling: four......more

Goodreads review by Louie the Mustache on August 16, 2023

Five Children and It was a fantasy children's story published by Edith Nesbit in 1902. Clearly, a classic with moral and educational themes for children about wishes and avarice. The five children are left alone with a house full of servants while their parents must take care of one of the grandpare......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 01, 2015

I loved this book as a child, and read it over and over. The idea of having a wish every day is so appealing, but then seeing how it goes hilariously wrong day after day is great, too. I read this aloud to my kids (July 2015), and though my 10yo liked it, my 6yo was less engaged. I found myself havi......more

Goodreads review by Luisa on November 21, 2023

I’m on a roll this year! I am pretty stingy with my five star ratings so to give yet another six stars is something! This easily wins six stars. The premise and execution are positively clever. The children find a sand fairy, and when they learn that it grants wishes, they kind of make one on the sp......more

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