Five Children and It (Looking Glass Library)
by:
E. Nesbit (author)
Laurel Snyder (author)
H.R. Millar (author)
Format: library binding
ISBN:
9780375963360 (0375963367)
Publish date: January 26th 2010
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Series: Five Children (#1)
It would have been of little interest to me as a child, but this was published in 1902, which means it predates the superficially similar "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (parentless children having supernatural adventures in a country-house setting) by several decades. That association is the...
I took my time, but finally, I sat and finished. I'm so happy. This is a charming book. Beyond the general cautionary about wishes, the kids learn the downsides of some of the usual daydreams one has a child. I admit I had a blast waiting to see how some of the wishes would go wrong. Some I could ...
Lubię książki dla dzieci. Dużo w takiej książce nie potrzebuje, jedynie by były ciekawe, wciągające przygody.Pięcioro dzieci, czwórka większych i jeden niemowlak, spotykają piaskowego duszka, który spełnia życzenia. Od tego momentu życie dzieci się zmienia. Zaczynają mieć przygody, wpadają w kłopoty...
This book became tiresome rather quickly for me. Each episode of the children's wishing is formulaic: kids wish for something, it doesn't turn out like they imagined it would, a lesson is learned. Repeat ad infinitum. Toss in some casual racism for variety. I am aware the book was written in 1902 an...
Que simpático y mágico y bonito :3
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