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Four Children and It by Jacqueline Wilson

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pinksophia25's review

5.0

Such fun exciting wish fulfilment. Brilliant engaging characters and character relationships. I have read it three times and loved it everytime!

ellesbookshelf's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I thought this was okay but I think it would have been better if I had read the book it was based on before as I didn't really get the premise, and as an avid Enid Blyton reader, trying to translate the fairytale whimsy into a modern setting didn't really work for me. However for younger children (which the book is obviously aimed at) I think this could be a winner. I did like how the relationships between the siblings developed.

mccluskey's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

avscarlett's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kaitlinkirby's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was awesome! I love the way Jacqueline Wilson has added some fantasy into this book and the Psammead was a really good idea. I would love to see a sequel. :)

matamgirl's review against another edition

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4.0

I was a little unsure about this at first because I am very fond of "Five Children and It" and much less fond of Jacqueline Wilson. That sounded wrong. I am not unfond of Jacqueline Wilson but "Five Children and It" is a favorite book of mine. The premise of a wish-granting sand fairy is something that can be adapted to modern children and it was interesting to see how that was done. Modern children would wish for things like being famous.

The actual children themselves well this is something that I noticed because I have read a lot of Jacqueline Wilson books in the past and I am an adult. There appear to be two types of children in these books, the shy, mousy, retiring children and the brash, bold, loud children. Our narrator Rosalind is the first type and her stepsister Smash is the second type. Of course I did actually go back and reread "Five Children and It" after I finished this and I guess at least these children have characteristics because the original children, Robert, Cyril, Anthea and Jane really do not.

I did like this overall though because it was a nice story about learning about what is truly important and making the best of less than ideal situations.

Oh and I have no idea if this is available in the US. I read an e-book purchased on a British Nook.

emscolqu's review against another edition

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5.0

my favorite jacqueline wilson book which didn’t have something super traumatic in it

hollymaynisbet's review against another edition

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4.0

Jacqueline Wilson's books used to freak me out as an 10 year old, they used to tackle really intense topics and problems people go through. And some of the movie adaptations used to freak me out as well. However, this is probably one of my comfort reads that I've read over 4 times.

It is such a great story with characters everyone can relate to. As well as, this magical It that grants amazing wishes.

A very very very easy read and younger me could never put the book down. This has got to me my favourite of Wilson's works. If you have a younger cousin, sibling, a child, you need to give this to them! My imagination went wild when reading this and I hope yours does too.

Happy reading!