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Five Children and It
by E. Nesbit
I never actually read this as a child, but picked it up via Kindle over the weekend. The story follows a group of children who discover a sand fairy capable of granting them a wish a day. Being nursery fiction, the wishes all turn out to be miserable affairs, driving home the point that we should all be careful what we wish for.
Some sections are particularly dated (the wish which turns baby Lamb into a man about town, full of talk of his club and his moustache, springs to mind) and there are the usual problems of an Empire age view of any character who isn't English, but overall it's a charming and enjoyable story for anyone aged 8 and up. :)
Some sections are particularly dated (the wish which turns baby Lamb into a man about town, full of talk of his club and his moustache, springs to mind) and there are the usual problems of an Empire age view of any character who isn't English, but overall it's a charming and enjoyable story for anyone aged 8 and up. :)