Reviews for the book: Five Children and It, by E Nesbitt
Five Children and It
Cyril, known as Squirrel, Anthea, known as Panther, Robert, Jane and their baby brother Hilary, known always as the Lamb are the Five Children. With their father away at war and their mother nursing the wounded, these five siblings are sent to stay with their uncle in a strange house by the sea. There they meet eccentric Uncle, slightly crazy housekeeper Martha and evil scientist in the making, cousin Horace. While exploring, the children dig up an ill-tempered, mischievous 8,000 year-old Psammead, or sand fairy, who reluctantly grants them one wish a day. But the consequences are never quite what the children intended! Blending magic, fun and perilous exploits, this all-action adventure story proves that the magic of wishes isn't as strong as the power of family Full colour pictures throughout! "The author with whom I identify most is E. Nesbit. She did some great, funny fairy tales". JK Rowling. A fully illustrated chapter book with all the excitement, adventure and magic of the children's literary classic by E. Nesbit.

This review was done by Belinda Cant  (12yrs, 11mths old) on Monday, 16 August 2010
Rating (this review):
7/10
Rating (overall): 8.27/10
The reviewer obtained the book from...
Other bookstore
The book was...
Not so easy to get into but once I got going it was good
The characters were...
They were OK
The book...
It is OK, but nothing special
The story was about...
Well i thought that it was about The friendship between the children and that you must be very very be carefull of what we wish for because in the book they wishfor 10 things and they will all come true but only for a day and they wish for things theyu really dont need and that in=s the adventure in the book and the way they become friends with "it" and learn that friends come in all shapes and sizes!
The part liked least...
It was a bit young for me and thought that it sould be for about 6 -10 years old!!!!!!!!!!
The part liked most...
I thought that the whole idea of the book was very cute and has a good leson to it but it was a bit young for me!