1st book of the Five Children series
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Five children encounter an ancient magical creature who grants them wishes - all of which go comically wrong.
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Initially published in The Strand Magazine, which explains its episodic nature, Five Children and It was later collected into a book. Like many of E. Nesbit's works, it has proven popular with children and adults to this day. It has been adapted into a TV series, a musical, a film, and even an anime series.
I: Beautiful as the Day
II: Golden Guineas
III: Being Wanted
IV: Wings
V: No Wings
VI: A Castle and No Dinner
VII: A Siege and Bed
VIII: Bigger Than the Baker's Boy
IX: Grown Up
X: Scalps
XI: The Last Wish