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Five Children and It

By: E. Nesbit
Narrated by: Lynda Bellingham
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Robert, Anthea, Jane, Cyril and the Lamb are on holiday at the White House, a beautiful place on the edge of a hill with a chalk quarry one side and a gravel-pit on the other. Before they have even been there a week, they make an amazing discovery. Digging in the gravel-pit, they find a fairy! The Psammead is brown, furry, fat and shaped like a spider- as well as being very old, and very grumpy. But most importantly, the creature can grant wishes, and the children are soon having the most wonderful adventures...

An abridged reading by Lynda Bellingham of E. Nesbit's classic tale.

©2012 E. Nesbit (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Classics Literature & Fiction Fiction
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I loved the narrators voice. She captured the story well. Was hooked from the beggining.

Fantastic

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Performance was good. Sometimes a bit raspy voice. Kids are 12, 10 and 9 and all enjoyed the story.

Kids enjoyed

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old fashioned but ok. the author could have been much more creative with the wishes. I know it was supposed to teach you that wishes don't work- but their inept wishing just made me frustrated.

ok not great

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A real disappointment. Clearly why I've never bothered with this story before. I didn't miss anything!

Not the great E Nesbit quality I'm used to.

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Had a great time with this guy he is so bad and fat he must be fired

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