There were fantasy writers before Edith Nesbit but she is the one that brought the magical and the mundane together in a moment of nuclear fusion. 'If Britain is to children's fantasy as Brazil is to football, then Edith Nesbit is our Pele - endlessly surprising and inventive. 'My all-time favourite classic children's author' Jacqueline Wilson 'The cheerful, child-centred anarchy of FIVE CHILDREN AND IT is still my inspiration and delight' Kate Saunders, Guardian Guiding them throughout their adventures - though he's often more a hindrance than a help - is their new friend, the phoenix. If that weren't enough of a surprise, it tells them that their carpet is magic: it will take them to any place that they wish to visit - over their dusty London streets to the French coast, to tropical islands and an Indian bazaar. But when the egg accidentally drops into the fire, a strange thing happens: out hatches a phoenix, resplendent in golden feathers - and very vain. A lovely glowing yellow, they place it on the mantelpiece to brighten up the room. When a stone egg rolls out of the old rug that has been bought for the nursery, the children think nothing of it. Next moment there was a soft cracking sound the egg burst in two, and out of it came a flame-coloured bird.' 'For the egg was now red-hot, and inside it something was moving. THIS IS THE SECOND BOOK IN THE PSAMMEAD TRILOGY, FOLLOWING FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
'I love her books - particularly the FIVE CHILDREN AND IT sequence' - Neil Gaiman Rowling, Jacqueline Wilson, Kate Saunders and Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Lewis and Arthur Ransom - her modern admirers include Neil Gaiman, J. One of the most influential children's writers who ever lived, E.
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