Five Children and It
First edition | |
| Author | Edith Nesbit |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | H. R. Millar |
| Language | English |
| Series | Five Children (a.k.a. Psammead) series |
| Genre | Children's literature Fantasy |
| Publisher | T. Fisher Unwin |
Publication date | 1902 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 4378896 |
| Followed by | The Phoenix and the Carpet |
| Text | Five Children and It... at Wikisource |
Five Children and It is a fantasy children's novel by English author E. Nesbit. It was originally published in 1902 in the Strand Magazine under the general title The Psammead, or the Gifts, with a segment appearing each month from April to December. The stories were then expanded into a novel which was published the same year. It is the first volume of a trilogy that includes The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904) and The Story of the Amulet (1906). The book has never been out of print since its initial publication.