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The five children find a cantankerous sand fairy, a psammead , in a gravel pit. Every day It will grant each of them a wish that lasts until sunset, often with disastrous consequences. Never out of print since 1902. The Introduction to this edition examines Nesbits life and her reading, showing the change in childrens literature from Victorian times. Paperback , 237 pages Published December 1st 1996 by Puffin (first published 1902)
The five children find a cantankerous sand fairy, a psammead , in a gravel pit. Every day It will grant each of them a wish that lasts until sunset, often with disastrous consequences. Never out of print since 1902. The Introduction to this edition examines Nesbits life and her reading, showing the change in childrens literature from Victorian times. Paperback , 237 pages Published December 1st 1996 by Puffin (first published 1902)