Four Children and It
(8 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Puffin Books
Bookworm Rosalind and her younger brother Robbie aren’t enjoying the summer holidays, cooped up in their Dad’s new house with their annoying stepsister Smash. Luckily there’s adorable Maudie, their little half-sister, to play with – and Rosalind can always escape into one of her beloved books, like Five Children and It by E. Nesbit. But when the family head off on a picnic to nearby Oxshott Woods, something extraordinary happens: just like the children in Rosalind’s book, they discover a strange creature called the Psammead who has the power to make their wishes come true.
Jacqueline Wilson pays tribute to her ‘all-time favourite classic children’s author’ E. Nesbit in this contemporary reimagining of Five Children and It. Although this is very much an archetypal Jacqueline Wilson story about the complexities and challenges of modern family life, it also remains true to the spirit of the original: the children’s wishes tend to go a bit wrong, but there’s plenty of fun and magic along the way before the story reaches its satisfyingly happy ending.
Wilson does a convincing job of recreating the Psammead, and Nesbit’s original ‘five children’ even make a cameo appearance, but even for readers who are not familiar with Five Children and It, this is a lively and engaging family adventure.
Four Children and It will be published on 16 August.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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Martha, 13 May 2020
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I loved this book! As Jacqueline Wilson said, it is the modern day version of Five Children and It. The main characters of Five Children and It were even in a chapter!
Bella05, 30 December 2015
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It was really fun and a great read.
Unicorn, 07 December 2015
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Four Children and IT! Love this book! At the very end of the book, where it tells you about Jacqueline Wilson, it says her inspiration was from Nesbit, an author. She copied her book, but twisted it aroud, so it was made her own!! This book is full of excitement, and is very funny!!
Cherryblossom13, 24 July 2015
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I liked the part when rosalind got stuck in the past and finding out she had to go to a work house.I also loved the part where the four children become rich and famous and finding there way back to dads house. The chapters were really long and fun to read.It is the first jacqueline wilson book i've read .It has made me want to read more books that she has written.I didn't really dislike anything about four children and it.
veronica, age 8, 03 June 2013
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It was the best Jacqueline Wilson book I ever read, in fact it's the best book I have ever read in all my life. In all my life I have never read a book as good as this so try reading it because it's amazing.
SOPHIE, 13 January 2013
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wow i brout it because the tittel was out standing and when iread it wow i was very proud i broute it becaus eit was brilant and when i go on a trip with school and i stay there over night i will read it to get me to sleep evrn when i am 50 years old ill still read jacqueline wilson all the time
chloe, 26 December 2012
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I thought it was a GREAT book!
Ellie, 31 July 2012
Omg 😆 I loved this book 📖. It’s an enchanting story based on five children 👶 and it by e.nesbit.