Five Children and It Series
A trilogy that tells the adventures of five children: Cyril, Anthea, Rober, Jane and the Lamb with magic.
- Five Children and It (1902)
- The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904)
- The Story of the Amulet (1906)
Books in the Five Children and It series:
Five Children and It (1902)
Five children on holiday discover a sand fairy in a local quarry -- and it grants their wishes, with sometimes surprising results. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
Et al
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904)
The five children who discovered It find a Phoenix’ egg rolled up in a magic carpet and hatch it in the nursery fireplace. Read online at gutenberg.org.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904)
The five children who discovered ‘It’ find a Phoenix’ egg rolled up in a magic carpet and hatch it in the nursery fireplace.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
The Story of the Amulet (1906)
The five children re-encounter the Psammead—the “It” in Five Children and It. As it no longer grants wishes to the children, however, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children’s other discovery, the Amulet. Read online at Gutenberg.org.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
The Five Children (1930)
An omnibus edition of Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Story of the Amulet.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
Et al
Five Children and It (1948)
Five children on holiday discover a sand fairy in a local quarry -- and it grants their wishes, with sometimes surprising results.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
J. S. Goodall
The Story of the Amulet (1949)
The five children re-encounter the Psammead—the “It” in Five Children and It. As it no longer grants wishes to the children, however, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children’s other discovery, the Amulet.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
J. S. Goodall
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1956)
The five children who discovered ‘It’ find a Phoenix’ egg rolled up in a magic carpet and hatch it in the nursery fireplace.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1960)
The five children who discovered ‘It’ find a Phoenix’ egg rolled up in a magic carpet and hatch it in the nursery fireplace.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
J. S. Goodall
The Story of the Amulet (1960)
The five children re-encounter the Psammead—the “It” in Five Children and It. As it no longer grants wishes to the children, however, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children’s other discovery, the Amulet.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
Five Children and It (1963)
Five children on holiday discover a sand fairy in a local quarry -- and it grants their wishes, with sometimes surprising results.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
The Adventures of the Five Children (1994)
An omnibus edition containing Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, and The Story of the Amulet.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
Five Children and It (1999)
Five children on holiday discover a sand fairy in a local quarry -- and it grants their wishes, with sometimes surprising results.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Paul O. Zelinsky