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The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Nesbit)

1 review
E. Nesbit

Chronicle Books, 2006

why isn't this book more well-known?
This book, and the two others about the same children (The Would-be-goods and the New Treasure Seekers) are excellent. I read them for the first time as a grown-up, based on the fact that I read that it was a favorite of J K Rowling. And I can see why she likes it so well. The characters are very well written, you can feel you really know them, they are real, not just paper, two-dimensional ...

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

1 review
E. Nesbit

Dodo Press, 2007

Wonderful Book To Introduce Your Children to Shakespere
When searching for a child friendly book of stories based on William Shakespere's works I came across this little gem. The book is authored by Edith Nesbit, best known for her books "The Railway Children, Five Children and It and The Enchanted Castle." Edith has done a beautiful job of translating Shakespere's works into stories which will engage children in the classic works such as "A Midsummer ...

The Railway Children (Evergreen Classics)

30 reviews
E. Nesbit

Dover Publications, 2000

Read It!!!
This is not simply a children's book. It is an extremely touching story of three children whose father is suddenly taken away from them and how they cope with the changed circumstances, how they adjust to "play at being poor" as their mother says. It is a book that is bound to enthrall you.

The Enchanted Castle (Puffin Classics)

29 reviews
E. Nesbit

Puffin, 1995

This children's classic enchanted me ... Brilliant!
I've always been enraptured by children's books with magic in them, especially when the author writes about ordinary children, weaving magic into the plot with such ease that it's entirely believable. I found this book in a collection of my granddaughter's childhood books, was out of reading material, so picked it up just for a quick glance. Well, that "quick glance" turned into several hours ...

The Phoenix and the Carpet (Puffin Classics)

10 reviews
E. Nesbit

Puffin, 1996

Puffin classics are LOVE
I love Puffin classics! Complete and unabridged, they bring stories to life for children with lovely covers and readable text, and at $3.99-$5.99 are a great deal! I'm collecting all of them. :-)

Five Children and It (Puffin Classics - the Essential Collection)

28 reviews
E. Nesbit

Puffin, 1996

A Fan Of Magical Adventures
Five Children and It While their mother is away, caring for their ailing grandmother, Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane find a sand fairy, called a Psamead. He hadn't been uncovered since the days of the dionsours, and had no idea about modern children, and their wishes. The sand fairy, the childern call `It', says he will grant the children's wishes. The already peculiar looking fairy, ...

The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Complete and Unabridged (Puffin Classics)

14 reviews
E. Nesbit

Puffin, 1996

A GREAT BOOK -- and a comment on the references
I find it odd that a book should be faulted because a reader doesn't understand all the references. For me as a child, puzzling out what phrases like "Let dogs delight" meant was fun -- even when I never did figure it out, or didn't figure it out until years later when I came upon the source. That was fun, too: to be reading something else or traveling in England and suddenly get the reference -- ...

The Story of the Amulet (Puffin Classics)

7 reviews
E. Nesbit

Puffin, 1996

An excellent book!
This book is one really fun and exciting adventure. E. Nesbit is one of the best children's authors ever. I suggest that anyone interested start with Five Children and It, which is even better. I would recommend this book to anyone!

The Railway Children (Nesbit)
E. Nesbit

Chronicle Books, 2005

Nearly a hundred years after its original publication, The Railway Children is still one of E. Nesbit's most beloved and delightful stories. Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis were very happy living in a comfortable house surrounded by a cook and servants and two loving parents, until one evening when there was a knock at the door and their father was mysteriously taken away by two men. Suddenly alone, their mother moves the family to a small cottage ...

The House of Arden (New York Review Children's Collection)

4 reviews
E. Nesbit

NYR Children's Collection, 2006

Phantastic Literature of the best kind - to be reread again
Two 10-year-olds are the last survivors of a long line of english aristocrats.The family castle lies in ruins, but the children are determined to restore it to its former glory with the help of the long-lost family treasure. The task seems daunting, but they soon discover there's some intricate, powerful magic in the family crest.. Subsequently the treasure hunt hurtles along at breathtaking ...

The Power of Darkness (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)

1 review
E. Nesbit

Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2006

Some good chilling tales...
I was truly impressed with this collection of tales. Nesbit is a gifted storyteller and her tales are subtle, not simple, packing a 'chilling' punch. Again, I was truly impressed. The majority of the tales take place in England and have some elements of Poe, some of M.R. James. Nesbit goes back and forth between male and female narrators and the third-person perspective. To some extent, the ...

Jack and the Beanstalk
E. Nesbit

Walker Books Ltd, 2006

Jack's turn of fortune signals an exciting new direction for Matt Tavares, whose stunning full-color artwork enlivens this classic gift edition. Jack can't seem to do anything useful for his poor mother. He can't even conduct an errand as simple as selling the cow; instead, he trades the beast for a handful of beans. But then, amazingly, those very beans sprout into a towering stalk, elevating Jack to a strange land ruled by a greedy giant. ...

Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers
E. Nesbit

Dover Publications, 2006

12 of the Bard's most famous plays, delightfully adapted for young readers, are filled with stories about kings, queens, ghosts, and witches. Brimming with tragedy, humor, and moral lessons, and told with wit and grace, the tales include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, As You Like It, and 7 others.

Five Children and It (Puffin Classics)
E. Nesbit

Puffin, 2008

The last thing Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother expect to find while digging in the sand is a Psammead?an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the fivesome doesn?t realize all of the trouble that wishes can cause.

The Magic World (Puffin Classics)

8 reviews
E. Nesbit

Puffin, 1996

Valuable Stories
This is a great book. I bought it when I was about to go on a trip, and I couldn't read it until I got on the plane. I allowed myself to read one story. The story was "The White Cat". Now, this was a great story, with a great charector. The white cat enchanted me, especialy because my grandmother had a white china cat. It was all I could do to wait until the plane to read the rest, but I did. The ...

The Best of Shakespeare: Retellings of Classic Plays (The Iona and Peter Opie Library of Children's ...

3 reviews
E. Nesbit

Oxford University Press, USA, 1999

Children will now understand Shakepeare!
Edith Nesbit is a wonderful writer, who keeps the integrity of the Shakespeare plays, and makes them understandable to young readers. I read these stories to my boys, who love to hear all the tales of sword fights, king and queens, difficult lives, funny situations, and times of long ago. For me, it has been a great overview of famous Shakespeare plays that seem to complicated to read through in ...

Harding's Luck (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

7 reviews
E. Nesbit

Dodo Press, 2008

Dickens would be proud
Many of Edith Nesbit's books are not so much novels as they are sequences of shorter stories (perhaps they were published, or meant to be read, serially?) Harding's Luck and its companion, The House of Arden, have far more complex and interwoven plots. The events in the lighter House of Arden form only a part Harding's Luck, as Dickie is a much fuller character than Edred and Elfrida. They ...

The Wouldbegoods

1 review
E. Nesbit

Echo Library, 2006

Don't judge this book by its title! Excellent book!
I thought this title sounded really stupid. But I enjoyed the previous book in the series (The Story of the Treasure Seekers) so much that I decided to read this one. And I'm really glad I did. I enjoyed it MORE than the first one. What's so great about this series is the characters. They are so real, so well-written. The situations they get into are highly amusing, but it's the way the ...

7 Books in 1: The Railway Children, Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the ...

9 reviews
E Nesbit

Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax Ltd, 2004

Buy the hardback, makes a good gift
I saw that people on here were moaning about the paperback, so I looked at book books in 'search inside the book' and got the hardback. Glad I did as the recipient really enjoyed it!

The Wouldbegoods (Puffin Classics - the Essential Collection)

5 reviews
E. Nesbit

Puffin, 1996

It is the foundation of the pyramid that is my soul!
I wish Oswald were real, I honestly do. He's the greatest, so utterly pompous yet compassionate and humane, so three-dimensional, so all-knowing, yet so childishly naive. The Wouldbegoods is hilarious and quite informative. I learned a great deal about British vocabulary--"ripping" is now my most-loved word.

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