When Father has to go away for a time, the three children and their mother leave their London house and go to live in a small house in the country. They seek solace in the nearby railway station, making friends with Perks the porter and with the station master himself. But the mystery remains: where is their father and is he ever going to return?

When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient Sand-fairy. Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the children don't realize all the trouble wishes can cause.

Contains the texts of the best-loved children's stories of all time such as - The Secret Garden , The Railway Children , Black Beauty , The Wind in the Willows , Treasure Island , Just So Stories , and Peter Pan .

Edith Nesbit, best known as the author of The Railway Children and other children's classics, was also the mistress of the ghost story and tales of terror. In this collection, we encounter love that transcends the grave, reanimated corpses, vampiric vines, vengeful ghosts and other dark stories to make you feel fearful.

Part of the Collector's Library series, this book's Afterword is by the experienced book editor and well-known writer, Anna South. It features a brief biography of the author and a reading list.

Tells the adventure of 5 siblings sent to spend the summer with their uncle. One day, the children uncover a prehistoric Sand-fairy. The unusual Sand-fairy grants the children one wish a day, each lasting until sunset. Though wishes can come true, they are not always as pleasant as they might seem, which the children soon discover.

Presents two stories: The Reluctant Dragon , which is about a very lazy dragon who has to fight St George in order to continue living in peace, and The Book of Beasts , which is about a young king who accidentally lets a dragon loose in his kingdom. This book is suitable as a gift for any young boy or girl who enjoys bedtime reading.

When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. Each day, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis run down the field to the railway track and wave at the passing London train, sending their love to Father.

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Roberta, Peter and Phyllis live happily in London with their parents. Then, suddenly, their father goes away. The children and their mother move to a smaller house near a railway line. Exciting things happen, and they make new friends. But where is their father? When is he coming home?

When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the children don't realize all the trouble wishes can cause . . . A timeless classic with an introduction by Quentin Blake, award-winning illustrator and first-ever C

When their father's business fails, the six Bastable children decide to restore the family fortunes. But although they think of many ingenious ways to do so, their well meant efforts are either more fun than profitable, or lead to trouble...

E. Nesbit's classic story of how Gerald, Cathy and Jimmy find an enchanted garden and awake a princess from a hundred-year sleep, only to have her immediately made invisible by a magic ring. Her rescue is difficult, funny and sometimes frightening.

Six children decide that the only way to restore the fortunes of their family is to go out and do it themselves. They produce a series of madcap schemes and one after another try them out with varying degrees of success, most resulting in trouble rather than riches. But then one scheme begins to look more promising than the rest.

It's startling enough to have a phoenix hatch in your house, but even more startling when it talks and reveals that you have a magic carpet on the floor. The vain and ancient bird accompanies the children on a series of adventures through time and space. This book is a sequel to Five Children and It .

This sequel to Five Children and It sees the four children finding a carpet - and then being told by a phoenix that it is a magic carpet. It means a series of adventures. Anna Bentinck reads the tale, with music of the period.

When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient sand-fairy. Having a sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the children don't realize all of the trouble wishes can cause.

In this volume, Edith Nesbit sets out to make 11 of Shakespeare's plays more accessible to young children, without sacrificing the essential elements. Each are no longer than 10 pages and written in modern English to encourange children to discover for themselves the magic of Shakespeare.