We chose to read Five Children and It because we enjoyed The Railway Children, also written by Edith Nesbit, so much. This book is about a family of five children, Robert, Anthea, Jane, Cyril, and Baby, who find a sand fairy (called a Psammead). The sand fairy grants them one wish per day, which the children are super-excited about, but always leads to more trouble than any of them would have ever imagined. In the end, the children learn to be thankful for one another and what they have and no longer wish for anything more, especially the trouble that accompanies the wishes! We did enjoy reading this book, although I think if you are going to choose one book by Edith Nesbit to read, I'd go with The Railway Children first.
Rascal is a book about a boy who finds and adopts a wild raccoon to be his pet. As you may imagine, a wild raccoon's mannerisms are very unusual and unexpected, especially to civilized folk. After one year, the boys gives the raccoon the opportunity to return to the wild. Some parts of this book were incredibly humorous, while others were somewhat long and drawn-out. I definitely would choose to read the Lad books over Rascal unless someone really has a particular interest in a raccoon.
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