Author: Nesbit, E., Millar, H. R. Interest age: from c 9 yearsPublished on 3 May 2012 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Puffin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Puffin Classics' series.Paperback | 320 pages, black and white line drawings177 x 130 x 24 | 208g Puffin Classics bring together the very best children's stories for a whole new generation. In this sequel to FIVE CHILDREN AND IT, the magical adventures of siblings Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother continue. 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 which, magic being what it is, rarely turn out as they were meant . . .Introduced by award-winning fantasy writer, Robin McKinley.
