About this book
When five children move to a country house, they unearth an ancient, grumpy Psammead—a sand-fairy who can grant one wish per day. But every magical request, from boundless wealth to wings, brings unforeseen comic consequences that vanish only at sunset. Through wishes for beauty, castles, giants, and grown-up babies, the siblings learn that magic is far more complicated than they imagined, navigating Edwardian society, hungry servants, and their own careless words in a series of escalating adventures that threaten to upend their family forever.
