Five Children and It

<b>From A to Z the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische</b> <p/>It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley the series features unique cover art by Hische a superstar in the world of type design and illustration whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film <i>Moonrise Kingdom</i> to Penguin's own bestsellers <i>Committed </i>and <i>Rules of Civility</i>. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog the Penguin Drop Caps series debuted with an 'A' for Jane Austen's <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> a 'B' for Charlotte Brönte's <i>Jane Eyre</i> and a 'C' for Willa Cather's <i>My Ántonia</i>. It continues with more perennial classics perfect to give as elegant gifts or to showcase on your own shelves. <p/><b>N is for Nesbit</b>. While exploring the environs of their summer home five brothers and sisters find a Psammead or Sand-fairy in a nearby gravel pit: Its eyes were on long horns like a snail's eyes and it could move them in and out like telescopes; it had ears like a bat's ears and its tubby body was shaped like a spider's and covered with thick soft fur; its legs and arms were furry too and it had hands and feet like a monkey's. The Psammead is magical and every day the ancient and irritable creature grants each of them a wish that lasts until sunset. Soon they find their wishes never seem to turn out right and often have unexpected--and humorous--consequences. And when an accidental wish goes terribly wrong the children learn that magic like life can be as complicated as it is exciting. <i>Five Children and It</i> continues to be one of our most enduring stories as fantastical and as it is true to the wonders of childhood.<br>