' Endlessly surprising & inventive She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had' Frank Cottrell-Boyce' Nesbit belongs with those writers of children's books who are successful because of their skills as storytellers Indeed she was one of the first She speaks to the reader & it's almost as though you can hear her voice' Quentin Blake No matter how hard the Bastable children try to be good they almost always fail spectacularly Whether making a disastrous Christmas pudding for charity spending a dark night in an empty windmill or fortune-telling at a fete the Bastables cannot help getting into all sorts of mischief Edith Nesbit was one of the most influential children's writers ever to have lived & her timeless books include The Railway Children & Five Children & It A collection that will be coveted by children & adults alike this list is the best in children's literature curated by Virago These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured & shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list
Includes:: Nina Bawden (Carrie's War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) L M Montgomery (The Anne of Green Gables series) & Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children's Classics