The Psammead: or, the Gifts

This trilogy of the Psammead children was written by Edith Nesbit, English author and poet who published her books for children (over 60) under the name of E. Nesbit. C. S. Lewis was influenced by her in writing the Narnia series.She created an innovative body of work that combined realistic, contemporary children in real-world settings with magical objects – what would now be classed as contemporary fantasy – and adventures and sometimes travel to fantastic worlds.It Children and It-The Phoenix and The Carpet-The Story of The Amulet