E. Nesbit

Magia y misterio, un anillo que vuelve invisible a su portador y mucha imaginación para resolver los enredos. "Me encantan las historias de E. Nesbit. Ella es genial y me identifico con lo que escrib

A groom promises to be at the church on time, even if he has to come back from the grave to do it.A man inherits a property where he discovers a portrait of a woman that will change his life forever.Two newlyweds find their dream country cottage, unaware of an ancient curse from the previous owners.A gripping, unsettling and utterly chilling collection of short stories from one of Britain''s best loved storytellers.

El dragón del mar de caramelo: la ofrenda de un rey al dragón hace que en Plurimiregia esté vacante siempre este puesto hasta que Billy acepta el trabajo. El dragón y la mantícora: aunque es rey, a Leonardo la lectura de un libro prohibido le traera mas de un susto. El dragon domesticado: domesticar un dragon no es suficiente, hay que ser astuto con un alcalde avaricioso. El dragon de fuego: si hay un dragon de por medio, hasta un porquero puede casarse con una princesa. El dragon morado: que en Rotundia las cosas sean al reves se debe a un giro de rotacion invertido; solo la hazaña para rescatar a la princesa del dragon trastoco el orden anterior. El dragon de hielo: no le conviene a un dragon del Polo Norte acercarse a una hoguera. La isla de los nueve remolinos: la astucia y el calculo pueden romper un encantamiento. Edmundo y el basilisco: no hay manera de que los mayores crean a los pequeños, aunque estos hayan salvado a toda una ciudad de un dragon. La invasion de dragones: solo con el cambio climatologico se puede acabar con una plaga de dragones. El ultimo dragon: nos hemos empeñado en que los dragones son terribles, cuando en realidad lo unico que necesitan es un poco de cariño.

When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother start exploring a gravel pit not far from their new countryside home, they make an unexpected and very curious discovery. The gravel pit is home to a Psammead, a sand fairy. This ugly creature has eyes like a snail, ears like a bat and the body of a spider, and is very grumpy indeed. He grants the children one wish every day, and though they are excited to have all their desires fulfilled, they soon realize that having one's wishes come true can have unexpected consequences...E. Nesbit's much loved children's tale has enchanted generations of readers, and has been adapted for the screen numerous times - most notably by the BBC in a hugely popular 1990s series. It remains one of the most cherished children's classics ever written, and an indispensable part of every young reader's library.

When Father goes away one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage. They soon come to love the railway near their cottage and all associated with it