A review by loverofeels
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit
3.0
it was lovely seeing the clear influence this had on jeanne birdsall's <i>the penderwicks</i>. a charming story at first, though i eventually found it a bit repetitive and the characters less well-distinguished than, say, those in <i>little women</i>. the interactions between the children and the lamb are very sweet, though.
for the purposes of deciding whether this should be given to children today: i didn't find that the entertainment value outweighed the prejudices demonstrated within the novel. a few of these show up through throw-away lines that could theoretically be cut or explained, but there is an entire chapter premised around indigenous people as violent and uncivilized.
for the purposes of deciding whether this should be given to children today: i didn't find that the entertainment value outweighed the prejudices demonstrated within the novel. a few of these show up through throw-away lines that could theoretically be cut or explained, but there is an entire chapter premised around indigenous people as violent and uncivilized.