WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN’S FICTION PRIZE
‘Magnificent.’ -The Times
‘Outstanding.’ – Independent
‘Deeply moving.’ – Guardian
‘Simply brilliant.’ – Daily Mail
‘One of the best books of the year.’ – Sunday Express
Cyril is off to fight, Anthea is at art college, Robert is a Cambridge scholar and Jane is at high school. The Lamb is the grown up age of 11, and he has a little sister, Edith, in tow. The sand fairy has become a creature of stories … until he suddenly reappears. The siblings are pleased to have something to take their minds off the war, but this time the Psammead is here for a reason, and his magic might have a more serious purpose.
Before this last adventure ends, all will be changed, and the two younger children will have seen the Great War from every possible viewpoint – factory-workers, soldiers and sailors, nurses and the people left at home, and the war’s impact will be felt right at the heart of their family.
An epic, heart-wrenching follow-on from E. Nesbit’s Five Children and It stories.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 03/03/2026
