I picked up this book for Sonia at a small book store in Rotorua, New Zealand. We needed something to read on our trip. The book was written over 100 years ago by a famous British author I had never heard of. The book was blurbed by Neil Gaiman and that sold it.
It's a story about a family of kids who meet a Sammy-add (sand fairy). The sand fairy will grant them one wish a day. Every time they make a wish, their lives go terribly awry. Every wish has negative and serious consequences. Each chapter is a new crazy adventure. I like kids' books that speak to their audience like they are capable thinkers.
Sonia thought it was an "adventurous book where you never knew what was going to happen next."
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