New Treasure Seekers: E. Nesbit (The Bastable Series)

ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WRITERS TO HAVE EVER LIVED 'Endlessly surprising and inventive' FRANK COTTRELL-BOYCE'My all-time favourite classic children's author' JACQUELINE WILSON 'She speaks to the reader, and it's almost as though you can hear her voice' QUENTIN BLAKE No matter how hard the Bastable children try to be good, they almost always fail spectacularly.Whether making a disastrous Christmas pudding for charity, spending a dark night in an empty windmill or fortune-telling at a fete, the Bastable children cannot help getting into all sorts of mischief. A collection that will be coveted by children and adults alike, this list is the best in children's literature, curated by Virago.These are timeless tales with beautiful covers, that will be treasured and shared across the generations.Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you, but there are stories for everyone to love, whatever your age.Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie's War, The Peppermint Pig), Rumer God