I was having trouble coming up with a N author, so I ran upstairs to our library and started looking around our shelves. After ten minutes or so, I found our books by E. Nesbit.

The Enchanted Castle

Gerald, Kathleen and James discover a castle while they’re exploring during their holiday. In the gardens they find a sleeping princess. When woken up, she shows them the treasures of the castle, including an invisibility ring. When she tries the ring on and it actually turns her invisible, she panics and tells them that she’s just Mabel, the housekeeper’s niece. The children have to figure out how to get Mabel visible again, taking care of her while doing so.

Talk about difficult! Because Mabel is invisible the children have to be careful what they do with her. The maids start screaming if they see Mabel eat, because all they see is food disappearing into thin air. And she can’t sleep in one of the beds, because then there’s a body that no one can see.

I loved the way the children have to solve the problem and keep Mabel hidden the whole time! I can’t imagine trying to keep a human hidden for as long as they did!

I’ve also read Five Children and It, and enjoyed that one too. 🙂

Have you read any of these? What did you think of them?

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