It would seem that adventures just aren't always what they are cracked up to be. Each chapter contains a separate adventure which usually begins to fall apart in some form or fashion, always leaving the children grateful for their "normal" and "boring" life without magic. In The Phoenix and the Carpet we travel along with the four children as they ask the carpet to take them hither, thither and yon. Not only are the children amazed by a golden bird in their midst, but they are also quite happy to discover that this newly purchased carpet has certain magical properties it can take them anywhere they wish to go and fulfill wishes. The egg ends up being knocked into the fire and, as a result, a phoenix is born. The children's father grants permission for them to keep the egg which begins the adventure. They try to return the egg to the shop owner, believing it to be his, but are unsuccessful at doing so. In The Phoenix and the Carpet we find ourselves again spending time with Robert, Anthea, Cyril, Jane, and their baby brother, "Lamb." This time their parents have purchased a new carpet for the nursery which, once rolled out, reveals an egg.
It took us awhile to get to book two in the series but it was well worth the wait. This is not something I mind, because I tend to read them books which I like as well! We recently finished reading The Phoenix and the Carpet which is the sequel to The Five Children and It (linked to my review of 2013). The books I seem to be getting through the quickest these days are the ones which I'm reading aloud to the kids. Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge (74).
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