A fairly standard Nesbit-inspired (the author acknowledges this) fantasy adventure – a family of children holiday by a magical lake, have very mildly perilous and/or humorous adventures, emerge unscathed and, evidently, none the wiser. ( )

Edward Eager as a wonderful writing style, if you like E. Nesbit you'll like him. His characters are real and so are his scenes. I can't remember much of the story to this (which is why I need to re-read it) but like all of his books, it's well worth your time and effort! ( )