This is a magical book. When I was a kid there was No Book that captured my imagination like this one. Christopher Chant can visit other worlds while he sleeps and brings home fantastic gifts from the other worlds like toys and jewelry. I really like the magic in the Chrestomanci world and the descriptions of the castle and the Anywheres are rich but act like a framework not a tapestry for a reader to imagine in. I have read this book so many times that this time around I really don't have much to say, just a warm feeling of love for such a good book.