Based on the E. Nesbit novel, this magical story set in England at the turn of the century, finds nine-year-old Robert (Freddie Highmore) and his four siblings sent to live in a rattling old mansion in the country with their eccentric Uncle Albert (Kenneth Branagh), and other colorful characters. When the children are told never to go in the greenhouse - of course they do so instantly! There they discover a maze, leading them to a beach where they meet "It" a quirky sand fairy who can grant wishes (voiced by Eddie Izzard), a power the children call upon immediately!