Water-Babies

According to Wikipedia: "The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children''s novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862–1863 as a serial for Macmillan''s Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular in England during its day, and was a mainstay of British children''s literature for many decades."