This one certainly delivered.' The Gizmo by Paul Jennings. 'There's so many others I loved as well, I always had my nose in a book! Every book was a way to escape my reality and live somewhere else for a while. I even put the book in my school time capsule.' Flowers in the Attic by V. Nobody got it, but that book (and film) did. I felt so attached to the concept of being different and seeing things differently.

It was incredibly sad, but it felt like such an escape. There's so much nostalgia attached to it for me and those comics under my bed remain some of my most prized possessions.'īridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. I would read these comics over and over (and sometimes still do), and loved the characters, the humour and the colour on the pages.

'Under my bed I have more than 50 Archie Comics in boxes. I am 68 now, I loved these stories so much when I was in primary school, they inspired a lifelong love of reading.' Archie Comics by Archie Comic Publications, Inc. 'Without a moment's hesitation, Heidi, followed Heidi Grows Up and Heidi's Children. A magical grandma and a missing sister – I just thought it was beautiful storytelling and I can still picture the cover of my very dogged-eared copy from the early '90s!' Heidi by Johanna Spyri. 'I loved Koala Lou – I couldn't tell you why! I just remember my mum and dad reading it to me, and I can still hear them reading the classic line, 'Koala Lou – I DO love you!' It's about a little koala who goes in a running race to be noticed by her busy parents and oh my god I am tearing up (clearly bringing up some issues lol).' The Snow Spider by Jenny Nimmo. The story takes you places.' Koala Lou by Mem Fox. The story jumps everywhere and it can be nonsensical, but that's the joy in it. ' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, hands down! This classic was written in such a simple and silly way – I enjoyed it as both a child and now as an adult. It always worked better than counting sheep.' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. From then on, whenever I couldn't sleep at night, I remember reciting the book in my head. I would read it over and over again, and I remember feeling very proud one day when I realised I committed it to memory. Henry and Amy: Right-Way-Round and Upside Down by Stephen Michael King.

Carolyn keene