On an island in an indigo sea? In a fine turreted castle? Deep in the dark green woods? Wherever your childish imagination found its feet is bound to be a magical place... but it’s never too late to pop back for a visit.
Reading to your children is well known to be good for them in so many many many ways — and it’s just as good for you too. A proven boost to your concentration, empathy, emotionality, happiness... or even just a few minutes peaceful escape. Who couldn’t do with a little uptick on those scores?
Here’s a selection of books you maybe already know. Glorious imagination guaranteed with every one.
- Take tea with that bear of very little brain, Winnie-the-Pooh.
- Learn how a rabbit lost his waistcost in Beatrix Potter’s extraordinary illustrated stories.
- Fly through the night sky with Peter Pan.
- Hallucinate most marvellously in Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland.
- Mess around in boats with The Wind In The Willows.
- Set off to see The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz.
- Buckle your swash and sail for Treasure Island.
- Lose yourself in The Jungle Book.
- Be kind to the little match girl in Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales.
- Step through the wardrobe into C. S. Lewis’ Narnia Chronicles.