Culture Street asked me to write about five books that influenced me, including one from childhood. This was a fantastic exercise as it made me really think hard about which books – among many many – had some sort of influence that I could trace. I had 100 words limit to spend on each, they chose the book jackets and put together the bio, and here’s the result:
These would be the covers I’d choose, just FYI:
So, three out of five aint bad.
SERAGLIO 
A great collection Jenny! Making me think about what would be in my top five… (certainly the childhood book would be Milly Molly Mandy – the map! I still love it…).
Thanks Kate. Yes, Milly Molly Mandy and the map of the village. I think I said somewhere else I could have filled the five slots just with books from childhood. One of the best things of being a parent was revisiting those books; and am looking forward to (hopefully) grand-parenting for the same reason!