The books we love as children are tied to some of our most important memories as adults. Which ones do you remember fondly?
Recently, while whiling away a Sunday afternoon in our local bookstore, my partner suddenly gasped, and ran over to present me with a copy of the picture book Burglar Bill by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, eyes bright, thrilled to have uncovered a childhood favourite long since forgotten.
Having worked as a bookseller for over a decade, this sort of discovery was not unfamiliar to me. Picture books from our childhoods are often strongly linked to a distinct place and time in our lives, to memories that lie dormant only to be reawakened when we once again lay eyes on those intimately familiar illustrations. Many Australian classics such as Mem Fox’s Possum Magic, Marcia Vaughan’s Wombat Stew and Graeme Base’s beloved Animalia have been in print for over 30 years and can still be found in homes across the country, shared across generations of the same family.
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