Truth be told, I need to get better at sitting down with a book. The problem is that my brain is constantly darting around the place. And my fingers are used to replying to WhatsApp messages rather than leafing through pages. But I do love words and stories. And I do love books (when I get around to reading them).

In short: books are my escapism and my chance to dive head first into another world. Which is why I reject book shop categories when it comes to texts you’re ‘supposed to have read at a certain age’. I always go back to children’s literature as I find it comforting.

Here are my three so-called ‘children’s books’ that I think should be revisited or read for the first time by all – regardless of age.

3 brilliant children’s books you should revisit in 2018