My favourite childhood book is Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. I still have my original copy of it on a bookshelf at home, with its slightly scuffed and worn cover, and my name scrawled in pen on the inside. I also have a new edition that my wife gave me a few years ago, still inside its wrapping. My childhood copy has wonderful illustrations, on really smooth and glossy paper, which makes it feel somewhat luxurious. I remember taking it with me every time my family holidayed in Cornwall; I would re-read it every summer. I loved the adventure, and would sometimes … Continue reading My Favourite Childhood Book for World Book Day