If you missed International Children’s Book day earlier in the month then this is your chance to make it up.

Ranging from the old to the new, this is a list of ten books that can change a child’s life for the better. They definitely changed mine.

Looking at the stories in these books again, I had almost forgotten how fun it was to escape into a child’s fictional world. Not that it’s only fun: psychologists and critics both think that books can really aid early brain development.

Click through the gallery above for the books that will delight your children.

Are there any books that moulded you as a child? Let us know in the comments below.

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