Could you talk about your favourite books?
I used to read a lot – Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl etc. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl taught me about the adventure and fun that existed in reading. With the authors that are there for children today, there are new worlds for children to explore. I love picture books, which are profound and relevant for adults.
Could you talk about your favourite picture book?
Gruffalo is my favourite. It is a popular book. Most people know about this book. Why I like the book is that it is a profound standpoint on how our fears are. We see little bits of the bigger picture. It is about turning our fears around. I think the storytelling in the book is interesting. The mouse is fed with looking at fears in the beginning. The more it decides to overcome the fear, that is what happens. The book teaches about how you can face fear head on. To realise that ‘I was scared at nothing’ keeps coming back to my own life. Gruffalo is an adventure story of profound meaning.
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