There’s something about the smell of a new book that makes

me happy. After finishing one, I’m pretty geared up and excited to go through

the rest of the pile of books I’ve ordered but haven’t got enough time in the

day to read!

It’s no real surprise that books lend themselves to

motivate so many people as they’re used for so many things – to escape from

life, to learn from, for inspiration or for fun - like children’s books.

Because we know you love books as much as we do, we’ve

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All we would like you to do is for you to tell us what

your most inspirational book is and why (in no more than 100 words), responding below as a comment.

See? So simple! You have until January 4th and we’ll then choose our favourite

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Here’s a short list of a few of my favourite books and

why:

The Very

Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

This book never failed to amuse me as a child and if

you read it, hopefully you can see why too. Such a simple book based on the wee

little caterpillar’s lunch for the entire week. Glorious artwork and a cute

tale teaching us of the journey a caterpillar takes to become a butterfly.

Beautiful.

All My

Friends Are Superheroes by Andy Kauffman

Most probably the cutest and most heart-felt love

story you’ll ever read. The book isn’t long, but it goes through Tom’s struggle

to get The Perfectionist to see him once again, after The Hypnotist hypnotises

her at her wedding through jealousy. You meet all sorts of cool superheroes

with great powers you wish you had. Does Tom finally get The Perfectionist to

see him? You’ll have to read it to find out!

Tricks of

the Mind by Derren Brown

A must-read for fans of trickery/magic. If you don’t

know who Derren Brown is by now, you must have been sleeping under a rock for a

bit. His work has boggled the minds of many, including predicting the lottery

results live on telly. His book covers how to remember simple things to very

complex numbers, using a very simple system. His conversational style is funny

and charming, allowing you to see a different side to this wonderful performer.

The Complete

Works of Shakespeare

Nothing says ‘I’m a know-it-all’ like Shakespeare.

Although, I doubt I count in the know-it-all category. He has inspired more

people to write and be creative than any other writer in existence (probably).

His plays are re-done every year and he has an entire back catalogue to last

you a lifetime. I try and read one play a year, so I still have more to go back

to in the future.

Snow Crash by

Neal Stephenson

A book for geeks and nerds alike as you enter a world where the Mafia

controls pizza delivery, the United

States exists as a patchwork of

corporate-franchise city states, and you log on the Internet to get to the

Metaverse. Enter Hiro Protagonist; hacker, samurai swordsman and pizza-delivery

driver and Y.T.; a 15 year old skate-boarding hipster chick

that doesn’t take nonsense from anyone. They’re both out to stop the drug ‘Snow

Crash’ being spread. I love this book as it is fast-paced, teaches you history

and is actually quite funny.

Happy reading folks!

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