another few classical books I loved when I was a sprig,

This one Is called Not now Bernard, by David Mckee, Its abit of a dark and depressing story about a young boy that discovers a monster in his garden, Try's to inform his parents but they are too pre-occupied in their own business to even give Bernard the slightest bit of their time. The monster eats Bernards dinner, smashes his toys and eventually eats Bernard! even when the monster is in Bernards bed all tucked up with a glass of milk the parents are still oblivious to Bernards 'changed' appearance. Allthough it seems very sad, its actually not as bad as it seems, there are funny bits for instance when Bernard trys to tell either his mum or dad they reply 'NOT NOW BERNARD' which is repeated throughout the whole story.
I guess the book has a message that parents can easily get caught up in their own daily chores and overlook the needs of their children. However i loved this book when i was young and don't know anybody that doesn't like it. so read if you haven't allready.

Alice in Wonderland, A classic English Novel by Lewes Carrol.

Everybody knows the story, but i'll give a brief anyway, basically a girl called Alice falls down a rabbit hole into a giant fantasy wonderland 'hence the title' which is populated by strange but amusing creatures and beings. its a very charming book and film' now, however I find these beautiful illustrations the most lovely'est things to look at. I wish I was Alice. Illustrations by John Tenniel 'featured in the original book in 1865'