Nothing holds a place in our memory quite like the books we read when we were kids. There is something in the words, the turning of the pages at such a formative age that gives these books an enduring nostalgia that lasts all the way to adulthood. Can you remember: light dappled and golden, air warm and humid, falling asleep with a book perched on your chest, and waking to curtains blowing in the wind?
While we can’t bring you back to an age when you didn’t have a mortgage and had no idea what income tax was, we can bottle the feeling. Here are 5 dreamy children’s books that will make you feel like a kid again!