


Published in 1972, Watership Down was rejected seven times before finally being accepted for publication, and soon became a much loved children’s classic. While I knew of Richard Adam’s best known story, it wasn’t one I was over familiar with.

Coming to Watership Down however, was a different story. From Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree, to The Chronicles of Narnia and some of Roald Dahls’ best loved books, revisiting them as I worked my way through the list of a hundred books has offered a wonderful sense of nostalgia. A number of children’s favourites feature on the BBC Big Read – many of which I enjoyed as a child.
