Why do some children’s books stand the test of time? And which classic tales will you be sharing with younger generations – or re-reading yourself? Gabriel Stone finds out

The Phoenix and the Carpet by Edith Nesbit. 'It looked at the page which Robert, kneeling down, spread out in the fender'. Illustration by Harold Robert Millar, 1903. EN: English author and poet, 15 August 1858 - 4 May 1924. HRM: British artist, 1891-1935. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
Gabriel Stone celebrates the best children’s books, that can be read again and again, from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to …Continue reading »