As a kid, I already loved books. My parents read me fairy tales when I was little; all the classics by Perault, Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, but also more obscure ones. I remember tales about wingless fairies and the inhabitants of a sandcastle on the beach. Later, when I could read by myself, I moved on to historical fiction, adventure stories and fantasy. I loved them all, like a good bookworm. This list is a mixture of the classics I loved as a kid and some new books that I wish had been around back then.