International Children's Book Day: Nostalgic Books That Will Take You Back To The 70s, 80s and 90s

No matter how many books you read throughout your childhood and adult life, there'll always be a few that stick out.

In celebration of International Children's Book Day, we've rounded up some of The Huffington Post UK's favourite children's books that'll take you on a trip down memory lane through the decades.

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The day is celebrated on Hans Christian Andersen's birthday on 2 April every year and aims to inspire a love of reading and bring children's books to the forefront.

You never know, it might even inspire you to pull out a few old books to read to your kids.

Have we missed any of the best books? Let us know in the comments below.

My Naughty Little Sister by Shirley Hughes (1959)

Egmont

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (1961)

HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1964)

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The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr (1968)

HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (1969)

Puffin; New Ed edition

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl (1970)

Puffin

Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr (197

HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks

Mr Men Collection by Roger Hargreaves (starting from 1971)

Egmont

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende (1979)

Puffin Books

Willy Visits The Square World by Derek Matthews and Jeffrey Archer (1980)

Reed Dump

The Nancy Drew Files by Edward Stratemeyer (starting 1980)

Pocket Books

Where's Spot? by Eric Hill (1983)

Puffin

Five Minutes' Peace Jill Murphy (1986)

Walker; 25th Anniversary edition edition

The Market Square Dog by James Herriot (1989)

St Martins Pr

The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen (1989)

Hodder Children's Books

Esio Trot by Roald Dahl (1990)

Puffin

I've Forgotten Edward by Susan Hill (1990)

Sainsbury/Walker Books

Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr Seuss (1994)

Random House

The Whales' Song by Dyan Sheldon (1996)

Red Fox

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