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The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
The plot: A group of wholesome children stumble across an enchanted tree, home to a host of unusual characters and a ladder to ever changing worlds.
The feast: Honey flavoured pop biscuits that explode in your mouth, google buns full of sherbet that make your mouth froth and toffee shocks that get bigger and bigger the harder you suck.
What you'll need: A vivid imagination, an adventurous spirit and a big old tree you can clamber around inside.
Who to invite: If you know anyone with a moon for a face then they'd be a good bet as would the hard of hearing, old washer women and hoards of eager children.
The feast: Honey flavoured pop biscuits that explode in your mouth, google buns full of sherbet that make your mouth froth and toffee shocks that get bigger and bigger the harder you suck.
What you'll need: A vivid imagination, an adventurous spirit and a big old tree you can clamber around inside.
Who to invite: If you know anyone with a moon for a face then they'd be a good bet as would the hard of hearing, old washer women and hoards of eager children.
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brien
The plot: The first in a historic series of books telling the story of heroic captain, Jack Aubrey, and his maritime voyages throughout the Napoleonic wars.
The feast: Biscuits with weevils, freshly killed goats, plenty of limes and a good pint of grog.
What you'll need: A noble heart, lots of vitamin C, a penchant for port and a thirst for strong rum.
Who to invite: Old sea dogs, courageous captains, people who like dining at sea. But not one for fussy eaters.
The feast: Biscuits with weevils, freshly killed goats, plenty of limes and a good pint of grog.
What you'll need: A noble heart, lots of vitamin C, a penchant for port and a thirst for strong rum.
Who to invite: Old sea dogs, courageous captains, people who like dining at sea. But not one for fussy eaters.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling
The plot: Downtrodden orphan, Harry Potter, discovers he's a wizard on his 11th birthday then gets whisked off to wizard school to fight evil and learn some spells.
The feast: Chocolate frogs, pumpkin pasties, liquorice wands and Bertie Blott's every flavour beans, all washed down with a pint of butterbeer.
What you'll need: A big old castle, some spirited kids, self-clearing tables and big dose of magic.
Who to invite: Wizards, obviously, along with giants and elves. Anyone open to edible surprises but strictly no muggles.
The feast: Chocolate frogs, pumpkin pasties, liquorice wands and Bertie Blott's every flavour beans, all washed down with a pint of butterbeer.
What you'll need: A big old castle, some spirited kids, self-clearing tables and big dose of magic.
Who to invite: Wizards, obviously, along with giants and elves. Anyone open to edible surprises but strictly no muggles.
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The plot: A lonely mole gets tired of spring cleaning and heads to the river bank in search of adventure.
The feast: A picnic fit for a king, including: 'coldtonguecoldhamcoldbeefpickledgherkinssaladfrench
rollscressandwidgespottedmeatgingerbeerlemonade
sodawater'. Phew.
What you'll need: A big basket, a slowly winding river, the sun in the sky and some amiable chums.
Who to invite: Rats, moles, badgers and toads are a given though anyone who appreciates a good English spread is sure to appreciate an invite.
The feast: A picnic fit for a king, including: 'coldtonguecoldhamcoldbeefpickledgherkinssaladfrench
rollscressandwidgespottedmeatgingerbeerlemonade
sodawater'. Phew.
What you'll need: A big basket, a slowly winding river, the sun in the sky and some amiable chums.
Who to invite: Rats, moles, badgers and toads are a given though anyone who appreciates a good English spread is sure to appreciate an invite.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The plot: A newborn caterpillar goes on the mother of all binge fests.
The feast: One apple, two pears, three plums, four strawberries, five oranges, one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, one slice of watermelon and a nice green leaf.
What you'll need: A crate-load of party food, trousers with an elasticated waistband, a bucket, a dark space to recover.
Who to invite: No-one - this is all about going solo.
The feast: One apple, two pears, three plums, four strawberries, five oranges, one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, one slice of watermelon and a nice green leaf.
What you'll need: A crate-load of party food, trousers with an elasticated waistband, a bucket, a dark space to recover.
Who to invite: No-one - this is all about going solo.
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
The plot: Being born at the stroke of midnight when India becomes an independent nation mystically ties the massive-nosed Saleem to his homeland and the scores of other children born on the same fateful day.
The feast: Copious curries and legendary chutneys cooked by Saleem's spinster aunt, who transfers her emotions into her dishes, leaving the diners with a feeling of bitterness and discontent.
What you'll need: Lime pickle, a compulsion to cook at moments of extreme emotion.
Who to invite: 1,001 people who share your birthday.
The feast: Copious curries and legendary chutneys cooked by Saleem's spinster aunt, who transfers her emotions into her dishes, leaving the diners with a feeling of bitterness and discontent.
What you'll need: Lime pickle, a compulsion to cook at moments of extreme emotion.
Who to invite: 1,001 people who share your birthday.
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The plot: A plucky orphan flees the workhouse and reluctantly goes on the rob with a motley crew in the murky streets of Victorian London.
The feast: Not quite enough gruel.
What you'll need: A grim childhood. An appetite for porridge. A stingy server.
Who to invite: Children with small appetites.
The feast: Not quite enough gruel.
What you'll need: A grim childhood. An appetite for porridge. A stingy server.
Who to invite: Children with small appetites.
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