James and the Giant Peach By Roald Dahl

James's aunts call him names, beat and starve him and make his life a misery. If only his parents hadn't been eaten by an escaped rhinoceros, he wouldn't be in this mess. But one day he meets a man who gives him a bag of magic crocodile tongues and so begins the adventure of his dreams.

Brunt: "It's one of the first books I can remember reading when I was growing up at Primary School. I read most of the Roald Dahl books but this was my favourite. I've also seen the film but, as is always the case, the book is better."