children's book that changed me

What children's book altered my perception of the world, and of myself? This wasn't an easy question to answer as a few books came to mind (and some poetry that I was in love with too…I've already told you about "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes) but here are my top picks:

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Little Sara was a girl of privilege, and as much as I loved the descriptions of her porcelain doll dressed in silk and lace and all of her lovely things, I also loved Sara's unshakable