Tell me about a book or story you loved as a child.

A natural way to answer

As a child, I loved a picture book about a small bear who gets lost and finds his way home. My mother read it to me so many times that I knew every word. It's a lovely memory from when I was young.

Key phrases to use

• knew it by heart — had memorised something so well you could repeat it without looking“I read it so often I knew it by heart.”
• takes me back — makes you remember and feel like you're in an earlier, often happy time“That smell really takes me back.”