As a child, J.K. Rowling was a voracious reader. ‘The Little White Horse’, by Elizabeth Goudge, and ‘Manxmouse’, by Paul Gallico – a tale about a strange creature with a mouse's body, rabbit's ears and monkey's paws – were some of her favourite childhood tales. Another well-read novel was ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ by C. S. Lewis.