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World Book Day: Dark secret stories behind some of our favourite children's bestsellers
HARRY POTTER: Author J.K Rowling’s mum died when she was 25 and her relationship with her dad was broken when she started penning the series, featuring an orphan boy wizard and with every plot motivated by death. Living in poverty, with depression and contemplating suicide, she imagined her feelings as the evil soul-sucking Dementor characters.THE BUTTER BATTLE BOOK: There couldn’t be a more chilling a children’s tale right now than this one by Dr Seuss – a Cold War-based story about opposing sides who disagreed on how to eat buttered bread.
