To celebrate the launch of our latest story writing competition with Walker Books, we're asking you to share your favourite animal stories. Post your favourites (and why) on this thread before 10am on Friday 13 December and we'll choose three winners who will each receive a copy of The Mumsnet Book of Bedtime Stories, the result of last year's competition and recently listed first in The Independent's top children's books for 2013, described as "beautifully produced ... could be a collector's item".
If you love making up stories for children, why not enter story writing competition this year's writing competition themed around animal stories and the ten winners will see their stories published in a beautifully illustrated gift book.
To kick off I'm going and choose Charlotte's Webb as my favourite animal story. I remember sobbing in a tent in France when my mum read the final pages but loved the relationship between Fern and Wilbur and the feisty Charlotte. Some Pig!