All time favorite

I'm fairly indecisive about a lot of things, mainly because I generally am not a picky person. However, when the question of what my favorite book comes up, I know exactly what to say. The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale is easily my favorite book. It's the type of story  that I will sit down and read in one day and than want to turn to page 1 and read it all over again. I've wondered why this is my favorite book throughout of life; it isn't the best book ever written, and it is more of a children's book. But it has several things that really appeal to me. 

When I was a child I had a very active imagination! My neighbor friends and I would dream up these amazing different worlds all the time. Shannon Hale does an excellent job of using rich, vivid imagery to create this interesting world that this story occurs. I love that. Not only that, but she makes the main character someone who I could relate to. Throughout the book the main character starts as a shy, timid character, and gradually gains confidence in herself. By the end of the book, she has found herself and has confidence in her talents and abilities. This has a great appeal to a lot of people, particularly girls, because self doubt is something everyone does. The fact that the main character learned to accept the things that make her different and people still admired her is really empowering and I really like that the author did that. All and all, while this book may be more of a children's book, it will always be one of my favorites.