“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.” - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

“Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there was a little girl named Goldilocks.” - Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

“It was a dark and stormy night.” - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

“Where’s Papa going with that ax?” - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

“Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy.” - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

“There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.” - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.” - Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

“Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a little girl named Little Red Riding Hood.” - Little Red Riding Hood by Brothers Grimm