In an interview, Bush once cited "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" as his favourite book from childhood. He was born in 1946 [ source,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documen...e_w_bush.shtml ] , and the book was first published in the US in 1969. [ source - the back of the book, which is currently lying on my bed ]
This would mean that George W Bush was 23 years old when he first read his favourite childhood book.
Something not right there, huh?
There are millions of sources all over the internet backing this story up.. here is one, just in case you want to check.
http://www.echo.net.au/archives/18_22/pdf/p06.pdf