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World Book Day was celebrated on the 1st Saturday of March in the UK. A survey participated by 4000 parents of children aged 2-11, was conducted to find the top bedtime stories... and here they are....
The UK's top 20 favourite bedtime stories:
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle
2. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis
3. BFG, Roald Dahl
4. Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne
5. The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson
6. Famous Five, Enid Blyton
7. Matilda, Roald Dahl
8. The Tales of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
9. Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
10. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
11. Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie
12. Mr Men, Roger Hargreaves
13. The Witches, Roald Dahl
14. The Twits, Roald Dahl
15. James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
17. The Cat in the Hat, Dr Suess
18. Hans Christian Fairy Tales, H.C. Andersen
19. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, J.K.Rowling
20. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
Dr Richard Woolfson, a child psychologist, said: ''It's fantastic to see that the traditional stories that so many of us have grown up with are still as popular today as they ever were. It's encouraging to learn that three quarters of parents read to their kids, because storytelling is one of the most effective ways for children to develop a wide range of skills, such as reading, writing, speech and creativity."
Do you read to your child everyday? Does your bedtime routine include reading?
3 comments:
yup I make sure that before my daughters go to bed, I read them a story or two. Reading has become part of their habits too!
my 3 fav roald dahl books is in fact the top 3 roald dahl books! yay :) but i cant believe narnia topped the list over roald dahl n even harry potter!
well, at least khaleef's fav book cat in the hat is in the list! (which also surprisingly only ONE dr seuss' book??) hihi..
As a child, my favourite books were those by CS Lewis, Dahl, Blyton & Hans Christian Andersen. My kids favourites are Julia Donaldson & Eric Carle.
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