This Autumn, The BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine Show set out to find out the nation's favourite bedtime story. Today Jeremy announced that the winner of his Bedtime Stories vote was The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson.
Last summer, Talking Tots asked 1,500 parents around the UK
about their children's favourite bedtime stories and their number one choice was also The Gruffalo. So it seems it's still the nation's favourite!
The Gruffalo is a perfect bedtime book, with colourful illustrations and lots of humour. The right story can give early communication skills a real boost, and research shows that children who regularly read bedtime stories have better communication, emotional and social skills.
Julia Donaldson responded: "I am absolutely chuffed that The Gruffalo came out tops in the Talking Tots Bedtime Story survey. I loved reading bedtime stories with my children, particularly the Frog and the Toad stories by Arnold Lobel, which are ideal bedtime reading."
To help parents make the most of every bedtime, Talking Tots has put together a guide for parents with advice on choosing appropriate stories for toddlers, and using bedtime stories to help stimulate communication and language skills.
Enjoy!
Have come to this post rather late, but have to agree about the Gruffalo. It's just perfect. The pace, the illustrations, the winning out of cunning over size. Love their other collaborations too, particularly the Whale and the Snail. Apparently, she has some 'grown up ' CDs out too - have you heard them?
Posted by: angelsandurchinsblog | Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 07:43 PM
Better late than never! Totally agree. No - we haven't heard the 'grown up' stuff ... do you have a link?
L & T
Posted by: Lisa & Tracey | Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 08:04 PM