To celebrate World Book Day 2022, retailer Bensons for Beds , has ranked the UK’s top 10 bedtime stories that parents love to read to their children. The brand delved into search data to reveal the current, most popular bedtime stories for children in the UK and which top titles encourage little ones to drift off without a hitch.
‘The Gruffalo’ came out on top with over 33,000 online monthly searches, followed by ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and ‘The Tiger Who Came for Tea’ taking 2nd and 3rd place. Julia Donaldson is the most popular children’s author, with 5 of her books featuring in the top 10.
Classic stories, including Beatrix Potter’s ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’, are still loved by children today. As is The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss.
