What's your favourite bedtime story?

What's your favourite bedtime story?

A survey carried out by a BBC radio show has found that The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson is the top tale to be told at bed time.

But is it one of your favourites, or do you have another book you like to read before bed?

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Your comments

"When I was younger, I really enjoyed having fairy stories read to me! Now I enjoy reading Cathy Cassidy books before bed."

Tiffany, 11, Somerset, England

"At the moment I'm reading Marianne Dreams and I think it's great for sending you to sleep because it's about dreams."

Miranda, 10, Glasgow, Scotland

"I really love the Swallows and Amazons books by Arthur Ransome. They're full of adventure!!!"

Lois, 11, Wales

"My fave bedtime story would have to be The Diary of a Wimpy Kid."

Louise, 12, Bristol, England

"I love the Diary of Anne Frank because it is interesting for bed time."

Ursula, 13, New Zealand

"Pride and Prejudice is my favourite book and I like to read it before bed a lot. Sometimes, I read my favourite chapter or part of it just to get myself off to sleep. I often fall asleep while reading!"

Olivia, 13, Bury, England

"I love to read Girls In Love by Jacqueline Wilson."

Chelsie, 14, Surrey, England

"The Tiger Who Came To Tea and Winnie the Pooh!"

Anna, 9, England

"Horrid Henry and Ben 10."

Hasan, 9, Surrey, England

"Our favourite bedtime story is Toy Story because we are big fans."

Ryan and Brandon, 10, Country Durham, England

"My favourite bedtime story is High School Musical because I like the movie."

Graham, 10, County Durham, England

"I always used to love reading Mr Men books because of the funny characters!"

Matilda, 9, London, England

"I really like Inkheart by Cornelia Funke and my little sister enjoys Enid Blyton read to her in bed!"

Freya, 10, Shetland, Scotland

"History's Worst Decisions is quite interesting and gives you something to think about."

Kilda, 14, Brussels, Belgium

"Five On A Secret Trail is mine because I just read to myself before I fall asleep."

Lauren, 9, Rochester, England

"I used to love The Gruffalo when I was younger and I still read it to my toddler brother. My favourite books are teenage books now though."

Katie, 12, UK

"HORRID HENRY!"

Freddie, 11, London, England

"My favourite book is Ben 10."

Susanna, 8, Edinburgh, Scotland

"I love to read before bedtime, and my favourite story is anything by Cathy Cassidy or Roald Dahl."

Emily, 12, Newcastle, England

"I read a range of them they're mostly adventure ones."

Charlotte, 13, Chesterfield, England

"I like making up bedtime stories, I sometimes make up lands where I am the Queen, I plan out the houses, food and traditions, it's so fun and soon you'll be asleep!"

Anna, 10, England

"Simon's Cat, Pony Club Secrets, Pony Magazine and Sugar Magazine are all good to read before bed!"

Freya, 13, Maidstone, England

"I like all sorts of books! I like mainly everyday sort of books but I also like autobiographies, Harry Potter and scary stuff! I also LOVE the Diary of Anne Frank!"

Lydia, 12, UK

"I like spooky stories, because I have a WILD imagination and I never get nightmares!!!!!!!!"

Amy, 11, Surrey, England

"Mine are mainly teen fiction."

Megan, 11, Surrey, England

"Well, I like fairytales, because they make you have nice dreams."

Lara, 9, London, England

"My favourite bedtime story would have to be some kind of a one that ends happily. It would have to be short too, as when I'm in bed I have five minutes and then I'm gone. I guess it would have to be The Scarecrow and his Servant by Philip Pullman. It took about five months to read, and we read about five pages a night."

Kara, 9, Dublin, Ireland

"My favourite bedtime story is Tracy Beaker."

Zoe, 11, Warrington, England

"I have always liked the Gruffalo story because it is funny."

James, 10, Swanage, England

"I like the Alex Rider books, they're amazing!"

Ellie, 11, England

"I like reading The Tiger Who Came to Tea and The Very Hungry Caterpillar!! I don't think I'm to old to read bedtime stories! I love them!"

Bridget, 12, Staffordshire, England

"I like reading Guinness World Records before I go to bed because they are interesting and amusing!"

Matthew, 10, Basingstoke, England

"My favourite bedtime story is JACKY DAYDREAM, because it's extremely enthralling and it makes me chuckle!"

Amreen, 12, Maidstone, England

"I like adventurous stories because they build up good dreams."

Amy, 10, Lisburn, Northern Ireland

"When I was younger, I used to have either Winnie The Pooh or The House At Pooh Corner, by A A Milne. I preferred the originals with the lovely illustrations rather than the horrible modern ones. I also quite liked The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton."

Heather, 13, Skipton, England

"I love reading The Tiger Who Came to Tea!"

Megan, 10, London

"The Gruffalo is my favourite story at bedtime."

Chloe, 8, Nottingham, England

"I love to read big books like Harry Potter and I also like to read old books like Famous Five and Secret Seven. My favourite bedtime story is... SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT."

David, 10, Co. Donegal, Ireland

"My favourite books are Katie Price books, Horrid Henry books and Jacqueline Wilson books."

Charlie, 9, Tonypandy, Wales

"Harry Potter is what I love to read before bed. It's awesome!!!"

Sabah, 11, London, England

"It would have to be Diary of a Wimpy Kid."

Lauren, 9, Northampton, England

"My dad used to sing lullabies instead of stories, like Three Speckled Frogs. But he did read one bedtime story, it was Thomas the Tank Engine."

John, 10, Birmingham, England

"Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave! It's a hilarious book for little kids, I never get bored of it and I've read it since I was five!!"

Hannah, 13, Scotland

"My favourite bedtime story is The Velveteen Rabbit, because it is soothing and relaxing so it calms me down after a hard day at school."

Charlotte, 9, West Bromwich, England

"My favourite bedtime story to read is Horrid Henry. I think books are a good idea to read at night, it helps you to drift off to sleep."

Rebecca, 9, Wigan, England

"My favourite bedtime book is Nevermore by Linda Newberry."

Beth, 10, Penistone, England

"I love Lola Rose, by Jacqueline Wilson. It's a really good book, and I love reading Miles To Go by Miley Cyrus."

Aimee, 10, Feltham, London

"I love reading the novels of famous people. I think they are great."

Phoebe, 9, Buckinghamshire, England

"I like reading The Suitcase Kid, [by Jacqueline Wilson]."

Mary, 11, London, England

"I normally read horror stories, which is weird because I get scared. I do read other ones as well."

Chloe, 11, Glasgow, Scotland

"My favourite bedtime story is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."

Amy, 10, Essex, England

"I don't have a bedtime story, I go to sleep straight away."

Harry, 9, Liverpool, England

"I like reading scary stories before going to bed because I don't get scared, and because gross things can also be really funny."

Nafeesa, 10, Nottingham, England

"My fave bedtime story is NARNIA... It is so brill!!!"

Zeliha, 8, Tamworth, England

"My fave used to be Room on the Broom, but now I like biographies of people."

TJ, 11, Birmingham, England

"The Twits by Roald Dahl, it's so funny."

Catherine, 9, Chesterfield, England

"I like to read a chapter of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, or Top of the Pops magazine."

Sarah, 11, London, England

"I like Clarice Bean, because it makes me have nice dreams."

Louisa, 8, Portsmouth, England

"I don't really like reading books before I go to bed."

Emily, 12, Manchester, England

"My favourite book to read at night is a diary-type story, because they are always funny or interesting and they don't give you any nightmares."

Freya, 10, Bristol, England

"I like being read Horrid Henry, because it's funny and you go to sleep on a happy note."

Lucy, 10, London, England

"I don't really have a favourite bedtime story. I like to read biographies of famous people, like Girls Aloud, JLS, Ant & Dec and Richard Hammond."

Chloe, 10, Southend, England

"My favourite bedtime story is Princess Smartypants, because it's funny and exciting."

Charlotte 10, Hastings, England

"The Princess and the Pea is my favourite bedtime story. I love it."

Shelby, 12, Brighton, England

"I love Septimus Heap by Angie Sage."

Eleanor, 11, Cambridge, England

"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."

Melissa, 8, Bicester, England

"My favourite bedtime story is The Very Hungry Caterpillar."

Amy, 10, London, England

"My favourite bedtime story would have to be Three Little Pigs. I've loved that story ever since I was three. My mum used to tell me every night and I would still never get bored of it!"

Matilda, 9, London, England

"Diary of a Wimpy Kid."

Edwin, 12, Rome, Italy

"I remember when I was little, I loved to read Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It was my all time favourite book."

Lucy, 10, England

"My favourite bedtime story is The Witches by Roald Dahl."

Claudia, 8, Morpeth, England

"When I was in nursery, my favourite book would be The Tiger Who Came To Tea. It brings me back the good times."

Catherine, 13, Belfast, Ireland

"My brothers have a story before bed, but I think I'm too old."

Cameron, 8, Ironbridge, England