Top ten books parents think children should read
Dickens's A Christmas Carol was voted the book that most parents would want their childen to read
Parents want their children to read Charles Dickens' classic 'A Christmas Carol' more than any other book during their lifetime.
A survey by the
2000 adults were asked to reveal which books they considered to be must-reads for the next generation.
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling was a close second, followed by The Lord of The Rings triology by JRR Tolkien in third place.
Others in the list were
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, Lewis Carroll's
The Hobbit by JRR
Tolkien, which is set to appear in cinemas as a
The findings mark the
opening of The Hive -
Anne Hannaford, Director
of Information and Learning Services at the
"The books that feature in the top 10 all provide thought-provoking content and characters, so it is clear that parents value these books for providing challenging thoughts which can last a lifetime.”
From the poll, it was
also revealed '
More than one third have read CS Lewis' 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe', which was following closely by Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in The Willows' and Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' with 37 percent and 36 percent of adults having read these books.
The
1. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
2. The Harry Potter Series, JK Rowling
3. The Lord of The Rings, JRR Tolkien
4. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
5.
6. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, CS Lewis
7. Animal Farm, George Orwell
8. Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens
9. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
10. To Kill a
Mockingbird, Harper Lee