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Which is your favourite Ladybird ‘frock’? Cinderella: pink silk and rosebuds Cinderella: blue satin and net Cinderella: white and gold net Cinderella: grey ‘new look’ rags Cinderella: purple ‘going-away’ dress Beauty: blue and white cotten Sleeping Beauty: gold silk Rapunzel:…
Read moreJust back from the BBC studio in Luton where I was asked to contribute to Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. If was all very easy and straightforward – turn up, sound-check, answer a few questions, go home. But it was something…
Read moreJust watched today’s Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Be it known …I SO did not say that I had the world’s largest private collection of Ladybird Books! They just made that up! Here’s the link to the episode on iPlayer. The…
Read moreOne of my favourite TV programmes has to be Antiques Road Trip. I never miss one and am quite happy to watch repeats. I just find the format works really well, so when a BBC researcher got in touch to…
Read moreI’m often asked to help someone identify a dearly remembered book from the odd line or description of a picture. Often I can do it – but this one may be a bit modern for me. Can anyone help? Ladybird…
Read moreThe normal tranquillity of Ladybird Land has been rather disrupted lately. For one reason or another, there have been lots of journalists and programme makers looking into the subject. The main reason seems to be the forthcoming ‘centenary’ of Ladybird. …
Read moreA rather cringe-worthy Daily Mirror feature today And they’ve made the 3 years older than I am! The indignity! My brother isn’t too pleased about being accused of vandalism by the Daily Mirror (Ok, by his sister). Look out in…
Read more… Doesn’t really exist. But it seems a shame to break a tradition of 10 years, so here’s a random a ladybird question. What Ladybird Book ends with the words: ‘She died a few days later’ A cheerful quote for…
Read moreAs we’re still in Olympics season I felt I ought to contribute this picture to the national mood. (You’re very welcome). I don’t like these books, they do nothing for me and they’re really outside my period of interest…
Read moreI was contacted last week by the Secretary of the Leicestershire History Society who wanted a piece on Leicester-born artist John Kenney for their newsletter. (To Ladybird Book lovers, Kenney is best known for illustrating most of the History series…
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