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It’s been quite a tough year and I wanted a holiday – but didn’t have the time or the energy to go very far afield. With minimal planning, husband and I hopped in the car last week and headed off…
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[I would like to tell the story of one of Ladybird’s most remarkable books: The Royal Wedding, 1981. But first, I think I should introduce you to one of Ladybird’s most remarkable characters – at least, from the ‘Penguin’ era:…
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1981 – THE Royal Wedding. Of course your remember – Charles and Di and the mother-of-all meringue wedding dresses. And even more bedazzling than the dress, was the feat pulled off by the team at Ladybird: the feat of getting…
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A recent interview/chat with the lovely David Wilson for the On Another Track podcast. Hope you enjoy our conversation.
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Coincidences – really nice ones – abound in Ladybird Land. I don’t know why and perhaps I don’t want to know why, in case the magic one day stops. But last week I heard of a really special coincidence –…
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If you were going to appoint a governement made up of Ladybird book characters, who would you choose? Here’s my top team: Chancellor of the Exchequer: The Ogre from Jack and the Beanstalk. Keeps tight control of financial affairs –…
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The following is the text of a brochure created to accompany an exhibition of Harry Wingfield’s Ladybird illustrations, held at the New Art Gallery, Walsall, Feb 1st – 17th March 2002
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Not many of us like the sound of their own voices, do we? But in this podcast, recorded recently during (what number are we at now?) the second lockdown, you get not only my voice but the warm, gravelly tones…
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I feel a bit of guilt about Frank Humphris. Until now he wasn’t mentioned on my Ladybird Artists‘ web page and he isn’t currently featured in my Ladybird Artists exhibition. My website and the exhibition focus on the golden-age artists…
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Roger Hall was born in 1914. He began his career at a tender age, painting publicity images for front of house displays in cinemas from the age of 15. He was a self-taught artist and would spend his weekends studying…
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