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Flowers didn’t feature much in my childhood. Our garden was tiny, my parents both worked and money was rather tight. We lived in a street of terraced houses, surrounded by similar streets – a perfectly pleasant environment in many ways…
Read moreAs I said in my last post, I don’t believe a Ladybird Book ever existed where, in teaching the alphabet, ‘A’ stood for Armoured Train. Daft notion. Although a rumour of its existence has circulated for years, I’ve seen how…
Read moreIn these degenerate times, a matter of great debate for many of us is not Global Warming, the Middle East, or Britain’s relationship with the EU but which of Cinderella’s 3 ball-dressses is the prettiest. Although it always struck me…
Read moreLadybird Land feels a long way from the world of social media. I’ve been using Twitter for many years and find it very useful for lots of different things. In my work I found it a brilliant way of staying…
Read moreI’m currently reading a great book at the moment – Before She Was Mine, by Kate Long. I love all of Kate’s books anyway, but for a Ladybird Book lover, there’s often an additional motivation: spot the Ladybird Book reference….
Read moreAnd this year’s winner is …Sangitha Vineeth – who sent her screenshot from India, with a day of my opening the quiz. Sangitha, if you want to send me your address, I’ll post you your prize (but don’t hold your…
Read moreHave you ever been to Hay-on-Wye? If you love books, you have to visit at least once. And once is never enough. Hay is a very small, pretty town just across the Herefordshire border, in Powys, Mid-Wales. The area is…
Read moreYes, what was the wait all about? Of course, there’s now a Ladybird Book app. No, not made by me. It’s produced by the people who now own the Ladybird name, the Longman Group. And it’s actually very good! Whilst…
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