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A few weeks ago I delighted to be given a couple of letters which were written by L du Garde Peach to John Kenny. Now if you love the History series of Ladybird Books, (Series 561) those names will be…

Not everyone likes the internet. There’s something about actually browsing through books, especially old ones, which can’t be reproduced online. I vividly remember a trip to a little bookshop called ‘Peakirk Books’ shortly after I started collecting Ladybird Books. I…

This is a bit different – give it a go: click on the link below: Ladybird Research Drag one of the ‘spots’ and drop on the ‘i’ for a larger snippet of information. To search for info on a term,…

A collection of Ladybird Books. One wall in my study: Panorama of Ladybird Books Sorry Firefox users, this doesn’t seem to work for you.

… Ladybird Books! (surprisingly) Not long now until car-boot sale season … Anyway, On the subject of questions and answers, I’m planning on setting up a new page on my website – Ladybird FAQs. Question number one will be “Where…

I was contacted by a researcher last week, who said that the BBC might be doing a feature on Ladybird Books if the programme ‘Flog it!’ goes to Loughborough. Apparently nothing has been decided yet, but I’ll keep you posted…

This question on a programme on tv last night? No need to phone a friend

Did anyone else see the Antiques Roadshow this evening? I caught the tail-end of the piece on Ladybird Book original artwork and had to catch up on what I’d missed on the BBC iPlayer. Just one comment (leaving aside the…

On Saturday, The Guardian – Keen’s favourite newspaper – published an obituary. If you missed it, you’ll find a version of it here. It was written by Cressida Connolly , who I’ve never met but who I think must be…

I learnt today from a family friend that Douglas Keen has died. Douglas Keen was Editorial Director of Ladybird over the period of the 1960s and 70s – the publisher’s ‘golden age’ – and was in no small part responsible…