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Someone has contacted me, trying to find a book. The only lines they recall are: “Porridge piping hot with cream on, How they loved it, weren’t they glad” This person believed that these lines came from Piggly Plays Truant –…

On my website I’ve added quite a few new bits recently, so here’s a summary. John Murray, son of the writer of The Impatient Horse sent me some background to the writing of the story – which has become perhaps…

What a beautiful sight! These are two pieces of original Ladybird artwork which I acquired recently. I’ve picked up lots of different pieces over the years, but none has ever quite hit the Ladybird spot the way these two do….

The fine weather cometh and what does that mean? Car boot sale season is upon us again. Last year was a bit of a wash out – too much rain, too many muddy fields, too few boot sales so I’ve…

Ladybird nostaligia – variations on a theme. Hope you enjoy it:

Martin Aitchison has just released another 9 pieces of original 1970s Peter and Jane artwork for sale on his website. You can see them here: www.MartinAtichison.co.ukThere are some really great one there. Also I have made a small clip about…

Last week the BBC forwarded on to me a letter from the son of George Murray, author of probably the rarest Ladybird Book for collectors: The Impatient Horse. It was a lovely letter and in it he mentioned the origins…

It was great fun being famous for a whole day or two! My son enjoyed being treated as a celebrity for about the same time. But I’m afraid my 15 minutes of fame seem to have worn off. On Monday…

We got a letter today from the BBC saying that there is to be a second programme made from the footage of the Modern Collectables edition of the Antiques Roadshow, filmed in the summer and that our clip is to…

Once upon a time … it was possible to walk into a secondhand bookshop and come across rows of lovely matt, 1960s Ladybird Books priced at 50p each. This was quite a few years ago, when I had just started…