In March’s edition of ‘Home and Antiques Magazine’ (BBC) there’s an article on ‘charming Ladybird Books’. It’s subtitled Instant Expert and has been put together by Antiques Roadshow presenter Katherine Higgins – with a little help from a few Ladybods…
Read moreHannibal (The hamster, not the Alps and elephants one) would probably be my pick for the most under-rated Ladybird Book series. The stories are likeable and informative and John Berry’s artwork is fantastic – his photographic style leavenened by the…
Read moreIf you often visit eBay – perhaps in quest of Ladybird Books – you might some times have tried searching by ‘Most expensive item first’. If you’ve tried that in recent weeks you might have seen a Ladybird Book ‘Indira…
Read moreI am proud to announce the winner of this year’s Ladybird Christmas Quiz as … Robert Fearn. Robert, I can send you your grand prize of Ladybird wind chimes if you let me know your address. Here are the answers….
Read moreHave I made it a bit hard this year? So far no one has scored more than 4 out of the 8 Christmas Quiz questions. If you think you can beat 4, have a go here.
Read moreThis year, a musical theme – and a prize! The winner of the quiz will win some Ladybird wind-chimes. If I get more than one submission of the correct answer (which usually happens) I’ll put all correct answers into a…
Read moreI am often asked to identify books from fairly little information – someone will email me asking if I can help them identify a much loved childhood book from some vague recollection of an illustration or a line of text….
Read moreMartin Aitchison has released some more pieces of original Ladybird Book artwork for sale. Take a look at his gallery here. There are some lovely pieces here. I think my favourite is ‘Liang Painted a Storm’ from the Read it…
Read moreI received this ‘video response’ today to a Ladybird Book themed video on YouTube. This captures so well the power that a well-pitched, well-written, beautifully illustrated book can have on a child.
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