Fritz, originally uploaded by helendawntreader. Fritz, the gentleman mentioned in the post below, is an actor – principally an ‘extra’ – or whatever the correct term is. With his wild beard, matching scraggy pony-tail and nose ring he gets very…
Read moreUploaded – 0222009-2 . Now here’s a sight to warm my heart. I was contacted by a very interesting sounding man who said he had a few box loads of Ladybird Books that he had been about to take to…
Read moreThis question on a programme on tv last night? No need to phone a friend
Read moreDid 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…
Read moreIt will come as no surprise to regular visitors to www.ladybirdflyawayhome.com that the winner of this year’s Wise Robin Christmas ladybird quiz (see posting below) is Nicole.Let nobody doubt that Nicole knows her Ladybird stuff; she has been a regular…
Read moreHow does that John Lewis ad go? If you know the person, you’ll find the present. Here is a quick insight into what my friends and family think of when choosing a gift for me. These are some, but not…
Read moreBetter late than never … This year’s Ladybird Books Christmas Quiz is here.Click the white arrow in the green box below. (Below, not the one to the side). Watch the video. Which two featured books are intruders and shouldn’t be…
Read moreTwo more broadsheets have printed full obituaries to Douglas Keen this week. Here are the online versions: The Times The Independent Following The Guardian obit, readers wrote letters for days afterwards saying why Ladybird had been important for them too….
Read moreHere’s the link to the online version of the article on Douglas Keen, which was published in the Daily Mail today.
Read moreOn 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…
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