Do you collect Ladybird Books? Do you read the Financial Times? I have been contacted by a journalist who is considering writing a feature on Ladybird Book collecting. If you have the sort of job typically associated with an FT…
Read moreWell, what a washout this car-boot season has proved to be! No interesting finds at any of the few that weren’t rained off. I have come across a couple of other oddities in the last couple of months, though. The…
Read moreDid Peter and Jane do it for you? Ladybird Books are looking for help from parents and carers. Please read the following message from Shaleeza on behalf of Ladybird: *Free Ladybird book !* Dear Parents/Carers, My name is Shaleeza and…
Read more“Tootles the Taxi, in mint condition (no spine, missing page 3)” Ok, I made that one up. But bookselling is now no longer the province only of the professional. Now that books are bought and freely sold on the internet,…
Read moreThe dates of the next Martin Aitchison exhibition – this summer – have been published. His website states: “The next exhibition of Martin Aitchison Ladybird artwork will place between July 2008, between 1st – 27th inclusive, at Newby Hall in…
Read moreSomeone 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 –…
Read moreWhat 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….
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreLadybird nostaligia – variations on a theme. Hope you enjoy it:
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