A below is a gallery of books believed to be signed by the artist, writer or someone else closely involved with the book in question. The aim of this gallery is to help you verify if your book is signed.
Please also note that, in the early years, many Ladybird books were published with a printed signature (usually of the writer). This was not intended to deceive – but it has often confused booksellers over the years who have sold books as ‘signed’ when this is simply printed as part of the book. If in doubt, consult the gallery at the bottom of this page.
If you have a book signed by someone not here represented, do please let us know. (I suspect this will ed up being a team effort – but big thanks to Michael Hargreave Mawson for the initial idea and numerous contributions).
Gallery of signed books
Audrey Daly (editor) 
Barbara Brill (writer) 
Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald (I’m not at all convinced about this one) 
Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald (writer) 
Dorothy Taylor, writer 
John Berry (Artist) 
John Kenney (Artist) 
Artists/Writer John Leigh-Pemberton 
Artists/Writer John Leigh-Pemberton 
Lynne Bradbury: Editorial Director, Writer, editor 
Martin Aitchison (Artist) 
Rev. W Awdry (creator of Railways Series books) 
Vera Southgate, writer, editor, consultant 
Walt Howarth (Batman books) 
Writer Moira Smith 
Artist C F Tunnicliffe 
Artist C F Tunnicliffe
Gallery of printed facsimile ‘signatures’. Don’t be fooled!
Facsimile signature of Muriel Levy (Auntie Muriel) 
Facsimile signature of nature expert Brian Vesey Fitzgerald 
Facsimile signature of putative author and Children’s radio personality Derek Macullogh (Uncle Mac) 
Facsimile signature of Robin Hood writer Max Kester 
Facsimile signature of Robin Hood writer Max Kester