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Fairy Tales
Throughout the decades fairy tales have been among the best loved of Ladybird Books. Series 413, with traditional stories retold by 'Auntie' Murial Levy was the second series ever published by Ladybird in the 1940s, whilst the original 27 titles of the 1960s series 'Well Loved Tales' (606d) have proved… Read more
Learn to Read
Ladybird produced many books through the decades which were designed to help children to learn to read - some in a more structured way than others.… Read more
The first revision of Peter and Jane
The 11 books shown in the gallery are something of an oddity (see left) - with one foot in the past and one in the future - and if you're a collector, you wouldn't want to overlook them or muddle them up with the original editions.… Read more
Peter and Jane
Peter and Jane - the Key Word Reading Scheme The Key Word Reader series was, is, has been Ladybird Books best-selling series. It first appeared in 1964, is still in print today and sells worldwide. Although it might seem an obvious move for Ladybird to make with the benefit of hindsight, at the time… Read more
auntie-muriel
auntie-muriel… Read more
Non-fiction
In the 1950s and 1960s most of the books produced by Ladybird were non-fiction and these books soon became standard fare in schools throughout the country.… Read more
Animal Fiction
Early Animal Fiction - series 401, 455 and 474 and 497 Series 401: Original rhyming stories illustrated by Magregor such as 'Gingers Adventures', 'Piggley Plays Truant' and 'Smoke and Fluff'. The slideshow below shows the 14 main titles - although 18 were issued in total, between 1940 and 1956.… Read more
Animal Fiction
Early Animal Fiction - series 401, 455 and 474 and 497 Series 401: Original rhyming stories illustrated by Magregor such as 'Gingers Adventures', 'Piggley Plays Truant' and 'Smoke and Fluff'. The slideshow below shows the 14 main titles - although 18 were issued in total, between 1940 and 1956.… Read more
Fairy Tales
Throughout the decades fairy tales have been among the best loved of Ladybird Books. Series 413, with traditional stories retold by 'Auntie' Murial Levy was the second series ever published by Ladybird in the 1940s, whilst the original 27 titles of the 1960s series 'Well Loved Tales' (606d) have proved… Read more
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