Posts Tagged ‘Ladybird’
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“One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.” Aristotle may have been right but today we spotted our first swallow of the year, and that’ll do me just fine. (The image above is a detail from the original […]
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Tags: Aristotle, Charles Tunnicliffe, Ladybird, Ladybird Books, Swallow
3a Things We Like*
I think it’s reasonable to assume that I was always going to enjoy an exhibition entitled The Wonderful World of the Ladbybird Book Artists, after all supporting evidence can be found here, here, here and here. That said I’m not without some critical faculties and having to drive across the country to Leicester (which I […]
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Tags: Helen Day, Ladybird, Ladybird Books, Leicester, New Walk Gallery, Wills & Hepworth
People At Work
I have to admit that I was less than convinced when I originally became aware of Penguin’s plans to publish a number of titles spoofing Loughborough’s very own Ladybird Books, given that it’s an imprint very close to my heart. As it transpired my concern was misplaced as over the last few years Jason Hazeley and […]
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Tags: Alex Morris, Art Detective, Dr Janina Ramirez, Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris, Ladybird, Ladybird Books, Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups, Penguin, Penguin Books
What To Look For
In the days leading up to our recent trip to the “finest seaside resort in Western Europe” I stumbled across this piece over on the BBC’s website talking about an exhibition on the inordinately talented illustrator Charles Tunnicliffe. Usually when I come across news like this the exhibition in question tends to be happening in […]
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Tags: Anglesey, Charles Tunnicliffe, Ladybird, Ladybird Books, Oriel Ynys Mon, Reading University, Thomas Telford, What To Look For In Autumn, What To Look For In Spring, What To Look For In Summer, What To Look For In Winter, Wills & Hepworth
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The first Ladybird Book that ever came into my possession was ‘Going To School’. I received this book (I think) as a leaving gift from the play school I attended before entering the world of education proper at the age of five. Given the fact I have almost no memories before the age of about […]
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Tags: BBC4, Books, Ladybird, Ladybird Books, The Bugs That Got Britain Reading, The Ladybird Books Story, Timeshift, Wills & Hepworth
Ladybird Ladybird
Another batch of Ladybird books has arrived at Weir HQ and I don’t think I’ve ever added a finer selection to the number that I already own. Thanks to a colleague’s local auction house I am now the owner of a number of 1st edition Ladybirds resplendent in pristine matching dust jackets. Admittedly they’re some of […]
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Tags: Books, Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald, Childrens Books, Collecting, Collection, Collections, Ladybird, Ladybird Books, Stanley Roy Badmin, The Ladybird Book of Trees, Trees, Wills & Hepworth Ltd
Having bought the excellent ‘Penguin by Design : A Cover Story 1935 – 2005’ by Phil Baines some time ago I thought that it was about time that I added his equally good sister publication ‘Puffin By Design : 70 Years of Imagination 1940 – 2010’ to the collection. As with his Penguin book it’s […]
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Tags: British Railways, Illustrator, Ladybird, Ladybird Books, Ladybird's book on Trees, London Transport, Pelican, Penguin, Penguin By Design - A Cover Story 1935 - 2005, Penrose Annual, Phil Baines, Puffin, Puffin Books, Puffin By Design : 70 Years of Imagination 1940 - 2010, Puffin Picture Books, S R Badmin, Shell Guides, Stanley Roy Badmin, Trees In Britian, Village and Town
Fit For A King
My mother is a fine provider of gifts (amongst other things) and yesterday she excelled herself with a new addition to my Ladybird collection, namely the no explanation needed Packed Lunches – from series 824. Now a love for Ladybird books is a unremarkable thing however this is an edition that you need to have […]
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Tags: Baked Hot Dog, Cowboy Pies, Kipper and Egg Pasty, Ladybird, Mrs Organ’s Ginger Biscuits, Packed Lunch, Triple Decker Sandwiches
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