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Category Archives: Ladybird
Ladybird Book Illustrator
Earlier today one of our shop customers introduced herself as a former Ladybird book illustrator. Her name is Kathie Layfield and she illustrated numerous titles in various series. It was lovely to meet her and we had a chat about her … Continue reading
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Book of the Week: Learnabout Taking Photographs
One of my jobs is to take photographs of new stock at Rose’s Books. I really enjoy looking through the books as I photograph them. The title of this one made me smile. Perhaps I should read it to pick … Continue reading
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Book of the Week: Captain Scott
A friend told me about the concert she attended this week commemorating Scott of the Antarctic. I thought it seemed a strange thing to do until I remembered that it is 100 years since he and his team reached the South Pole only to … Continue reading
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Unusual Ladybird Items
Ladybird books are always popular and this week we have catalogued some unusual Ladybird items.Most of the items are associated with the Keywords Reading Scheme and include workbooks and picture – sentence matching cards but there are also some colouring books … Continue reading
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This month…. Ladybird Books illustrators
This month (May) Catriona examines the work of the illustrators that helped to make the Ladybird books so popular. Nearly everyone who visits Rose’s Books walks past the fabulous collection of Ladybird books, and memories come flooding back. But it … Continue reading
Ladybird Well-Loved Tales added
Having purchased some Ladybird books in series 606d (Well Loved Tales), I spent an enjoyable hour this morning cataloguing and photographing the titles. With their vivid illustrations mainly by illustrators Eric Winter and Robert Lumley, they are certainly titles that … Continue reading