At a recent meeting of the Fredonia Shakespeare Club Karin Seager Cockram presented her paper on The Artistry of Lady Bird ...

Ladybird Books marked centenary by releasing new series for grown-ups; ... He can remember football scores, all his old car number plates and most of the film Withnail And I.

Artwork by illustrators from the classic Ladybird Books is to be explored in an exhibition. The books, which started life in Loughborough about 100 years ago, have enthralled generations of ...

How to make a cult bestseller: take those old Peter and Jane-style children’s picture books, add some wicked grown-up humour, then sit back and count a staggering 1.5 million in sales.

Ladybird Books are being redesigned for adults with subjects including dating, hangovers and mid-life crises. The classic Penguin series aims to give older readers takes on modern-day problems as ...

Ladybird Books, the series that inspired generations of youngsters to read, is 100 years old this week. Pocket-sized and illustrated, they covered just about every subject and interest – fairy ...

The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis is just one of a series of new books designed to tackle modern problems. UK News Website of the Year 2024. Your Say ...

The Ladybird Books show we haven't really come that far We can smirk all we like at the new Ladybird Books, but until John starts making the turnovers the job will not be done By Allison Pearson ...

Hilariously, the books still use original artwork – meet the original hipster (Picture: Amazon) Ladybird books have gone a bit dark. The most stressful thing that used to happen in Ladybird ...

Then one day we can’t,” begins The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis. Eek! “That bit makes me cry. It’s too close to the bone,” says author Joel Morris, who helped write the new books.

The cover is the only Ladybird Book For Grown-Ups we’ve done that features altered artwork: but we’ve kept it close to home – so the Red Noses on the runners on the cover are in fact Peter’s football, ...

Artwork by illustrators from the classic Ladybird Books is to be explored in an exhibition. The books, which started life in Loughborough about 100 years ago, have enthralled generations of ...