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.

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

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, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...