A new Ladybird book-themed exhibition, The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists, is heading to Stapleford Granary.

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 books when ...

Ladybird, the iconic publisher of children’s books including the classic Peter and Jane reading scheme, has vowed to remove any “boy” or “girl” labels from its books because it doesn’t want “to be ...

Many children learned to read with Peter and Jane in the Key Words Reading Scheme books Ladybird Books is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The books delighted children for decades, but what did they ...

Since Ladybirds for Grown-Ups launched in October as a collection of manuals of adulthood in the style of beloved Ladybird children’s books, cheeky titles devoted to subjects such as hipsters, ...

The much-loved Ladybird series has undergone a reinvention to celebrate its centenary year by releasing a series of books exclusively for grown-ups. The spoof guides, including How it Works: The ...

They say the best comedy comes from a place of pain. Children’s publisher Ladybird have released a series of spoof books for adults as part of their centenary celebrations. Penguin says the books have ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over the past six years there has been a surge of interest in collectable Ladybird books thanks to people now ...

They’re part of our national fabric: a throwback to happier, gentler, more innocent times. Their tone was simple but helpful, their illustrations were small-scale works of art, their world was one of ...

Children are pictured doing dangerous science experiments in a series of Ladybird book illustrations on display to mark the brand's centenary that would never get past today's health and safety ...