Boys & Girls is a lavishly illustrated,
restrospective look at childhood.
It is full of evocative imagery from sixty years of Ladybird
books.
Slightly tongue in cheek and gently humourous, Boys &
Girls is THE big book for the autumn and will appeal to
anyone who has ever owned one of these iconic little books.
The Definitive Guide to Ladybird Books
They
are known and loved throughout the world and for millions
of people, they bring back the cosy and colourful days
of childhood - learning to read, discovering the magic
of books, and growing up.
2000 was a very special year for Ladybird children's
books as it marked 60 years since they published their
first book for series
401, Bunnikin's
Picnic Party (1940).
Ladybird books have since become known for their unique
56 page 'pocket sized' mini-hardbacks which remained
at a constant price of 2'6 Net for over 25 years.
The books have been published in over 60 languages with
sales round the world topping 30 million each year.
In the 1980s, market research showed that Ladybird were
the most recognisable brand in children's books.
Ladybird kept all the original illustrations produced by artists until the early 1970s when a change in legislation meant that they all had to be sent back to the original artists.
