Contains two stories, Fireworks and The Diamond Ring Affair.
Fireworks Wonk and Peter try carol singing to raise money to buy fireworks for Guy Fawkes night, which was some time off - the Judge offers them half-a-crown to stop singing - they then buy some fireworks but Wonk can't stop thinking about them but knows that he is not allowed to set them of until Guy Fawkes night. One day Wonk decides just to have a wee peep in the fireworks box but just as he does so a spark from the fire falls into the box lighting all the fireworks and sending them flying around the room - everyone was angry with poor Wonk except Peter.
The Diamond Ring Affair Wonk and Peter buy lots of sandwiches and ice-cream from the ice-cream man and to their suprise find a diamond ring in one of the cornets. They go back to see the ice-cream man who is puzzled as how it ended up in his ice-cream. They all go to the police station and find out that the ring belongs to the Duchess of Duck and that there is a ?5 reward for the finder. Soon they go with the police to the house of the Duchess to return the ring - she is delighted and rewards Peter with ?5 which in turn he shares with the ice-cream man. The embarassed Duchess admits that she must have dropped it in the ice-cream when she was earlier tempted to buy one.
Opening
text
"The thing to do when a GUY FAWKES day is drawing nigh" said Wonk, "is to have fireworks.
"Yes" said Peter, "but supposing you have no money to buy them, what do you do then?"
"You could invite your favourite Uncle to tea" suggest Wonk.
Characters
and Keywords
Peter - Wonk - Koala Bear - Judge Gimble - Uncle Joseph - Guy Fawkes - Fireworks - Fleet Air Arm - ice-cream man - ice-cream cart - sandwiches - cornets - diamond ring - police station - policeman - Duchess of Duck -
First
edition
issue points for collectors
Hardback book issued with dust-wrapper. Original price of 2'6 Net. No titles listed on the rear flap of the dust-wrapper. Light-green illustrated boards.
The best selling Ladybird book ever
was the commemoration book of the Charles & Diana wedding which
was produced in 5 days - 2.25 million copies were sold
