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Ladybird Books Ltd

Originally published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd, Loughborough. First issued, in a larger format, in 1914. Publishers at Beeches Road, Loughborough LE11 2NQ in 1989 & in 1994 &1997. In 1995 Penguin bought the imprint
[There were apparently around 100 titles issued prior to 1940]

SERIES 401
Bunnikin's Picnic Party
(1940) - Augusine J Macgregor
Bunny's First Birthday
(1940) - A J Macgregor
Bob Bushtail's Adventure
(1941) - A J Macgregor
Ginger's Adventures
(1942) - A J Macgregor
Downy Duckling
(1942) - A J Macgregor
Smoke and Fluff
(1942) - A J Macgregor
The First Day of the Holidays
(1942)
Piggy Plays Truant
(1947)
Lost at the Fair
(1948)
The Runaway
(1948)
The Bunny-Fluff's Moving Day
(1948)
Mr Badger to the Rescue
(1949)
The Green Umbrella
(1950)
Five Little Kittens
(1955)

SERIES 455
In the Train with Uncle Mac
(1945)
In the Country with Uncle Mac
(1946)
Derek McCulloch
(Uncle Mac) : In the Wilderness (1957) - S E Scott
Beside the Sea with Uncle Mac
(1959)

SERIES 497
Tiptoes the Mischievous Kitten
(1949)
The Wise Robin
(1950 Wills & Hepworth ) - P B Hickling

SERIES 522
The Child of the Temple
(1953)
The Shepherd Boy of Bethlehem
(1954)
The Little Lord Jesus
(1954)
The Story of Jesus
(1955)
Jesus by the Sea of Galilee
(1958)
Jesus Calls His Disciples
(1959)

SERIES 536
A Book of British Birds and Their Nests
(1953)
Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald : A Second Book of British Birds and Their Nests
(1954) - Allen Seaby
A Third Book of British Birds and Their Nests
(1954)
Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald : British Wild Flowers
(1957) - Edith & Rowland Hilder
British Wild Animals
(1958)
What to Look for in Winter
(1959)
What to Look for in Summer
(1960)
What to Look for in Autumn
(1960)
What to Look for in Spring
(1961)
The Weather
(1962)
Book of Trees
(1963)
Pond Life
(1966)
Your Body
(1967)
Garden Birds
(1967)
Sea and Estuary Birds
(1967)

SERIES 563
Puppies and Kittens
(1956)
The Farm
(1958)
Going to School
(1959)
The Zoo
(1960)

SERIES 561
King Alfred the Great
(1956)
William the Conqueror
(1956)
L Du Garde Peach : Sir Walter Raleigh
(1957) - John Kenney
The Story of nelson
(1957)
The First Queen Elizabeth
(1958)
Florence Nightingale
(1959)
Julius Ceasar and Roman Britain
(1959)
The Story of Charles II
(1960)
David Livingstone
(1960)
Stone Age Man in Britain
(1961)
The Story of Henry V
(1962)
Oliver Cromwell
(1963)
Alexander the Great
(1963)
Richard the Lion Heart
(1965)
Cleopatra and Ancient Egypt
(1965)
The Kings and Queens of England : Books 1 & 2
(1968)
Napoleon
(1968)

SERIES 587
Flight One : Australia
(1958)
Flight Two : Canada
(1959)
Flight Three : USA
(1959)

SERIES 601
The Story of Flight
(1960)
Great Inventions
(1961)
The Story of Railways
(1961)
The Story of Ships
(1961)
The Story of the Motor Car
(1962)
The Story of Houses and Homes
(1963)
The Story of Clothes and Costume
(1964)
Churches and Cathedrals
(1964)
The Story of Oil
(1968)
The Story of Newspapers
(1969)
The Story of Printing
(1970)

SERIES 606A
Jesus the Helper
(1960)
Jesus the Friend
(1961)
Baby jesus
(1961)
Children of the Bible
(1962)
A First Book of Saints
(1963)

SERIES 606B
The Fireman
(1960)
The Policeman
(1961)
The Nurse
(1963)
The Fisherman
(1963)
The Builder
(1965)
The Postman
(1965)
The Miner
(1965)
The Soldier
(1966)
The Airman in the Royal Air Force
(1967)

SERIES 606C
The Story of Cricket
(1964)
The Stry of Football
(1964)

SERIES 606D
The Elves and the Shoemaker
(1965)
Three Little Pigs
(1965)
Sleeping Beauty
(1965)
Dick Whittington and His Cat
(1966)
The Princess and the Pea
(1967)
The Magic Porridge Pot
(1971)
The Big Pancake
(1972)
The Old Woman and Her Pig
(1973)
The Musicians of Bremen
(1974)

SERIES 606E
Electricity
(1966)
Gas
(1967)
Water Supply
(1969)

SERIES 612
The Lord's Prayer
(1961)
Book of Prayers
(1964)

SERIES 633
Things to Make
(1963)
Toys and Games to Make
(1966)
Stamp Collecting
(1969)
How to Swim and Dive
(1971)
Learning to Sew
(1972)

SERIES 649
Animals, Birds and Plants of the Bible
(1963)
What to Look for Inside a Church
(1972)
What to Look for Outside a Church
(1972)

SERIES 651
Animals and How They Live
(1965)
Birds and How They Live
(1966)

SERIES 654
How it Works : The Motor Car
(1965)
How it Works : The Computer
(1969)
How it Works : Printing Processes
(1971)

SERIES 662
The Story of Music
(1968)
Ballet
(1969)
The Lives of the Great Composers : 2 Books
(1969)

SERIES 706
Cub Scouts
(1970)
Scouts
(1971)
Brownie Guide
(1978)
Girl Guide
(1980)

SERIES 707
The Story of the Indians
(1973)
The Battle of Little Big Horn
(1976)

SERIES 727
Wild Life in Britain
(1972)
Disappearing Mammals
(1973)
What on Earth are we Doing
(1976)
Butterflies and Moths
(1978)
Hedges
(1979)
Understanding the Sea
(1979)

SERIES 737
Water
(1973)
Man in the Air
(1973)
Man and His Car
(1974)
Under the Ground
(1975)
The Stream
(1975)

ROYALTY SERIES
Prince Charles
(1981)
The Queen Mother
(1982)
The Princess of Wales
(1982)
The Queen
(1983)
William and Henry
(1985)
The Royal Wedding : Prince Charles
(1981)
The Royal Wedding : Prince Andrew
(1986)

MISCELLANEOUS
Little Stories for Little People
(1916) - decorative boards
ABC Picture Book
(1916) - decorative boards
The Conceited Lamb
(1953)
Beaky the Greedy Duck
(1953)
Ned, the Lonely Donkey
(1953)
Denis Constanduros : The Circus Comes to Town
(1957) - John Kenney
Our Friends
(1964) - Series 6a
Sunny Days
(1964) - Series 8a
Fun at the Farm
(1965) - Series 4b
The Big House
(1966) - Series 8b
Jump from the Sky
(1966) - Series 9b
Adventure on the Island
(1966) - Series 10a
The Holiday Camp Mystery
(1966) - Series 12a
The Carnival
(1967) - Series 1b
Adventure at the Castle
(1967) - Series 10b
Books are Exciting
(1967) - Series 11c
Mountain Adventure
(1967) - Series 12b
You Must be Joking
(1986) - for Save the Children Fund
The Ladybird 50th Anniversary Competition Book
(1990)

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