Late 70's ladybird books

Ann22

These were class. Really well drawn illustrations. Check out this website showing images from vintage editions. Some of them have a full selection of pictures of each page in the story when you click on the cover
http://www.ladybirdprints.com/category.php?catid=5966

Estella

Top stuff, surprising how Chicken Licken and his cohorts can bring back the memories, think I must have owned most of these books.

A disturbing 'Little Red Riding Hood' image of a wolf in bed in full granny clothing, complete with bonnet, has never left me.

GeturGun

OMG the memories. Literally learned to read on those Peter and Jane books
Thanks for posting, good find!!!!

bullets

Later Ladybird books that came with the Tapes had some Scary Covers on
them. The Mummy and Especially Dracula were a bit much for a child.
I remember my mother giving one of the Ladybird Horror books to a friends of mine
for his birthday as a child and having his parents ring up our house to give out that
the child was having nightmares (wimp).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dracula-Ladybird-Horror-Classics-Stoker/dp/0721408125


There were other books or magazines out back then too I cant remember the name
Aunty Poppins or aunty Cookie or something. A Magazine or book that came with a record or tape
the play the story.


~B

Ann22

For some reason I loved 'The three billy goats gruff'. Dunno why. Imagine...they sent the baby one over the bridge first-poor wee thing:D.. and the big one with the horns went last.. Trip trap trip trap BANG BANG BANG BANG!

topper75

I went to an exhibition of originals a few years back in Kensington. Enjoyed viewing but cheapest was stg£500!

We'll prob not see such rich illustration again done by hand.

tk123

That giant on the front of jack and the beanstalk used to freak me out. We also had another few (not ladybird) and one of them was 'Petrushka' - on the last page there was a picture of his 'ghost' walking thru the square - used the scare the hell out of me!

rainbowtrout

Ann22 wrote: »

For some reason I loved 'The three billy goats gruff'. Dunno why. Imagine...they sent the baby one over the bridge first-poor wee thing:D.. and the big one with the horns went last.. Trip trap trip trap BANG BANG BANG BANG!

I liked that one too, and I loved The Musicians of Bremen

TheBigFella

I remember The Enormous Turnip too well as it was the only Ladybird book we had in the house for years.
All that fuss over a turnip. WTF? If I had been there I would have settled for a couple of spuds, at least i could make a few chips with them.

dingding

I remember another set when I was in Primary school that were numbered 1 to 12 and A-c, i.e. 8C The higher the number the more difficult to read.