Ladybird books - pictures from childhood

I always liked her blue second night dress the best. ?

what sort of crazy dance are they doing on pink dress night? ?

fab site ?

I Loved the Magic Prooidge pot story

I loved the book that focused on the birthday party and remember the little girl in a gorgeous powder blue party dress. At christmas I saw the image in a book and it took me right back to my childhood. Thanks for the link off to browse the site now.

Did anyone else have the Snow White and Rose Red book?

yes and it confused the hell out of me...because snow white was blonde. but the snow white in the actual snow white book was brunette...

My god, that has rekindled some memories! Mick the disobedient puppy, anyone?

I preferred the blue dress too.?

And I just found Tiptoes the Mischievous Kitten?

OOoo I remember Tiptoes too!

What About Hannibal at the pet show!

Gosh - so many memories. I remember this Peter and Jane book so well:

I tried to copy the image but failed miserably, how do you do it. I want everybody to see the blue dress. I also remember the kitten and the magic porridge pot, however snow white must not have been my thing.

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Hazel was it 1A?

I had all the hannibal books. and when i got a hamster we called him hannibal

and when he snuffed it we got a girl one and called her hannibelle ?

aw, the elves and the shoemaker ?

"Well Loved Tales"

This was one of my favourite books ever. I always wanted a bed with hundreds of mattresses.

'only a princess would be so delicate' ?

I do remember that one but oddly it's 11A the Carnival that really sticks in my mind ?

I remember all these...i would spend ages looking at cinderella's dress! My mum hasn't thrown any of our old books out and still has quite a lot of ladybird ones.

I always wanted my hair to lie on the pillow like sleeping beauty's!

Actually Tesco were selling these books a while ago - but like others I think mine are in the loft at my parents house.

Must get them to have a dig for them

So I can reminisce!

Now I don't remember this book about policemen...

I love this picture!

I've just started collecting these! I only have 2 so far but Cinderella was the first. It's VERY sought after. Some people will pay a fortune for it.

I love the drawings of Pat the dog - he/she always looks so shiny!

I think I read this one into shreds

MrRache's parents have at least fifty late 60s/early 70s Ladybirds in their clutter-filled house. We kept all of ours but they got damaged by water when we had a roof leak.

I literally just gasped at Ned the Lonely Donkey. It's been so long!

i've just looked on the bay and there is one with about 3 hours to go, and its up to seventeen quid ?

i wish i'd kept mine now...but they were so knackered they wouldn't be worth anything

anyone remember the 'babys first book'? ?

Tiptoes the mischievous kitten - was this the one with Mrs Moffat and the kitten that messed up the feather quilt? I LOVED that story!

I also vividly remember the picture of the black paws on the windowsill of the Goat story (Wolf and 7 Kids). Don't remember ever registering any of the mindless violence!

I remember the kitten, and Snow White being blonde confused me too. I wish I still had all of mine... sounds like they'd be worth a fortune now.

I collect old ladybird books and I have about 150 now ?

Cinderella always looked like the picture in the OP. And I also loved Rumpestiltskin, and all of those "well loved tales"

My personal favourites are the "read it yourself" ones and although I only had one as a chilld, the vegetable gang stories. I have one now, and its one of my faves.

As a child, I liked fact books (nerd alert) and particularly liked the "understanding maps" one and "your body"

For those interested in collecting, you can find some fab bargains at Car Boot Sales. Also in second hand book shops.

My favourite thing ever is to find the 50p box. <swoon>