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What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside

Julia Donaldson author Lydia Monks illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Published:2nd Apr '20

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What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside cover

The crime-busting ladybird saves the day with another cunning plan in the fourth story in the brilliantly funny What the Ladybird Head series, with glitter on every page.

Join everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird on a trip to the seaside! With a cast of wonderful sea creatures, including a magical mermaid, and plenty of beach fun, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is a brilliant rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.

The clever little ladybird is off on a trip to the seaside, but those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to their wicked ways again. This time they're planning to steal the mermaid's hair and sell it to a famous star. Luckily, the crime-busting ladybird has a clever plan to stop the thieves . . .

The fourth title in the number one bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series – perfect for young children to read aloud!

Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: The Singing Mermaid, Sharing a Shell, and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday.

An instant classic * Baby Magazine *
What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is a sparkling rhyming adventure from writer Donaldson and illustrator Lydia Monks – quite literally. It features glitter on every page * Sunday Post *
Bright, sparkling, full of humor, subterfuge and rhyming fun, this is another exceptional title from the award winning pair of Donaldson and Monks. Not only a funny tale of whimsy, it continues to show that even the smallest, quietest and most unassuming characters around us can make the biggest differences and overcome the most difficult of challenges. Themes of friendship, teamwork and communication are prevalent in this series with the fourth installment being just as strong. Expect nothing less than bold, beautiful and brilliance * Included in Askews and Holt Newsletter *

ISBN: 9781529023145

Dimensions: 256mm x 257mm x 13mm

Weight: 496g

32 pages