What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas: The Perfect Christmas Gift
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Packed full of fun, What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas is a perfect gift for the festive season from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.
In a big old house, the ladybird is visiting her friend the spider for the festive season. But those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to no good again. They have a devious plan – to steal the children’s Christmas presents from their stockings! It’s a good thing that the clever little ladybird has overheard their awful plotting, and she has a cunning plan to make sure they don’t get away with it.
The fifth title in the Number One bestselling series from the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, which has been enjoyed by over four million children worldwide.
Enjoy more perfect picture books from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks including The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn and other exciting adventures from the What the Ladybird Heard series.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Macmillan Children's Books, Main Market edition (12 Oct. 2023) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 32 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1529087082 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1529087086 |
| Reading age | 3 – 5 years, from customers |
| Dimensions | 25.1 x 1.1 x 25 cm |
by lisa childs
Could scare a child 2 men and burglars but was fun and nice
by Chris.J.
This was purchased as a Xmas gift requested by my great Granddaughter
by historygirl
Perfect Christmas book for 2 – 3 year old. Received in excellent condition
by padre
Some of the grandkids love it
by Amazon Customer
Great book again by Julia Donaldson. I bought it for my house but was immediately taken home by my grandson for his collection ????
by Amazon Customer
Very nice book story nice good price & delivery
by Miss R
We love the What the Ladybird Heard series so were eagerly anticipating the release of this latest Christmassy themed one.
The story itself is utterly brilliant, probably my second favourite after the original itself. It’s familiar, humorous and set on Christmas Eve. What’s not to love?
The only drawback, as highlighted by other reviews, is that unfortunately the book does not contain the usual glitter, which most fans of the series are use to. I was sadly expecting this, as I’d noticed that the previous books have all been re-released over the past couple of years without glitter. In fact, I believe the previous release (What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside) only ever contained glitter in the hardback version. By the time it was released in paperback, they seemed to have done away with the famous glittery ladybird which helped to make this series so popular. I can only assume this is a cost cutting decision, as I really can’t think why else such a decision would have been made when the glitter was such a popular element of this series (and all of Donaldson and Monk’s other past collaborations).
I am still giving it 5 stars, as the story itself is excellent and I’m sure it will still be thoroughly enjoyed by the 3-7 age group. However, toddlers who were previously drawn in by the glittery textures may sadly be less interested now until they’re old enough to appreciate the actual storyline.
I would still highly recommend this book as, at the end of the day, high-quality literature will always trump glittery gimmicks, as disappointing as the absence of glitter might be to some.
by LesleyDee
Great Christmas book for little ones! He was just five at the time but this would be fine for any pre-reading age child.