tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773931325239238333.post2225141227201812744..comments2023-11-28T21:48:40.128+00:00Comments on Shortbread & Ginger: Vintage Roman LadybirdsShortbread and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356668729131346750noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773931325239238333.post-54846504812784584952015-11-06T17:15:09.087+00:002015-11-06T17:15:09.087+00:00I've found a local bookshop that has Ladybird ...I've found a local bookshop that has Ladybird books for 50p - I have ammassed a few, but now don't know what to do with them! I love the illustrations though xxxDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773931325239238333.post-54721838587578340612015-11-05T14:21:38.822+00:002015-11-05T14:21:38.822+00:00There is an excellent book about Ladybird books: ...There is an excellent book about Ladybird books: The Ladybird Story by Lorraine Johnson and Brian Alderson published by The British Library. For anyone who collects Ladybird books, this would make a very good asset to their library. I love Ladybird books but have only a small collection. However, that collection has some of my favourites, particularly the What to Look for in Spring ... Summer ... Autumn (and) ... Winter. I love the Winter book particularly, the illustrations of the frozen lake and the herons is particularly evocative, as is the illustration of a pink winter sky at dusk. I also like any of their books which are about social history, houses and castles and costume, and so forth.<br />For those who like Ladybird books, particularly for their illustrations, they might also like the books of John S Goodall, who was an artist/illustrator and his books are without words and usually set in Victorian or Edwardian England. <br />The early Ladybird books from the 1950s and early 1960s are easily some of the best, particularly the bird and nature books with their gorgeous illustrations. <br />Margaret P galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773931325239238333.post-43989906492605250422015-11-04T20:06:46.629+00:002015-11-04T20:06:46.629+00:00These books take me right back to my youth. I cann...These books take me right back to my youth. I cannot believe that a kindle (useful tool though it may be) will ever be able to do that for anyone. I like seeing different editions of books. LeeAnn at Mrs Black's https://www.blogger.com/profile/05923451542086673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773931325239238333.post-57328302112741430702015-11-04T18:43:12.460+00:002015-11-04T18:43:12.460+00:00I remember the days when I picked these up for pen...I remember the days when I picked these up for pennies , now they're locked in a cabinet in the charity shops...lol<br />kate steeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772776996207438308noreply@blogger.com