And Quite a Lot of Books After That Date)

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A complete List of all Ladybird Books published between 1940 and the early 1980s (and quite a lot of books after that date)

Why this date? Before 1972 the publisher was known as Wills & Hepworth Ltd and was run by a small board of directors. In 1972 the directors retired and the company was sold to the Pearson Financial Group. The name ‘Wills & Hepworth’ was dropped and much of what had made a ‘classic’ Ladybird book began to change. The content and quality began to decline. In 1999 UK print operations were closed down. This date captures the best of Ladybird – but also allows collectors to complete sets that started in the ‘golden years’.

Please let me know if you find anything I’ve missed or spot any errors.

NB Any book issued before 1964 will originally have had a dustwapper over its boards.

Any book published after 1965 will not have originally had a dustwrapper. The date found on the title page of most Ladybird books is a very unreliable guide as to the age of any particular edition. In general, the title page states date of publication of the title’s first edition and not the date of that particular copy.

For the purpose of identification, only the illustrator is usually stated here - rarely the writer - as the illustrator tends to be a more reliable way of identifying two different books or editions with the same title.

Name Date Illustrator 1st publish ed Bunnikins Picnic Party 1940 Angusine Macgregor The First Day of the Holidays 1940 Angusine Macgregor Ginger’s Adventures 1940 Angusine Macgregor Smoke and Fluff 1941 Angusine Macgregor (E M Coghlin) Jeremy’s Day in the Country 1941 Angusine Macgregor (E M Coghlin) Bob Bushtail’s Adventure 1941 Angusine Macgregor (E M Coghlin) Downy Duckling 1946 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring) Piggly Plays Truant 1946 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring) Lost at the Fair 1948 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring) The Runaway 1948 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring) Mr Badger to the Rescue 1949 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring) Bunny’s First Birthday 1950 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring) The Bunney-Fluff’s Moving Day 1950 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

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The Green Umbrella 1950 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring) Pippety’s Unlucky Day 1952 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring) Jonathan’s Shopping Day 1952 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring) Five Little Kittens 1955 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring) High Tide 1956 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

(Much) later additions to the series Dennis the Dragon 1980 Martin Aitchison Dennis the Dragon Finds a New 1983 Martin Aitchison Job Mervyn Mouse 1980 Roger Twinn Gerry the Giraffe 1983 James Hodgson

Series Nursery Rhymes and Stories 413

Nursery Rhymes 1941 Robert Knight

Cinderella 1944 Evelyn Bowman Bedtime Rhymes 1946 George Brook The House That Jack built 1948 George Brook Sleeping Beauty 1949 Evelyn Bowman Dick Whittington and his Cat 1949 Evelyn Bowan Baby’s First Book 1954 H Woolley Jack and the Beanstalk 1954 Ruth Murrell Tootles the Taxi 1956 John Kenney The Circus Comes to Town 1957 John Kenney Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks 1958 Harry Wingfield Later titles

A First Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes 1965 Frank Hampson A Second Ladybird Book of Nursery 1966 Frank Hampson Rhymes A Third Ladybird Book of Nursery 1967 Frank Hampson Rhymes

(Much) later additions to the series Bedtime Rhymes 1977 James Hodgson The Blue Book of Bedtime Stories 1978 The Yellow Book of Bedtime Stories 1978 The Red Book of Bedtime Stories 1981

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The Green Book of Bedtime Stories 1983

Series Adventures of Wonk 417

417 Going to Sea 1941 Joan Kiddell- Monroe Strawberries and Cream 1941 Joan Kiddell- Monroe Fireworks 1941 Joan Kiddell- Monroe The Secret 1946 Joan Kiddell- Monroe The Circus 1948 Joan Kiddell- Monroe The Snowman 1948 Joan Kiddell- Monroe

Series Name Uncle Mac 455 In Green Pastures 1945 Septimus Scott In the Wilderness 1948 Septimus Scott Uncle Mac’s ABC 1950 Septimus Scott Beside the Sea 1952 Septimus Scott In the Country 1954 Septimus Scott In the train 1955 W C Watson

Series Tasseltip 474 474 A Little Silk Apron 1947 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith) Mr Mole’s Housewarming Party 1947 Ernest Aris The Flickerdick 1947 Ernest Aris Clatter! Clatter! Bang!!! 1948 Ernest Aris The First Day of Spring 1950 Ernest Aris The Flower Show 1953 Ernest Aris

1970s versions Tasseltip Plays Truant 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith Tasseltip Takes a Ride 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith) Tasseltip has a Lucky Day 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith Tasseltip Buys a Present 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith)

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Saves the Day 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith Tasseltip and the Boozle 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith

Series Tinker’s Wig (There was just one book in this series. It seems to have been a failed 478 experiment. A large format book with only a small number of colour illustrations. The Tinker’s Wig 1947 F Matania

Series Name Date 497 Animal Tales The Inquisitive Harvest Mouse 1949 Percy Hickling Tiptoes the Mischievous Kitten 1949 Percy Hickling The Wise Robin 1950 Percy Hickling The Discontented Pony 1951 Percy Hickling The Conceited Lamb 1951 Percy Hickling Beaky the Greedy Duck 1951 Percy Hickling Ned the Lonely Donkey 1952 Percy Hickling Mick the Disobedient Puppy 1952 Percy Hickling Cocky the Lazy Rooster 1953 Percy Hickling The Sleepy Water Vole 1955 Percy Hickling Later titles: Hannibal Runs Away 1976 John Berry Hannibal on Holiday 1976 John Berry Hannibal on the Farm 1976 John Berry Hannibal and the Pet Show 1978 John Berry Hannibal Goes to School 1978 John Berry Hannibal on the Nature Trail 1978 John Berry

Series Bible Stories 522 522 The Child of the Temple 1952 Kenneth Inns The Shepherd Boy of Bethlehem 1953 Kenneth Inns The Little Lord Jesus 1954 Kenneth Inns The Story of Joseph 1955 Kenneth Inns Moses Prince and Shepherd 1955 Kenneth Inns Two Stories Jesus Told 1956 Kenneth Inns The Story of Daniel 1957 Kenneth Inns Jesus by the Sea of Galilee 1958 Kenneth Inns Jesus Calls his Disciples 1959 Kenneth Inns Naaman and the Little Maid 1959 Kenneth Inns The Story of St Paul 1969 Kenneth Inns Peter the Fisherman 1970 Kenneth Inns

Series Nature 536 536 British Birds and their Nests 1953 Allan Seaby

A 2nd Book of British Birds and their 1954 Allan Seaby Nests

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A 3rd Book of British Birds and their 1956 Roland Green Nests British Wild Flowers 1957 Edith & Roland Hilder Pets 1957 Osmond British Wild Animals 1958 Roland Green What to Look for in Winter 1959 CF Tunnicliffe Garden Flowers 1960 John Leigh- Pemberton What to Look for in Summer 1960 CF Tunnicliffe What to Look for in Autumn 1960 CF Tunnicliffe What to Look for in Spring 1961 CF Tunnicliffe Weather 1962 Robert Ayton Trees 1963 S R Badmin The Seashore and Seashore Life 1964 Jill Payne The Night Sky 1965 Robert Ayton Butterflies, Moths and other 1965 John Leigh- Insects Pemberton The story of our Rocks and 1966 Robert Ayton Minerals Pond Life 1966 Jill Payne Your Body 1967 Robert Ayton Garden Birds 1967 John Leigh- Pemberton Sea and Estuary Birds 1967 John Leigh- Pemberton Heath and Woodland Birds 1968 John Leigh- Pemberton Pond and river Birds 1969 John Leigh- Pemberton Birds of Prey 1970 John Leigh- Pemberton Birds of Northern Britain and 1979 John Leigh- Northern Europe Pemberton

Series Name 538 The Impatient Horse The Impatient Horse 1953 Xenia Berkeley Series Name Date Adventures of Robin Hood 549 The Silver Arrow 1954 John Kenney The Ambush 1954 John Kenney (Further Robin Hood titles were later added in series 740) Series Name Date 561 History 561 King Alfred The Great 1956 John Kenney

William the Conqueror 1956 John Kenney Sir Walter Raleigh 1957 John Kenney The Story of Nelson 1957 John Kenney

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The Story of the First Queen 1958 John Kenney Elizabeth The Story of Captain Cook 1958 John Kenney Florence Nightingale 1959 John Kenney Julius Caesar and Roman Britain 1959 John Kenney Charles II 1960 John Kenney David Livingstone 1960 John Kenney Stone Age Man in Britain 1961 John Kenney Christopher Columbus 1961 John Kenney Marco Polo 1962 John Kenney Henry V 1962 John Kenney Oliver Cromwell 1963 John Kenney Captain Scott 1963 John Kenney Alexander the Great 1963 John Kenney Robert the Bruce 1964 John Kenney Richard the Lionheart 1965 John Kenney Charles Dickens 1965 John Kenney Warwick the Kingmaker 1966 John Kenney Cleopatra and Ancient Egypt 1966 John Kenney James I and the Gunpowder Plot 1967 John Kenney Kings and Queens of England (Book 1968 Frank Hampson 1) Kings and Queens (Book 2) 1968 Frank Hampson Napoleon 1968 John Kenney King John and the Magna Carta 1969 Frank Hampson Joan of Arc 1971 John Kenney The Pilgrim Fathers 1972 Frank Hampson Elizabeth Fry 1973 Roger Hall Great Civilisations: Egypt 1973 Gorge Nunez Henry VIII 1973 Frank Humphris Henry II and Thomas Becket 1973 Roger Hall Great Civilisations: Greece 1974 Gorge Nunez Great Civilisations: Rome 1974 Gorge Nunez Samuel Pepys 1974 Roger Hall Hannibal 1974 Frank Humphris Robert Louis Stevenson 1975 Roger Hall Bonnie Prince Charlie 1975 Roger Hall Great Civilisations: Crete 1976 Gorge Nunez Great Civilisations: The Vikings 1st 1976 Ronald Jackson ed Revised edition with horns Ronald Jackson and Roger Hall Revised edition without horns Ronald Jackson and Roger Hall Queen Victoria 1976 Roger Hall Sir Francis Drake 1977 Frank Humphris John Wesley 1977 Roger Hall Elizabeth Gaskell 1977 Roger Hall Great Civilisations: The 1978 David Palmer Mycenaeans

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Great Civilisations: The Incas 1978 Gorge Nunez Great Civilisations: The Aztecs 1978 Robert Ayton Great Civilisations: China 1978 Annie Bennett William Shakespeare 1981 Roger Hall

Series Learning to Read 563 Puppies and Kittens 1956 H Woolley

The Farm 1958 C F Tunnicliffe Shopping with Mother 1958 Harry Wingfield Going to School 1959 Harry Wingfield Numbers 1959 G Robinson The Party 1960 Harry Wingfield The Zoo 1960 Barry Driscoll Helping at Home 1961 Harry Wingfield Telling the Time 1962 Harry Wingfield

Titles added to the series much later Telling the Time 1978 Martin Aitchison ABC 1978 Gerald Witcomb Counting 1978 Gerald Witcomb Shapes 1978 John Scott, Harry Wingfield Colours 1978 John Scott, Harry Wingfield Big and Little 1978 Sally Long The Animal Alphabet Book 1987 Bobbie Craig

Series Recognition 584 584 British Railway Locomotives 1958 60 pages in book

British Railway Locomotives 2nd version, The same cover but Revised) though still with 50 pages in dated 1958 book British Railway locomotives 3rd version Revised again. though still The Train on the cover now travels dated 1958 from left to right. Motor Cars – 1st ed 1960 ‘David Carey’ Motor Cars Revised 1961 ‘David Carey’ Motor Cars Revised 1963 ‘David Carey’ Motor Cars Revised 1966 ‘David Carey’ Motor Cars Revised 1968 ‘David Carey’ Motor Cars Revised 1972 ‘David Carey’ Aircraft 1964 B Knight Aircraft Revised 1968 B Knight Aircraft Revised 1972 B Knight Commercial Vehicles 1964 ‘David Carey’ Commercial Vehicles 1969 ‘David Carey’

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Flags 1968 Harry Wingfield Merchant Ships 1973 J Smith

Series Name Date 587 Travel Adventure 587 Flight 1 - Australia 1958 Jack Mathew Flight 2 - Canada 1959 Jack Mathew Flight 3 - USA 1959 Jack Mathew Flight 4 - India 1960 Jack Mathew Flight 5 - Africa 1961 Jack Mathew Flight 6 – The Holy Land 1962 Jack Mathew

Series Name Date 601 Achievements 601 Flight 1960 Robert Ayton

Great Inventions 1961 Robert Ayton The Story of Railways 1961 The Story of Railways, revised ? Robert Ayton edition The Story of Ships 1961 Robert Ayton The Story of The Motor Car 1962 Robert Ayton The Story of Houses and Homes 1963 Robert Ayton The Story of Clothes and Costume 1964 Robert Ayton Churches and Cathedrals 1964 Robert Ayton Exploring Space 1964 B Knight Revised edition Exploring space 1971 Gerald Witcomb approx. Underwater Exploration 1967 Robert Ayton The Story of Oil 1968 Robert Ayton Lighthouses, Lightships and 1968 Robert Ayton Lifeboats The Story of Radio 1968 Robert Ayton The Story of Newspapers 1969 Ron Embleton The Story of Printing 1970 Robert Ayton The Story of Furniture 1971 Robert Ayton The Story of Arms and Armour 1971 Robert Ayton The Story of Metals 1971 Martin Aitchison The story of Plastics 1972 Bernard Robinson The Story of Nuclear Power 1972 Robert Ayton The Story of Medicine 1972 Robert Ayton Time, Calendars and Clocks 1973 Bernard Robinson The Story of Science, Book 1 1973 Bernard Robinson The Story of Science, Book 2 1973 Bernard Robinson The Story of Our Canals 1975 Roger Hall The Story of the Bicycle 1975 Ronald Jackson Steam Locomotives of the World 1979

Series Name 606a Bible Stories 606a

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Jesus the Helper 1960 Clive Uptton Jesus the Friend 1961 Clive Uptton Baby Jesus 1961 Clive Uptton Children of the Bible 1962 Clive Uptton A First Book of Saints 1963 Martin Aitchison

Titles added later The Parable of The Sower 1977 David Palmer The Parable of the Two New 1977 David Palmer Houses The Parable of the Lost Sheep 1978 David Palmer The Parable of the Good Samaritan 1978 David Palmer Loves and Fishes 1982 Roger Hall Water into Wine 1982 Roger Hall 813 King David 1981 Martin Reiner (Despite the series number, this book sits more comfortably with the later 606a titles listed above) Series Name People at Work 606b The Fireman 1962 John Berry

The Policeman 1962 John Berry The Policeman Circa 1972 John Berry The Nurse 1963 John Berry The Fisherman 1963 John Berry The Farmer 1963 John Berry The Builder 1965 John Berry The Postman 1965 John Berry The Miner 1965 John Berry The Soldier 1966 John Berry The Sailor 1967 John Berry The Airman in the RAF 1967 John Berry The Road Makers 1967 John Berry The Car Makers 1968 John Berry The Shipbuilders 1969 John Berry The Pottery Makers 1969 John Berry The Life-boat Men 1971 John Berry In a Hotel 1972 John Berry The Customs Officer 1972 John Berry On the Railways 1972 John Berry In a Big Store 1973 John Berry Later additions to the series – illustrated with photography rather than illustration and called: People Who Help Us The Police Force 1982 Photographs The Fire Service 1982 Photographs The Postal Service 1983 Photographs The Nurse 1983 Photographs

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No The Milkman (In association with Midland Co-op Promotional Group) series number 606c Cricket 1964 Jack Matthew

Football 1964 Jack Matthew

Series Name 606d Well-loved Tales 606d Cinderella 1964 Eric Winter

The Elves and the Shoemaker 1965 Robert Lumley Sleeping Beauty 1965 Eric Winter Jack and the Beanstalk 1965 Eric Winter The Three Little Pigs 1965 Robert Lumley Dick Whittington and his Cat 1966 Eric Winter The Gingerbread Boy 1966 Robert Lumley The Little Red Hen 1966 Robert Lumley The Princess and the Pea 1967 Eric Winter Puss in Boots 1967 Eric Winter Rumpelstiltskin 1968 Eric Winter Beauty and the Beast 1968 Eric Winter The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen 1968 Robert Lumley Rapunzel 1968 Eric Winter The Three Billy-goats Gruff 1968 Robert Lumley The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids 1969 Robert Lumley Snow White and Rose Red 1969 Eric Winter Chicken Licken 1969 Robert Lumley Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1969 Eric Winter The Enormous Turnip 1970 Robert Lumley Goldilocks and the Three Bears 1971 Eric Winter The Magic Porridge Pot 1971 Robert Lumley The Big Pancake 1972 Robert Lumley Little Red Riding Hood 1972 Eric Winter The Old Woman and her Pig 1973 Robert Lumley The Princess and the Frog 1973 Capaldi The Musicians of Bremen 1974 Robert Lumley and John Berry Series Name 606d Well-loved Tales – post 1974 Pinocchio 1979 Martin Aitchison The Ugly Duckling 1979 Petula Stone Tom Thumb 1979 John Dyke The Little Mermaid 1980 Brian Price thomas The Emperor’s New Clothes 1980 Sally Long The Town Mouse and Country 1982 Ken McKie Mouse Thumbelina 1982 Petula Stone Hansel and Gretel 1982 Pat Oakley The Brave Little Tailor 1983 Ken McKie The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 1983 Ken McKie

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The Goose Girl 1983 Kathie Layfield The Snow Queen 1983 Kathie Layfield The Firebird 1984 Martin Aitchison The Tinderbox 1984 Annabel Spenceley The Wizard of Oz 1984 Angus McBride The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1985 Richard Hook The Emperor and the Nightingale 1987 Chris Russell The 12 Dancing Princesses 1987 Patricia Papps Peter and the Wolf 1988 Peter Stevenson

Most of the original twenty-seven 606d books were re-illustrated and issued in a later edition, between 1979 and 1991 Snow White and Rose Red 1979 Brian Price Thomas The Wolf and the 7 Little Kids 1979 Robert Ayton The Princess and the Pea 1979 Robert Ayton Beauty and the Beast 1980 Robert Ayton Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs 1980 Martin Aitchison Chicken Licken 1981 Petula Stone Cinderella 1981 Brian Price Thomas The Big Pancake 1982 Gillian Hurry The Musicians of Bremen 1982 Margaret Gold The Enormous Turnip 1982 Christine Owen Rapunzel 1985 Martin Aitchison The Princess and the Frog 1986 Martin Aitchison Rumpelstiltskin 1986 Martin Aitchison The Little Red Hen 1986 Stephen Holmes The 3 Billy Goats Gruff 1987 Chris Russell Little Red Riding Hood 1988 Peter Stevenson The 3 Little Pigs 1989 Steve Smallman Goldilocks and the 3 Bears 1989 Chris Russell The Magic Porridge Pot 1989 Mike Gordon The Musicians of Bremen 1990 Linda Birch Sleeping Beauty 1990 Gavin Rowe The Gingerbread Man 1991 Peter Stevenson

In the 1990s and beyond, many of the above titles were reissued, re-illustrated and repackaged in a variety of formats including ‘Favourite Tales’, Ladybird Tiny Tales (also Ladybird Tiny Treasures) Enchanted Tales, First Favourite Tales etc

Series Name Date 606e Public Services Electricity 1966 John Berry Gas 1967 John Berry Water Supply 1969 John Berry *Collectors should also look out for the edition of Water Supply which was sponsored by Yorkshire Water

Series Name 606f Through the Ages Food 1968 Frank Hampson

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Transport 1970 Frank Hampson

Series Name 606g Easy Geography/Travel Guides Come to France 1969 John Berry Come to Denmark 1971 John Berry Come to Holland 1971 John Berry

Series Name 612 Prayer The Lord’s Prayer 1961 Harry Wingfield A Ladybird Book of Prayers through 1964 Clive Uptton the Year A Ladybird First Book of Hymns 1968 A N Buchanan (Collectors may want to look out for the original and the revised versions of the book above) Later additions to the series: Hymns and Songs 1979 David Palmer The Lord’s Prayer 1979 David Palmer Well-Loved Carols 1986 Peter Church

Series Name 618 Capital Cities London 1961 John Berry

621 Junior Science Magnets, Bulbs and Batteries 1962 Harry Wingfield Light, Mirrors and Lenses 1962 Harry Wingfield Air, Wind and Flight 1963 Harry Wingfield Levers, Pulleys and Engines 1963 Harry Wingfield

The titles below were added in the 1980s. The illustration is much more sparce and stylised and they seem to be intended for an older age-group.

Air 1982 Simple Mechanics 1982 Light 1982 Magnets and Electricity 1982 Simple Chemistry 1982 Botany 1983 Zoology 1983 Weather 1985

Series Name 622 Early Learning The Ladybird abc 1962 G W Robinson Sounds and Pictures Book 1 1976 Gerald Witcomb Sounds and Pictures Book 2 1976 Gerald Witcomb Sounds and Pictures Book 3 1976 Gerald Witcomb Sounds and Pictures Book 4 1976 Gerald Witcomb

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Sounds and Pictures Book 5 1976 Gerald Witcomb Sounds and Pictures Book 6 1976 Gerald Witcomb

Series Name Hobbies 633 Things to Make 1963 G Robinson

Toys and Games to make 1966 Robert Ayton Indoor Gardening 1969 Bernard Robinson Stamp Collecting 1969 Coarse Fishing 1969 Bernard Robinson Tricks and Magic 1969 Robert Ayton How to Swim and Dive 1971 Martin Aitchison Sailing and Boating 1972 Bernard Robinson Book about Knitting 1972 Eric Winter Learning to Sew 1972 Eric Winter More Things to Make 1973 Eric Winter Easy-to-Make Puppets 1973 Eric Winter Learning to Ride 1973 John Berry Learning about Heraldry 1974 Bernard Robinson Learning to Crochet 1975 Eric Winter Coin Collecting 1976 Car Games 1978 Martin Aitchison and Eric Winter Titles added later to this series How to Make Puppets Photographs How to Make Presents Photographs How to Make things for Fun Photographs How to Make Toys and Games Photographs How to Make Dolls Photographs How to Make Flying Models Photographs How to Make Wooden Toys Photographs

First Book of Crosswords Chris Reed

Series Name 634 Learnabout 634 Maps Ronald Lampitt

Handwriting Stamp Collecting Sailing and Boating Bernard Robinson Riding John Berry Indoor Gardening Bernard Robinson Coarse Fishing Bernard Robinson Tricks and Magic Robert Ayton Swimming and Diving Martin Aitchison Knitting Eric Winter Sewing Eric Winter Heraldry Bernard Robinson

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Crochet Eric Winter Coin Collecting Making a Transistor Radio Bernard Robinson Metalwork Gerald Witcomb Woodwork Gerald Witcomb Knots Eric Winter et al Cooking Camping Martin Aitchison and Eric Winter Pets Simple Electronics Roland Berry Easy Meals Making and Decorating Cakes Chess Taking Photographs London Drawing Kathie Layfield Painting Kathie Layfield Training Your Dog Kathie Layfield Cricket Football Peter Robinson Party Games Codes and Ciphers Volcanoes and other Natural Phenomena

Note: there were two different versions of all the Key Words books published between 1964 and 1980. In some cases there were 3 versions. Books 1a -3c, 5a, and 8a also have a ‘transition’ version – new style artwork but old style format and cover picture. Hence two and sometimes 3 of each title are listed. Name Series Key Words 641 641 Play with Us (1a) Harry Wingfield

1972? Play with Us (1a) Harry Wingfield Reillustrated Play with Us (1a) Harry Wingfield Later format 1964 Look at This (1b) Harry Wingfield Look at This (1b) Harry Wingfield Reillustrated Look at This (1b) Harry Wingfield Later format 1965 Read and Write (1c) Harry Wingfield Read and Write (1c) Harry Wingfield Reillustrated Read and Write (1c) Harry Wingfield

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Later format 1964 We have Fun (2a) Martin Aitchison We have Fun (2a) Harry Wingfield Reillustrated We have Fun (2a) Harry Wingfield Later format 1964 Have a Go (2b) Martin Aitchison Have a Go (2b) Martin Aitchison Reillustrated Have a Go (2b) Martin Aitchison Later format 1965 I Like to Write (2c) Martin Aitchison I Like to Write (2c) Martin Aitchison Reillustrated I Like to Write (2c) Martin Aitchison Later format 1964 Things We Like (3a) John Berry Things We Like (3a) Martin Aitchison Reillustrated Things We Like (3a) Martin Aitchison Later format 1964 Boys and Girls (3b) Robert Ayton Boys and Girls (3b) Martin Aitchison Reillustrated Boys and Girls (3b) Martin Aitchison Later format 1965 Let me write (3c) Robert Ayton Let me write (3c) Martin Aitchison Reillustrated Let me write (3c) Martin Aitchison Later format 1964 Things We Do (4a) Harry Wingfield Things We Do (4a) Harry Wingfield Later format 1965 Fun at the Farm (4b) Harry Wingfield Fun at the Farm (4b) Harry Wingfield Reillustrated Fun at the Farm (4b) Harry Wingfield Later format 1965 Say the Sound (4c) Harry Wingfield Say the Sound (4c) Harry Wingfield Later format 1964 Where We Go (5a) John Berry Where We Go (5a) Martin Aitchison Reillustrated Where We Go (5a) Martin Aitchison Later format 1965 Out in the Sun (5b) Frank Hampson Out in the Sun (5b) Martin Aitchison Later format

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1965 More Sounds to Say (5c) Harry Wingfield More Sounds to Say (5c) Harry Wingfield Later format 1964 Our Friends (6a) Martin Aitchison Our Friends (6a) Martin Aitchison Later format 1965 We Like to Help (6b) Martin Aitchison We Like to Help (6b) Martin Aitchison Later format 1965 Reading with Sounds (6c) Martin Aitchison Reading with Sounds (6c) Martin Aitchison Later format and Harry Wingfield 1964 Happy Holidays (7a) Harry Wingfield Happy Holidays (7a) Harry Wingfield Later format 1966 Fun and Games (7b) Harry Wingfield Fun and Games (7b) Harry Wingfield Later format 1966 Easy to Sound (7c) Harry Wingfield Easy to Sound (7c) Harry Wingfield Later format 1964 Sunny Days (8a) John Berry Sunny Days (8a) Martin Aitchison Reillustrated Sunny Days (8a) Martin Aitchison Later format 1966 The Big House (8b) Martin Aitchison The Big House (8b) Martin Aitchison Later format 1966 Fun with Sounds (8c) Martin Aitchison Fun with Sounds (8c) Martin Aitchison Later format and Harry Aitchison 1964 Games we Like (9a) Martin Aitchison Games we Like (9a) Martin Aitchison Later format 1966 Jump from the sky (9b) Martin Aitchison Jump from the sky (9b) Martin Aitchison Later format 1966 Enjoy Reading (9c) Martin Aitchison Enjoy Reading (9c) Martin Aitchison Later format 1966 Adventure on the Island (10a) Harry Wingfield Adventure on the Island (10a) Harry Wingfield Later format 1967 Adventure at the Castle (10b) Harry Wingfield Adventure at the Castle (10b) Harry Wingfield Later format 1967 Learning is Fun (10c) Harry Wingfield Learning is Fun (10c) Harry Wingfield Later format

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1966 Mystery on the Island (11a) Martin Aitchison Mystery on the Island (11a) Martin Aitchison Later format 1967 The Carnival (11b) Martin Aitchison The Carnival (11b) Martin Aitchison Later format 1967 Books are Exciting (11c) Martin Aitchison Books are Exciting (11c) Martin Aitchison Later format and Harry Wingfield 1967 Holiday Camp Mystery (12a) Harry Wingfield Holiday Camp Mystery (12a) Harry Wingfield Later format 1967 Mountain Adventure (12b) Martin Aitchison Mountain Adventure (12b) Martin Aitchison 1967 The Open Door to Reading (12c) Harry Wingfield, Ron Embleton, Frank Hampson The Open Door to Reading (12c) Later format 1969 Teaching Reading (Handbook) 1969 Teaching Reading (Handbook) Revised 1970 The Record Breakers Frank Humphris 1970 Danger Men Frank Humphris 1971 A First ‘Do You Know?’ Book Frank Humphris 1971 A Second ‘Do You Know?’ Book Frank Humphris 1972 A Third ‘Do You Know?’ Book Frank Humphris 1972 Some Great Men and Women Frank Humphris

Series Key Words Picture Dictionaries 642 A First Key Words Picture 1965 Robert Ayton Dictionary A Second Key Words Picture 1966 Eric Winter Dictionary

Series Customs 644 Stories of our Christmas Customs 1964 Frank Hampson Stories of our Special Days and 1972 Roger Hall Customs

Series Religious Topics 649 Animals, Birds and Plants of the 1964 Clive Uptton Bible Life in New Testament Times 1968 Eric Winter The History of our Bible 1971 Eric Winter What to Look for Inside a Church 1972 Ronald Lampitt

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What to Look for Outside a Church 1972 Ronald Lampitt

Series 651 Plants and How they Grow 1965 Ronald Lampitt Animals and How they Live 1965 Ronald Lampitt Birds and How they Live 1966 Ronald Lampitt Life of the Honey-Bee 1969 Jill Payne Insects and Small Animals 1972 Ronald Lampitt Prehistoric Animals and Fossils 1974 Robert Ayton

Series How-it-Works 654 The Motor Car 1965 ‘David Carey’ The Aeroplane 1967 Bernard Robinson The Rocket 1967 Bernard Robinson The Television 1968 Bernard Robinson The Locomotive 1968 Bernard Robinson The Motor Cycle 1968 Bernard Robinson The Hovercraft 1969 Bernard Robinson The Camera 1970 Bernard Robinson Farm Machinery 1970 Bernard Robinson The Ocean Liner 1971 Bernard Robinson The Computer 1971 Bernard Robinson The Telescope and Microscope 1971 Bernard Robinson Printing Processes 1971 Bernard Robinson The Telephone 1972 Bernard Robinson Making a Transistor Radio 1972 Bernard Robinson

Series Words for Numbers 551 Understanding Numbers 1966 Kenneth Inns Words we need for Numbers 1966 Kenneth Inns More Words for Numbers 1966 Kenneth Inns Everyday Words for Numbers 1967 Kenneth Inns

Series Music and Drama 662 Musical Instruments 1966 Robert Ayton The Story of Music 1968 Martin Aitchison Ballet 1969 Martin Aitchison Lives of the Great Composers book 1966 Martin Aitchison 1 Lives of the Great Composers book 1969 Martin Aitchison 2 The Story of the Theatre 1970 Martin Aitchison The Story of Clowns 1976 June Jackson

Series Our Land in the Making 663

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Our Land in the Making part 1 1966 Ronald Lampitt Our Land in the Making part 2 1966 Ronald Lampitt

Series Maps 671 Understanding Maps 1967 Ronald Lampitt

Series Basic Arithmetic 678 Addition Made Easy 1967 Subtraction Made Easy 1967 Multiplication Made Easy 1968 Addition Made Easy 1968

Later renamed as ‘Junior Maths’ Addition 1982 Subtraction 1982 Multiplication 1982 Division 1982

Series Animal History 682 Dogs 1968 Bernard Robinson Horses 1968 Bernard Robinson

Series Handwriting 684 The Ladybird Book of Handwriting 1968 Tom Gourdie

Series Animals of the World 691 African Mammals 1969 John Leigh- Pemberton Australian Mammals 1970 John Leigh- Pemberton North American Mammals 1970 John Leigh- Pemberton European Mammals 1971 John Leigh- Pemberton Asian Mammals 1971 John Leigh- Pemberton South American Mammals 1972 John Leigh- Pemberton Sea and Air Mammals 1972 John Leigh- Pemberton

Series Great Artists 701 Great Artists book 1 1970 Martin Aitchison Great Artists book 2 1970 Martin Aitchison

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Great Artists book 3 1971 Martin Aitchison

Series Learning with Mother 702 Learning with Mother, book 1 1970 Harry Wingfield Learning with Mother, book 2 1970 Harry Wingfield Learning with Mother, book 3 1970 Harry Wingfield Learning with Mother, book 4 1971 Harry Wingfield Learning with Mother, book 5 1972 Harry Wingfield

Learning With Traditional Rhymes Finger Rhymes 1976 Brian Price Thomas Number Rhymes 1976 Brian Price Thomas et al Memory Rhymes 1976 Martin Aitchison, Brian Price Thomas, Kathy Layfield, Frank Humphris Talking Rhymes 1976 Martin Aitchison, Brian Price Thomas Action Rhymes 1976 Kathy Layfield, Brian Price Thomas Dancing Rhymes 1976 Martin Aitchison, Frank Humphris, Brian Price Thomas Singing Rhymes 1976 Brian Price Thomas Skipping Rhymes 1976 Brian Price Thomas

Series Picture Books 704 First Picture Book 1970 Harry Wingfield Second Picture Book 1970 Harry Wingfield Third Picture Book 1971 Harry Wingfield Fourth Picture Book 1971 Harry Wingfield Five Picture Book 1973 Harry Wingfield

Series Scouts and Guides 706 Cub Scouts 1970 John Berry Scouts 1971 John Berry Brownie Guides 1978 B H Robinson & Eric Winter Girl Guides 1980 Photos John Moyes A completely revisied version of 1985 Photos Joan Randall Guides was issued 5 years later: Girl Guides

Series Wild West and Pirates 707

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Pirates 1970 Frank Humphris Story of the Cowboy 1972 Frank Humphris Indians 1973 Frank Humphris Battle of the Little Big Horn 1976 Frank Humphris Custer’s Last Stand Circa 1981 The same book as the above but with a new title and cover design

Series Great Scientists 708 Madame Curie 1970 Frank Hampson Charles Darwin 1973 Roger Hall Michael Faraday 1973 Roger Hall

721 and Talkabout and picture reading 735 Picture Reading 1972 Harry Winglfield Talkabout Animals 1973 Harry Wingfield Talkabout Home 1973 Harry Wingfield and Eric Winter Talkabout Beach 1974 Harry Wingfield Talkabout Shopping 1974 Harry Wingfield Talkabout Babies 1974 Harry Wingfield Talkabout Clothes 1974 Harry Wingfield Talkabout The Park 1975 Harry Wingfield Talkabout Gardens 1976 Harry Wingfield Talkabout Starting school 1977 Harry Wingfield Talkabout Holidays 1977 Robert Ayton and Martin Aitchison Talkabout Bedtime 1976 Harry Wingfield Talkabout Going in to Hospital 1985 Martin Aitchison

Series How to Make it 724 1972 Making a Transistor Radio BH Robinson

Series Conservation 727

Wildlife in Britain 1973 Disappearing Mammals 1973 What on Earth are we Doing 1976 Butterflies and Moths 1978 Hedges 1979 Understanding the Sea Roundscie19 79 Nature’s Roundabout 1979 British Wild Flowers 1979 Nature in the Town 1980

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Energy 1981

Series How to do it 731 Metalwork 1973 Gerald Witcomb Woodwork 1973 Gerald Witcomb

Series Stars 733 Stars and their Legends 1973 Robert Ayton

Series Ladybird Leaders 737 Water 1973 Ducks and Swans 1973 Man in the Air 1973 Man and his Car 1974 Lions and Tigers 1974 Man on the Sea 1974 Dinosaurs 1974 Castles 1974 Baby Animals 1974 Roads 1974 Song Birds 1974 Trains 1974 Homes 1975 Leaves 1975 Soldiers 1975 Sounds 1975 Big Animals 1975 Under the Ground 1975 Apes and Monkeys 1975 Living Things 1975 The Tree and its World 1975 Air 1975 Seals and Wales 1976 Reptiles 1976 Deserts 1976 The Stream 1976 Bridges 1976 Coffee 1977 Fire 1977 Chocolate and Cocoa 1977 Bread 1977 Polar Regions 1977 Mountains 1977 Forest 1977 Teeth 1978 Islands 1979 Fruit 1979

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Bears and Pandas 1979 Tea 1981

Series Fables and Legends 740 1st book of Aesop’s Fables 1974 Robert Ayton 2nd book of Aesop’s Fables 1974 Robert Ayton Aladdin 1975 Robert Ayton Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves 1975 Robert Ayton Famous legends book 1 1975 Robert Ayton Famous Legends book 2 1975 Robert Ayton Gulliver’s Travels 1976 Martin Aitchison Mysteries of Merlin 1977 Robert Ayton Deeds of the Nameless Knight 1977 Robert Ayton Sir Lancelot of the Lake 1977 Robert Ayton The Knight and the Golden Falcon 1977 Robert Ayton Robin Hood and the King’s Ransom 1978 Bernard Brett Robin Hood and the Silver Arrow 1978 Bernard Brett Robin Hood to the Rescue 1978 Bernard Brett Robin Hood Outlawed 1978 Bernard Brett Treasure Island 1979 Dennis Manton Swiss Family Robinson 1979 Brian Price Thomas The Secret Garden 1980 Joy Shufflebotham Journey to the Centre of the Earth 1980 Vivienne Lewis The 3 Musketeers 1980 Frank Humphris A Tale of 2 Cities 1981 Frank Humphris The Lost World 1981 Martin Aitchison King Solomon’s Mines 1982 Frank Humphris The Hound of the Baskervilles 1982 Kathie Layfield Around the World in 80 Days 1982 Kathie Layfield A Christmas Carol 1982 Chris Russell The Wind in the Willows 1983 Martin Aitchison The Happy Prince 1983 Gwen and Shirley Tourret The Last of the Mohecans 1983 Frank Humphris Peter Pan 1983 Ken Mckie Lorna Doone 1984 Frank Humphris Oliver Twist 1984 Gwen Tourret The Railway Children 1984 Kathie Layfield Kidnapped 1985 Terry Gabbey A Little Princess 1985 Shirely Tourret Black Beauty 1986 John Berry Alice in Wonderland 1986 Debbie Boon- Jenkins Tom Sawyer 1986 Terry Gabbey King Arthur 1986 Malcolm Stokes Little Women 1987 Terry Gabbey Tales from the Jungle Book 1988 Peter Stevenson The Invisible Man 1988 Terry Gabbey

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What Katy Did 1988 Gwen and Shirley Tourret Heidi 1990 Pat Tourret

Ladybird Horror Classics (included here as the first book was originally published in series 740 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1982 Kathie Layfield Dracula 1984 Angus McBride Frankenstein 1984 John Davis The Mummy 1985 Angus McBride Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1986 Terry Gabbey

Series Sunstart 747 Lucky Dip 1974 Martin Aitchison On the Beach 1974 Martin Aitchison The Kite 1974 Martin Aitchison Animals, Birds and Fish 1975 Martin Aitchison I wish 1975 Martin Aitchison Guess What? 1975 Martin Aitchison

Series Read-it-Yourself 777 Level 1 Old Macdonald’s Farm 1985 Here We Go Round the Mulberry 1985 Bush The House that Jack Built 1987 What Time is it, Mr Wolf? 1987 One, two, buckle my shoe 1990

Level 2 Billy Goats Gruff 1977 Level 4 Gingerbreat Man 197 Level 2 Goldilocks & the Three Bears 1977 Level 4 Jack and the Beanstalk 1977 Level 3 Red Riding Hood 1977 Level 3 Three Little Pigs 1977 Level 4 Cinderella 1978 Level 3 Dick Whittington 1978 Level 2 The Elves and the Shoemaker 1978 Level 2 Hansel and Gretel 1978 Level 3 Peter and the Wolf 1978 Level 4 The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1978 Level 3 Puss in Boots 1978 Level 5 Robinson Crusoe 1978 Level 2 The Sly Fox and the Red Hen 1978 Level 4 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1978 Level 5 Heidi 1979 Level 5 The Magic Paintbrush 1979 Level 5 The Magic Stone 1979 Level 5 William Tell 1979

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Level 5 Ananse and the Sky God 1980 Level 2 The Enormous Turnip 1980 Level 3 Rapunzel 1980 Level 4 Wizard of Oz 1980 Level 2 The Town Mouse and the Country 1985 Mouse Level 2 Sleeping Beauty 1985 Level 3 Thumbelina 1985 Level 3 The Ugly Duckling 1985

Series Sunbird 792 Alphabet Book 1979 Numbers 1979 In the Home 1979 Out of Town 1979 Going to School 1982 First Word Book 1982

Series The Garden Gang (All written and illustrated by young Jayne Fisher – I think she was aged 793 9 – 13 years old when she wrote them) Penelope Strawberry and Robert 1979 Radish Percival Pea and Polly 1979 Pomegranate Oliver Onion and Tim Tomato 1979 Lucy Leek and Bertie Brussels 1979 Sprout Wee Willie Water Melon and Betty 1979 Beetroot Gertrude Gooseberry and Belinda 1979 Black currant *Colin Cucumber and Patrick Pear 1980 Pam Parsnip and Lawrence Lemon 1980 *Grace Grape and Robert 1980 Raspberry Sheila Shallot and Benny Broad 1980 Bean *Avril Apricot and Simon Swete 1980 *Peter Potato and Alice Apple 1980 **Oscar Orange and Augustus 1983 Aubergine **Pedro Pepper and the Cherry 1983 Twins * NB the asterisk denotes those books which were also published with the title characters in reverse order so ‘Colin Cucumber and Patrick Pear’ was ‘Patrick Pear and Colin Cucumber’ ** The double asterisk marks those books only issued with white laminated boards. The other titles can all be found with green matt boards.

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Series Adventures of Major Tom 814 The Planet of the Elves 1982 Peter Longden The Missing Ambassador 1982 Peter Longden The Space Pirates 1984 Peter Longden The Fiery Space Dron 1984 Peter Longden Space Invasion Skkyhawk 1984 Peter Longden The Deadly Plant Planet 1984 Peter Longden

Series Sports Billy 814 The Winning Goal 1982 Peter Kingston Running out of Time 1982 Peter Kingston

ALSO World Cup Final in Danger – 1982 Graham Marlow featuring the little orange Naranjito

Series The Fun Guys 814 The Bottleneck and the Mole Hole 1981 Peter Longden The Hen Coat and the Ship Shape 1981 Peter Longden The Mouse Trap and the Cricket 1981 Peter Longden Team The Mush Rooms and the Fox 1981 Peter Longden Glove The Rat Race and the Sky Lark 1981 Peter Longden The Spring Time and the Moth Ball 1981 Peter Longden

Series Storyboard 815 Wilf the Dragon 1981 Peter Kingston (Mr Noah) The Lions and the Snake 1981 Peter Kingston (Mr Noah) The Monkeys and the 1981 Peter Kingston Foxes (Mr Noah) The Giraffes and the 1982 Peter Kingston Polar Bears Zoric the Spaceman 1982 Peter Kingston Zoric the Spaceman Returns to his 1983 Peter Kingston Planet Oscar: The Cat that Lived in the 1983 Ken McKie Joke Shop Oscar: The Cat that Beat the 1983 Ken McKie Burglars

Series Health and Safety 819 Road Sense 1977

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First Steps in First Aid 1981 Home Safety 1981 Water Safety 1981 Eat and be Fit 1985

Series Science Fiction 823 The Energy Pirate 1982 Martin Aitchison The Frozen Planet of Azuron 1982 Martin Aitchison The Giants of Universal Park 1982 Martin Aitchison The Planet of Death 1982 Martin Aitchison

Series Cookery 824 Cooking with Mother 1977 Cooking 1977 Making and Decorating Cakes 1979 Easy Meals 1979 Party Food 1982 Packed Lunches 1983

Series Poetry 831 Spine Tinglers 1983 Comic and Curious Verse 1983 Favourite Poems 1984 Animal Poems 1984 All in a Day 1985

Puddle Lane Series. Since this series didn’t begin publication until 1985 it has no place in these lists except that I think it’s a wonderful reading scheme and that makes it ‘canon’ as far as I’m concerned. Created and written by Sheila McCullagh

Blue level 1 1 Tim Catchamouse Tony Morris 2 Tessa and the Magician John Lobban 3 The Magic Box Gavin Rowe 4 Mrs Pitter-Patter and the Magician Mark Chadwick 5 The Vanishing Monster Mark Chadwick 6 The Wideawake Mice Prue Theobalds 7 The Flying Saucer Tony Morris 8 Two Green Ears Gavin Rowe 9 The Tale of a Tail John Dillow 10 The Griffle and Mr Gotobed Mark Chadwick 11 Look Out! It’s Magic! Tony Morris 12 Tim Turns Green Sheila Smith

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13 Tom Cat and the Wideawake Mice Prue Theobalds 14 Jeremy Mouse and Mr Puffle Tony Morris 15 Toby Spelldragon and the Magician Jon Davis 16 How Miranda Flew down Puddle John Dillow Lane 17 The Wideawake Mice Find a New Tony Morris Home 18 The Monster Loses his Beard Tony Morris 19 A Present for Aunt Matlilda Prue Theobalds 20 Jeremy’s Ride John Dillow 21 Poor Peter Tall Gavin Rowe

Green Level 2 1 When the Magic Stopped Tony Morris 2 Tessa in Puddle Lane Tony Morris 3 The Little Monster Gavin Rowe 4 The Dragon’s Egg Jon Davis 5 The Gruffle Gavin Rowe 6 The Tidy Bird Martin Aitchison 7 Never Trust Dragons Jon Davis 8 The Wideawake Mice Go to Prue Theobalds Market 9 Danger! Dragon! Jon Davis 10 Magic Balloons John Dillow 11 The Griffle and the Thief Martin Aitchison 12 Mr Grimble Grumbles Martin Aitchison 13 Adventure in the Wood Tony Morris 14 Mr Puffle and the Gruffle John Dillow 15 Danger in the Magician’s Garden Tony Morris 16 The Fox and the Magician Gavin Rowe

Orange Level 3 1 Old Mr GotoBed John Dillow 2 Hickory Mouse Jon Davis 3 The Gruffle in Puddle Lane John Dillow 4 The Magician’s Party Gavin Rowe 5 The Magic Penny Gavin Rowe 6 Three Wishes and One More Gavin Rowe 7 Peter Puffle’s Mouse Tony Morris 8 The Magic Dust John Dillow 9 The Rescue of Father and Mother Jon Davis 10 Magic at Midnight Tony Morris

Purple level 4 1 When the Clock Struck Thirteen Jon Davis 2 The Sandalwood Girl Jon Davis 3 On the Way to the Blue Mountains Jon Davis

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4 Fire in the Grass Jon Davis 5 The Silver River Jon Davis

Red Series 5 The Magician’s Raindrops Martin Aitchison A Dragon in the Mountains Jon Davis