ladybirdflyawayhome.com 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) 1 ladybirdflyawayhome.com 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 2 ladybirdflyawayhome.com 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) 3 ladybirdflyawayhome.com 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 4 ladybirdflyawayhome.com 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 5 ladybirdflyawayhome.com 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 6 ladybirdflyawayhome.com Great Civilisations: The Incas 1978 Gorge Nunez Great Civilisations: The Aztecs 1978 Robert