Who were the authors & illustrators?
A. There have been literally hundreds of authors and illustrators who have been employed by Ladybird Books. The more prolific Ladybird writers include, Vera Southgate, A J MacGregor, Noel Barr, L Du Garde Peach and Sheila McCullagh. The youngest author to write for Ladybird was Jayne Fisher, who at the age of six started her Garden Gang series. There have also been writing contributions from Sir Paul McCartney and Spike Milligan. Some of the more well known Ladybird illustrators include A J MacGregor for his 401 books, Robert Lumley and Eric Winter for most of the Well Loved Tales and Harry Wingfield, who was responsible for over a third of the artwork for the Key Words Reading Scheme books otherwise known as the Peter and Jane books. Famous artist C F Tunnicliffe also illustrated five books for Ladybird – What to Look For in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter were a set of four books within the ‘Nature’ series, 536. A slightly later series, 563, saw another title, The Farm, being illus
