What are the most popular Ladybird books?
A. The Well Loved Tales series has to be one of Ladybird’s top sellers – these were popular fairy tales adapted by Vera Southgate and illustrated mainly by Eric Winter and Robert Lumley. The Key Words Reading Scheme books, more commonly known as the Peter and Jane books, were hugely popular with schools and with young mothers who were teaching their young children how to read. Educationalist, William Murray, had found that just 12 words make up 25% of all the words we speak. Other popular titles in Ladybird include Tootles the Taxi, Downy Duckling and the What to look for in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter books which were illustrated by renowned artist Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe.
