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Helen Dayさんのイラストまとめ


Everything old Ladybird books & their artists. A labour of love, not a job. Same username on FB, Insta, 🧵and @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social
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It’s not hard to work out which chocolates the artist had in mind.

(Wasn’t a fan of the lime one, myself)
1977

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The hidden poetry of Ladybird, part 2.

“We will make another one,”
Says Jane.

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Other work by the Ladybird artists.
‘November’
Shell Nature Studies, 1956
& Maurice Wilson

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Not so many people seem to remember this tale - but it was definitely one of the scariest:
‘The Wolf and the 7 Little Kids’

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OTD 17th Nov 1970, the Soviet lunar rover Lunokhod landed on the moon & began operation.
The first time I saw Aitchison’s illustration in a Ladybird book, I thought it was comedy sci-fi.
But no - it really did look like that.

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I’ve enjoyed watching Jon Bentley’s ‘homage to Peter and Jane’ evolve over the years. I see it’s now available as a hard-back so will add it to my Xmas list.
It isn’t spoof or parody. It’s ... hard to define. Strange, surprising. Oddly beautiful https://t.co/W5a8aOsC7b

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How do you do that with paint?
The mastery of artist part 1.
‘Fruit’

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‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Three scenes

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A quick test to see if you’re ready for Monday

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“A tawny owl is looking down from its high vantage point at the great bonfire”

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