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Meet the real ‘Pat’ - Peter and Jane’s Irish setter in the Ladybird Key Words readers. This photo is one of artist #HarryWingfield’s reference pictures, Walsall Museum archive
Oddly, in the 1960s/70s there were 2 well-known Ladybird brands, completely unrelated: one made kids’ clothing (stocked by Woolworths) & one published books.
Artist #RobertLumley worked for both. In this poster for the clothing brand you can see echoes of his fairytales
Picture prompts for ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ in case you’ve forgotten the words.
#BrianPriceThomas
“Once upon a time, on a cold winter’s day, as the snowflakes were falling softly and swiftly, a Queen sat sewing by her window. As she looked out, the snow scene was framed like a picture by the black ebony of the window frame”
#EricWinter #VeraSouthgate
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 22.
'The Wise Robin'
#PBHickling
Ladybird wisdom, part 45.
"Nearly everyone likes chocolate "
(1977)
#DavidPalmer
The Elves and the Shoemaker is surely the kindest of all the fairy tales - a story of giving and gratitude, with no villains
#RobertLumley
Three years ago I first met #MartinAitchison’s ‘Peter and Jane’.
They re-enacted this Ladybird scene for me - 50 years after originally posing for it.