Today I bought some ‘going-out shoes’ for the first time in two years and I feel the occasion should be marked.

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Ladybird and the wonderfully random

(1966)

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Questions Ladybird never answered, part 37.
Were park keepers ever that indulgent?

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The rubber glove hat

(Sleeping Beauty, 1965)

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Ladybird books in the spotlight.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1969)

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Even today, this image of Cinderella - the spell broken, rushing to get home before her sisters, - is how I picture ‘anxiety’

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Ladybird villains.
The wicked queen

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The Ladybird Look.
The Good Fairies at the Christening, Sleeping Beauty, 1965

A bit chilly for the time of year, but those fairies wore excellent fairy tale frocks.

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Questions Ladybird never answered, part 26.
Rumpelstiltskin kept his promises. Wasn't the real villain the greedy, bullying King?

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Today being#WorldBeardDay this seems the right book to share

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Please can we have just a little bit more summer?

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Old Ladybird Books updated, part 103. Goldilocks, 1958 and 1971.

Mummy and Daddy Bear get more openly affectionate - and central heating.

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Sending postcards (in case you've forgotten)
(1977)

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Even today, this image of Cinderella - the spell broken, rushing to get home before her sisters, - is how I picture ‘anxiety’

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Ladybird book in the spotlight, part 24.
Jack and the Beanstalk (1965)

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Beauty and the Beast
(1968)

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Ladybird book pictures on request.
‘Stealing from the witch’s garden’


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