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 worked for both. In this poster for the clothing brand you can see echoes of his fairytales

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Caricature of a Seated Man with a Book and a Cane by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo https://t.co/5Ai0PEGlea

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The Baptism of Christ (with Christ Standing at Left Center, His Back Turned, and a Youth Stripping in the Right Foreground) by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo https://t.co/8tq2gC0wVB

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At the Circus: The Spanish Walk (Au Cirque: Le Pas espagnol) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec https://t.co/HYa67os0fk

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Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress by Constantin Guys https://t.co/RN0stULtem

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The Elves and the Shoemaker is surely the kindest of all the fairy tales - a story of giving and gratitude, with no villains

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The Martyrdom of Saint Paul by Taddeo Zuccaro

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Ladybird book in the spotlight, part 15.
The Three Little Pigs
(1965)

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Ladybird book in the spotlight, part 13. ‘The Enormous Turnip’ (1970)

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