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What the Ladybird Heard
What the Ladybird Heard (Book 1)
- Narrator
- Alexander Armstrong
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 31 October 2019
- Run Time
- 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
What to expect
A brilliantly funny farmyard adventure, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all!
The ladybird said never a word.
But the ladybird saw,
And the ladybird heard . . .
Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two crafty robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own . . .
What the Ladybird Heard is a fantastically funny story from the stellar partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. With brilliant rhyming verse read by Alexander Armstrong, this much-loved modern classic is perfect story for listening to together. This audio edition of the story features a read-along track and a song for lots of farmyard fun.
Enjoy more What the Ladybird Heard Adventures: What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday!
Critics Review
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A terrific and witty adventure
Guardian
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Bursting with colour and verve
Daily Telegraph
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What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson has all her characteristic sense of fun and performance . . . every picture book by her is a treat.
Times
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Great ‘cops and robbers’ appeal . . . perfect for children motivated by the seemingly endless ways in which one might trap the ‘baddies’.
Teach Primary
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Details
- Author
- Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Lydia Monks
- Narrator
- Alexander Armstrong
- Duration
- 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 October 2019
- ISBN
- 9781529044256
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Synopsis
A brilliantly funny farmyard adventure, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all!The ladybird said never a word.But the ladybird saw,And the ladybird heard . . .Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two crafty robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own . . .What the Ladybird Heard is a fantastically funny story from the stellar partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. With brilliant rhyming verse read by Alexander Armstrong, this much-loved modern classic is perfect story for listening to together. This audio edition of the story features a read-along track and a song for lots of farmyard fun.Enjoy more What the Ladybird Heard Adventures: What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday!
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