Well-Loved Tales: Cinderella

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Here, as an example, you can see that the bunny and baby piglet have been ‘borrowed’ from this MacGregor illustration to help compose the cover picture shown above. Two other books: Railways and Flight were re-issued with different covers, and slightly revised contents to encompass recent development. However, In the 1980s three of these titles were completely re-written and re-illustrated, with white, glossy boards. The titles were: Flight, Space and Underwater Exploration.

Based on the classic fairy tale. Cinderella's dream of going to the prince's ball comes true when her fairy godmother appears. But she'd better be home by midnight... Another series that has been updated is the ‘Famous People’ series. At least, Diana and the Queen Mum had this honour – one revision when they were alive, and one after their death. Value: Curiosity and learning Family and friendship Following advice Health Helping others Initiative Kindness Sharing Taking part Teamwork Trust and honesty Understanding others Understanding our world Working hard As you can see here, the whole ‘How it Works’ series 654 underwent a complete cover makeover when they were updated at the end of the 70s. Some books (such as ‘The Motor Car’) had already been revised by then. Although in later editions it was issued with fewer poems and plates, this book remained a favourite and made it through the DJ era and into the matt-boards era although printing seems to have stopped sometime before decimilisation. Then in 1977 an entirely different collection of poems was published as ‘Bedtime Rhymes’– this time an anthology by different writers, edited by Audrey Daly. Although quite a modern title, this one is already remembered with affection by parents who read the verses to their now grown up children. Judging by the number of people who enquire after this book, by far and away the most popular rhyme is “When Daddy Fell into the Pond”.No contest, is it. Still, I have to admit that both versions are very good at what they are designed for – they are still excellent to use with young children. Famous People

Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird's best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read develop and improve their reading skills. Cinderella is a Level 1 Read it yourself title, suitable for very early readers who have had some initial reading instruction and are ready to take their first steps in reading real stories. Each story is told very simply, using a small number of frequently repeated words. Read more Details The topic for your Ladybird Books thesis is “Why did they bother?” What, in 1980, was deemed unacceptable about the 1960s version that led Ladybird to go to the expense of completely re-commisioning 6 of their best selling titles? Anyway, this picture shows the 3 incarnations of ‘Nelson’ and ”Kings and Queens books 1 and 2 – the first 2 in each row are basically the same books (by L du Garde Peach) with different style cover; the last is the re-written version – Nelson by Frank Humphris, Kings and Queens by Brenda Ralph-Lewis. Bible stories: 606a Topic: Adventure Animals Childhood Family and friends Food Health History Kindness Magic Natural world Oceans Science and technology Sport and hobbies Travel But in the early 70s a further 6 of the original titles were reissued again; This time the cover changed for the last time to the full pictorial covers produced in the 70s and 80s. The Runaway Bunny’s First Birthday Bob Bushtail’s Adventure Mr Badger to the Rescue The First Day of the Holidays The Bunney-Fluff’s Moving DayThe prize for the most identity-confused series must go to the 727 Conservation series. As you will see below, sometimes titles from this series were issued with 2 very different covers but the same contents within them. However, the following two titles were originally published in series 536 (Natural History) and were completely re-written and re-illustrated before they turned up in the 727 series. In the case of ‘Wild Flowers’ the later version was illustrated with photographs (sigh). In the case of Butterflies and Moths, Leigh-Pemberton, who had originally only illustrated the 536 version (only!) was now given free reign. He wrote and illustrated the later version, and a very nice book it is too. Ladybird Tales are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, these classic fairy tales and sharing them together is an experience to treasure. Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. Read more Details The same could be said for the following pairings – the original version (both from series 563) representing Ladybird at it’s dewy, nostalgic, zenith and the other a poorer, sketchy affair Going to school