A booklover's longtime itch to own her own business is on the brink of being realized, as Summer Anderson will officially open the doors to Ladybird Books on Oct. 30 at 299 King Street in Charleston.

A series of parody Ladybird books by the co-writers of TV's 'Miranda' are to be published. The titles include The Shed, The Hangover, and the Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis! Anne Diamond spoke ...

Hilariously, the books still use original artwork – meet the original hipster (Picture: Amazon) Ladybird books have gone a bit dark. The most stressful thing that used to happen in Ladybird books when ...

Many children learned to read with Peter and Jane in the Key Words Reading Scheme books Ladybird Books is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The books delighted children for decades, but what did they ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over the past six years there has been a surge of interest in collectable Ladybird books thanks to people now ...

Ladybird, the iconic publisher of children’s books including the classic Peter and Jane reading scheme, has vowed to remove any “boy” or “girl” labels from its books because it doesn’t want “to be ...

Printed in 1964, then updated in the 70s and 80s to reflect Britain's changing society, see what you can learn about the UK's social history from these updated Peter and Jane illustrations Thousands ...

They have become the go-to gift for almost any occasion. They are the modern classics you will find in discerning loos the length and breadth of the land. Nostalgic yet bang up to date, every line is ...

Sacrilege! I think that pretty much sums up the reaction to the arrival of Ladybird books for the middle-aged. These are not mere updatings of the children’s books that we used to read. These are ...