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A witty farmyard thriller from the author of "The Gruffalo", illustrated by Lydia Monks. With all the noise of the farmyard, no one notices when Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a plan to steal the prize cow. It's up to the quietest animal to save the day! With a glittery ladybird on every page, and rhyming text. Ages: 3+. 'Both ingenious and delightfully silly' "Financial Times"
Synopsis
A witty farmyard thriller from the author of THE GRUFFALO!
Book Details
Publisher:
MACMILLAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Publication Date:
05-Mar-2010
ISBN:
9780230706507
Guardian review
What the Ladybird Heard
Julia Eccleshare the guardian Sat 14 March 2009
Can one silent ladybird outwit the two bad men in a black van with a map and a key and a cunning plan? You bet it can! How the tiny, but in this case attractively sparkly, ladybird overhears the two bad men and bursts into speech for the express purpose of warning the noisy farm animals of their dastardly plan fuels a terrific and witty adventure told in Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyming couplets. Putting their mooing, quacking, neighing and baaing to good use, the animals swap sounds and so confound the crooks, so they end up being nabbed by the police - who arrive in an equally noisy car. Lydia Monk's original and stylised farmyard fits the story perfectly.
