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What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo

Name: What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781035072989
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By Julia Donaldson

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Join in the fun at the zoo with this brilliantly funny rhyming adventure from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks - in What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo. Previously published as What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday. Those two bad... Read More

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What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo

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Join everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird on a trip to the zoo and come face to face with some familiar thieves.

Join everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird on a trip to the zoo and come face to face with some familiar thieves.

Description

Join in the fun at the zoo with this brilliantly funny rhyming adventure from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks - in What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo.

Previously published as What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday.

Those two bad men, Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh, are back! They may be in the city instead of the farm, but they haven't changed their thieving ways. In fact, they're even more ambitious. They're planning to steal a monkey from the zoo and use him to pinch the Queen's crown. Unfortunately for them, they don't know that a certain crime-busting ladybird is holidaying in the very same city... and she's got a good idea that will ensure the dastardly pair won't get away with it!

Enjoy more adventures with the clever little ladybird in What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035072989

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Board book

Date Published: 16 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Lydia Monks

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 30

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About the Author

Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 27.5 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children's Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia divides her time between West Sussex and Edinburgh. Lydia Monks is one of the most original and bestselling picture book artists working today. Lydia illustrates several bestselling series including the What the Ladybird Heard adventures and Princess Mirror-Belle, written by Julia Donaldson. Her distinctive use of colour and collage has won her critical acclaim and several awards, including the Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book Award, the Stockport Children's Book Award and multiple nominations for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also the author and illustrator of the Twit Twoo School picture books. Lydia lives in Sheffield.