Black Beauty

Black Beauty meets many different people during his difficult life. Can Black Beauty ever be as happy as he was at Mr Gordon’s farm? Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Recommended for children

Little Red Hen

Based on the classic fairy tale. Little Red Hen wants help planting and cutting the wheat, grinding the flour and making the bread, but the cat, the rat and the dog refuse to join in – until the bread needs eating! For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Based on the classic fairy tale. While the three bears are out for a walk, naughty little Goldilocks comes calling and tries out their porridge, chairs and beds to see which are just right. But then the three bears come home… For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children

Favourite Pets

Rabbits, gerbils, cats and dogs! Learn all about your favourite pets in this delightful non-fiction reader perfect for very early readers taking their first steps in reading. For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to read. All titles feature essential key words. Title-specific words are repeated to

Fairy Friends

Lily and Rose are helpful fairies who love to take care of their garden friends. But will Patch the elf’s naughty tricks mean that the fairy friends stop helping those who need it? For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to read. All stories feature essential key

Dinosaurs

Find out all about the dinosaurs that lived a long, long time ago – big ones, small ones, scary meat-eaters and peaceful plant-eaters. For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to read. All titles feature essential key words. Title-specific words are repeated to practise throughout. Designed to

Anansi Helps a Friend

The animals will not play with Anansi’s children because of his tricks. But then Anansi helps his friend Snake . . . For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to read. All stories feature essential key words. Story-specific words are repeated to practise throughout. Designed to be

Rainforests

Half of all the animal and plant species on Earth live in tropical rainforests. Learn all about life in the trees, in the rivers and on the ground. For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to read. All titles feature essential key words. Title-specific words are repeated

Wowzer!

Step 10 contains two stories that build on the phonics learnt in previous books and allow practice of sound and letter combinations that have already been encountered. For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to read. All titles feature essential key words. Story-specific words are repeated to

Jack and Jen

Step 7 contains two stories that build on the phonics learnt in previous books and focus on the sound and letter combinations: ai, ee, oa, oo (long), oo (short). For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to read. All titles feature essential key words. Story-specific words are