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Vera Southgate

    Ladybird Tales: The Enormous Turnip
    The Little Red Hen
    Ladybird Tales: Hansel and Gretel
    Ladybird Tales: Sleeping Beauty
    The Three Billy Goats Gruff
    The Big Pancake
    • 2017

      Ladybird Tales: Beauty and the Beast

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      4.1(11)Add rating

      'Beauty and the Beast' is the story of a kind-hearted girl called Beauty who is forced to live with an ugly beast, until one day some magic happens.

      Ladybird Tales: Beauty and the Beast
    • 2014

      Well-loved Tales: Rapunzel

      • 56 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      A facsimile copy of the original book by Vera Southgate that is specially re- released to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ladybird Books in 2015. It features a dust jacket, and all the memorable pictures that people remember.

      Well-loved Tales: Rapunzel
    • 2013

      Hansel and Gretel

      • 42 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. This classic version of Hansel and Gretel is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate, with beautiful new illustrations of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. An essential part of any child's bookshelf, Ladybird Tales are perfect for sharing together and creating memories to treasure forever.

      Hansel and Gretel
    • 2013

      The Magic Porridge Pot

      • 42 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      The porridge pot always produces food for the little girl, but it runs amuck when her mother tries to use it without knowing the magic words to stop it

      The Magic Porridge Pot
    • 2013

      Retells the legend of the poor boy in medieval England who trades his beloved cat for a fortune in gold and jewels and eventually becomes Lord Mayor of London.

      Dick Whittington
    • 2013

      This beautiful hardback edition of Chicken Licken is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers from 3+. The tale is sensitively retold, following Chicken Licken and his friends as they go to tell the king that the sky is falling down.

      Chicken Licken
    • 2013

      Ladybird Tales: Chicken Licken

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Suitable for young readers from 3+, this title lets them follow Chicken Licken and his friends as they go to tell the king the sky is falling down.

      Ladybird Tales: Chicken Licken
    • 2013

      Based on the classic fairy tale. When an old man plants some turnip seeds, one of the turnips grows ENORMOUS How will he ever get it out of the ground? 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. Each Read it yourself book is very carefully written to include many key, high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read, as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced and practised throughout. Simple sentences and frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers and the four different levels of books support children all the way from very first reading practice through to independent, fluent reading. Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes comprehension puzzles, helpful notes for parents, carers and teachers, and book band information for use in schools. The Enormous Turnip is aLevel 1Read 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."

      The Enormous Turnip. Level 1