'Oink!' said the cats ...With all the MOOing and HISSing and BAAAing and CLUCKing, the farmyard is full of noise. But when Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a plot to steal the fine prize cow, it's the quietest animal of all who saves the day! Spot the glittery ladybird on every page of this wonderful rhyming tale from the creators of the bestselling "The Princess And The Wizard" and "Sharing A Shell".
Lydia Monks Books






Sugarlump and the Unicorn
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Follow the adventures of Sugarlump the rocking horse when a unicorn grants his wish to explore the outside world in this magical adventure story, with a redesigned cover and glitter on every page.
The Singing Mermaid
- 30 pages
- 2 hours of reading
The Singing Mermaid Did you ever go to Silversands on a sunny summer's day? Then perhaps you saw the mermaid who sang in the deep blue bay. Full description
Aaaarrgghh, spider!
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A rip-roaring shout-aloud picture book about a spider who wants to be the family pet from the internationally acclaimed illustrator of Julia Donaldson's What the Ladybird Heard. Spider wants to be a family pet. But the family whose house she lives in are terrified of her! Whenever she tries to show them what a great pet she would make, they just scream, ...AAAARRGGHH, SPIDER!... A delightfully funny story all about fitting in, tolerance and making friends from bestselling author-illustrator Lydia Monks. The perfect bedtime read for kids aged 3 and up. Lydia Monks is an award-winning illustrator and author, known for her colourful picture books including I Wish I Were a Dog, Aaaarrgghh, Spider! and the Mungo Monkey series. She has is also the illustrator behind Julia Donaldson's What the Ladybird Heard, The Princess and the Wizard, The Singing Mermaid and Sugarlump and the Unicorn.
A wonderful new tale from the creators of The Princess and the Wizard and What The Ladybird HeardPoor old Rhyming Rabbit is feeling lonely and left out. None of his fellow rabbits appreciate his carefully thought-out poems. And as for the other woodland animals? They just tell him to be quiet! Then one starry night he meets someone who shares his enthusiasm for poetry... Follow the Rhyming Rabbit through fields, woods and dark tunnels on his quest to find a friend in this delightful story from a bestselling duo.
Those crafty robbers Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are out of jail, and they're heading back to the farm with another cunning plan to cause trouble. They've been stealing eggs from the fat red hen, but now they're setting their sights higher and are planning to steal the fat red hen herself! Fortunately the quiet, clever ladybird is on their trail, and she and her farm animal friends have a plan of their own. Join the cow, the goose, the horse, the sheep, the cat, and everyone's favourite ladybird in this fantastically funny farmyard caper - a much anticipated sequel to the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard, which has sold over a million copies worldwide.
Sharing a Shell
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
When a little hermit crab finds a shiny new shell he doesn't want to share it - not with a blobby purple anemone and a tickly bristleworm.
A rip-roaring shout-aloud picture book about a small girl saving a large family of mice from her father's amazing mouse trap . . . and the pet cat! From the internationally acclaimed illustrator of Julia Donaldson's What the Ladybird Heard. "Eeeek, a mouse!" squeaked Mummy. "Aaahh, I don't like mice!" squawked Daddy. "Oooh, I love mice!" squealed Minnie. But can Minnie keep the poor little mouse safe with a Dad and a cat so intent on catching it?
I Wish I Were a Dog
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Kitty is fed up with being a cat. Dogs seem to have ALL the fun. They play, bark, and even chase robbers! But of course, there are downsides to being a dog too. They can't climb trees or catch mice or move without a sound. Maybe it is a cat's life after all!
The Girl, The Bear and the Magic Shoes
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A glittering magical adventure about a girl, a bear and some very special shoes from the bestselling creators of What the Ladybird Heard and Sugarlump and the Unicorn . When Josephine leaves the shoe shop after buying some new running shoes, she hears an unusual sound – Click-click! Click-click! It's a bear with a backpack! Luckily for Josephine, her new shoes are anything but ordinary – these are magic shoes. But can they help her escape the bear when there's a mountain, a bog and even a lake in her way? The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes is an exciting adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard . Full of action and imagination, and with a delightfully unexpected ending, this gorgeously glittery book is one to enjoy over and over again. Enjoy all the stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Sharing a Shell, The Princess and the Wizard, The Rhyming Rabbit, The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn, Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday .



