by Julia Donaldson · Pan Macmillan Uk · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781509862566
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«What the Ladybird Heard» is the picture book by Julia Donaldson, with illustrations by Lydia Monks, published in paperback (32 pages, in English).
On a farm full of animals, two thieves plan to steal the farmer's prize cow. The little ladybird, who never says a word, overhears the plan and, with the help of the other animals, devises a trick to foil it. A story in rhyming verse, with colourful pictures, about cunning and teamwork.
First title in the «What the Ladybird Heard» series, published by Pan Macmillan; the work originally appeared in 2009.
Recommended for children aged 3 to 7; with its rhythm and pictures, it is ideal for reading aloud as a family.
Dame Julia Catherine Donaldson is a British writer and playwright, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which include The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Stick Man, and Superworm. She originally wrote songs for children's television but has concentrated on writing books since the words of one of her songs, "A Squash and a Squeeze", were made into a children's book in 1993. Of her 184 published works, 64 are widely available in bookshops. The remaining 120 are intended for school use and include her Songbirds phonic reading scheme, which is part of the Oxford University Press's Oxford Reading Tree. In January 2025, Donaldson became Britain's best-selling author, surpassing J.K. Rowling by some 600,000 sales.
