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A complete List of all Ladybird Books published between 1940 and the early 1980s (and quite a lot of

books after that date)

Why this date? Before 1972 the publisher was known as Wills & Hepworth Ltd and was run by a

small board of directors. In 1972 the directors retired and the company was sold to the Pearson

Financial Group. The name ‘Wills & Hepworth’ was dropped and much of what had made a ‘classic’

Ladybird book began to change. The content and quality began to decline. In 1999 UK print

operations were closed down. This date captures the best of Ladybird – but also allows collectors to

complete sets that started in the ‘golden years’.

Please let me know if you find anything I’ve missed or spot any errors.

NB Any book issued before 1964 will originally have had a dustwapper over its boards.

Any book published after 1965 will not have originally had a dustwrapper. The date found on the

title page of most Ladybird books is a very unreliable guide as to the age of any particular edition. In

general, the title page states date of publication of the title’s first edition and not the date of that

particular copy.

For the purpose of identification, only the illustrator is usually stated here - rarely the writer - as the

illustrator tends to be a more reliable way of identifying two different books or editions with the

same title.

Name Date 1st published

Illustrator

Bunnikins Picnic Party 1940 Angusine Macgregor The First Day of the Holidays 1940 Angusine Macgregor

Ginger’s Adventures 1940 Angusine Macgregor

Smoke and Fluff 1941 Angusine Macgregor (E M Coghlin)

Jeremy’s Day in the Country 1941 Angusine Macgregor (E M Coghlin)

Bob Bushtail’s Adventure 1941 Angusine Macgregor (E M Coghlin)

Downy Duckling 1946 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

Piggly Plays Truant 1946 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

Lost at the Fair 1948 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

The Runaway 1948 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

Mr Badger to the Rescue 1949 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

Bunny’s First Birthday 1950 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

The Bunney-Fluff’s Moving Day 1950 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)


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The Green Umbrella 1950 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

Pippety’s Unlucky Day 1952 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

Jonathan’s Shopping Day 1952 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

Five Little Kittens 1955 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

High Tide 1956 Angusine Macgregor (W Perring)

(Much) later additions to the series

Dennis the Dragon 1980 Martin Aitchison

Dennis the Dragon Finds a New Job

1983 Martin Aitchison

Mervyn Mouse 1980 Roger Twinn

Gerry the Giraffe 1983 James Hodgson

Series

413 Nursery Rhymes and Stories

Nursery Rhymes 1941 Robert Knight

Cinderella 1944 Evelyn Bowman

Bedtime Rhymes 1946 George Brook

The House That Jack built 1948 George Brook

Sleeping Beauty 1949 Evelyn Bowman

Dick Whittington and his Cat 1949 Evelyn Bowan

Baby’s First Book 1954 H Woolley

Jack and the Beanstalk 1954 Ruth Murrell

Tootles the Taxi 1956 John Kenney

The Circus Comes to Town 1957 John Kenney

Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks 1958 Harry Wingfield

Later titles

A First Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes 1965 Frank Hampson

A Second Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes

1966 Frank Hampson

A Third Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes

1967 Frank Hampson

(Much) later additions to the series

Bedtime Rhymes 1977 James Hodgson

The Blue Book of Bedtime Stories 1978

The Yellow Book of Bedtime Stories 1978

The Red Book of Bedtime Stories 1981


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The Green Book of Bedtime Stories 1983

Series

417 Adventures of Wonk

417 Going to Sea 1941 Joan Kiddell-Monroe

Strawberries and Cream 1941 Joan Kiddell-Monroe

Fireworks 1941 Joan Kiddell-Monroe

The Secret 1946 Joan Kiddell-Monroe

The Circus 1948 Joan Kiddell-Monroe

The Snowman 1948 Joan Kiddell-Monroe

Series Name

Uncle Mac

455 In Green Pastures 1945 Septimus Scott

In the Wilderness 1948 Septimus Scott

Uncle Mac’s ABC 1950 Septimus Scott

Beside the Sea 1952 Septimus Scott

In the Country 1954 Septimus Scott

In the train 1955 W C Watson

Series

474 Tasseltip

474 A Little Silk Apron 1947 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith)

Mr Mole’s Housewarming Party 1947 Ernest Aris

The Flickerdick 1947 Ernest Aris

Clatter! Clatter! Bang!!! 1948 Ernest Aris

The First Day of Spring 1950 Ernest Aris

The Flower Show 1953 Ernest Aris

1970s versions

Tasseltip Plays Truant 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith

Tasseltip Takes a Ride 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith)

Tasseltip has a Lucky Day 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith

Tasseltip Buys a Present 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith)


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Saves the Day 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith

Tasseltip and the Boozle 1975 Ernest Aris and Roy Smith

Series 478

Tinker’s Wig (There was just one book in this series. It seems to have been a failed experiment. A large format book with only a small number of colour illustrations.

The Tinker’s Wig 1947 F Matania

Series 497

Name Animal Tales

Date

The Inquisitive Harvest Mouse 1949 Percy Hickling

Tiptoes the Mischievous Kitten 1949 Percy Hickling

The Wise Robin 1950 Percy Hickling

The Discontented Pony 1951 Percy Hickling

The Conceited Lamb 1951 Percy Hickling

Beaky the Greedy Duck 1951 Percy Hickling

Ned the Lonely Donkey 1952 Percy Hickling

Mick the Disobedient Puppy 1952 Percy Hickling

Cocky the Lazy Rooster 1953 Percy Hickling

The Sleepy Water Vole 1955 Percy Hickling

Later titles:

Hannibal Runs Away 1976 John Berry

Hannibal on Holiday 1976 John Berry

Hannibal on the Farm 1976 John Berry

Hannibal and the Pet Show 1978 John Berry

Hannibal Goes to School 1978 John Berry

Hannibal on the Nature Trail 1978 John Berry

Series 522

Bible Stories

522 The Child of the Temple 1952 Kenneth Inns

The Shepherd Boy of Bethlehem 1953 Kenneth Inns

The Little Lord Jesus 1954 Kenneth Inns

The Story of Joseph 1955 Kenneth Inns

Moses Prince and Shepherd 1955 Kenneth Inns

Two Stories Jesus Told 1956 Kenneth Inns

The Story of Daniel 1957 Kenneth Inns

Jesus by the Sea of Galilee 1958 Kenneth Inns

Jesus Calls his Disciples 1959 Kenneth Inns

Naaman and the Little Maid 1959 Kenneth Inns

The Story of St Paul 1969 Kenneth Inns

Peter the Fisherman 1970 Kenneth Inns

Series 536

Nature

536

British Birds and their Nests 1953 Allan Seaby

A 2nd Book of British Birds and their Nests

1954 Allan Seaby


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A 3rd Book of British Birds and their Nests

1956 Roland Green

British Wild Flowers 1957 Edith & Roland Hilder

Pets 1957 Osmond

British Wild Animals 1958 Roland Green

What to Look for in Winter 1959 CF Tunnicliffe

Garden Flowers 1960 John Leigh-Pemberton

What to Look for in Summer 1960 CF Tunnicliffe

What to Look for in Autumn 1960 CF Tunnicliffe

What to Look for in Spring 1961 CF Tunnicliffe

Weather 1962 Robert Ayton

Trees 1963 S R Badmin

The Seashore and Seashore Life 1964 Jill Payne

The Night Sky 1965 Robert Ayton

Butterflies, Moths and other Insects

1965 John Leigh-Pemberton

The story of our Rocks and Minerals

1966 Robert Ayton

Pond Life 1966 Jill Payne

Your Body 1967 Robert Ayton

Garden Birds 1967 John Leigh-Pemberton

Sea and Estuary Birds 1967 John Leigh-Pemberton

Heath and Woodland Birds 1968 John Leigh-Pemberton

Pond and river Birds 1969 John Leigh-Pemberton

Birds of Prey 1970 John Leigh-Pemberton

Birds of Northern Britain and Northern Europe

1979 John Leigh-Pemberton

Series 538

Name The Impatient Horse

The Impatient Horse 1953 Xenia Berkeley Series Name

Adventures of Robin Hood Date

549 The Silver Arrow 1954 John Kenney

The Ambush 1954 John Kenney

(Further Robin Hood titles were later added in series 740)

Series 561

Name History

Date

561

King Alfred The Great 1956 John Kenney

William the Conqueror 1956 John Kenney

Sir Walter Raleigh 1957 John Kenney

The Story of Nelson 1957 John Kenney


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The Story of the First Queen Elizabeth

1958 John Kenney

The Story of Captain Cook 1958 John Kenney

Florence Nightingale 1959 John Kenney

Julius Caesar and Roman Britain 1959 John Kenney

Charles II 1960 John Kenney

David Livingstone 1960 John Kenney

Stone Age Man in Britain 1961 John Kenney

Christopher Columbus 1961 John Kenney

Marco Polo 1962 John Kenney

Henry V 1962 John Kenney

Oliver Cromwell 1963 John Kenney

Captain Scott 1963 John Kenney

Alexander the Great 1963 John Kenney

Robert the Bruce 1964 John Kenney

Richard the Lionheart 1965 John Kenney

Charles Dickens 1965 John Kenney

Warwick the Kingmaker 1966 John Kenney

Cleopatra and Ancient Egypt 1966 John Kenney

James I and the Gunpowder Plot 1967 John Kenney

Kings and Queens of England (Book 1)

1968 Frank Hampson

Kings and Queens (Book 2) 1968 Frank Hampson

Napoleon 1968 John Kenney

King John and the Magna Carta 1969 Frank Hampson

Joan of Arc 1971 John Kenney

The Pilgrim Fathers 1972 Frank Hampson

Elizabeth Fry 1973 Roger Hall

Great Civilisations: Egypt 1973 Gorge Nunez

Henry VIII 1973 Frank Humphris

Henry II and Thomas Becket 1973 Roger Hall

Great Civilisations: Greece 1974 Gorge Nunez

Great Civilisations: Rome 1974 Gorge Nunez

Samuel Pepys 1974 Roger Hall

Hannibal 1974 Frank Humphris

Robert Louis Stevenson 1975 Roger Hall

Bonnie Prince Charlie 1975 Roger Hall

Great Civilisations: Crete 1976 Gorge Nunez

Great Civilisations: The Vikings 1st ed

1976 Ronald Jackson

Revised edition with horns Ronald Jackson and Roger Hall

Revised edition without horns Ronald Jackson and Roger Hall

Queen Victoria 1976 Roger Hall

Sir Francis Drake 1977 Frank Humphris

John Wesley 1977 Roger Hall

Elizabeth Gaskell 1977 Roger Hall

Great Civilisations: The Mycenaeans

1978 David Palmer


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Great Civilisations: The Incas 1978 Gorge Nunez

Great Civilisations: The Aztecs 1978 Robert Ayton

Great Civilisations: China 1978 Annie Bennett

William Shakespeare 1981 Roger Hall

Series Learning to Read 563

Puppies and Kittens 1956 H Woolley

The Farm 1958 C F Tunnicliffe

Shopping with Mother 1958 Harry Wingfield

Going to School 1959 Harry Wingfield

Numbers 1959 G Robinson

The Party 1960 Harry Wingfield

The Zoo 1960 Barry Driscoll

Helping at Home 1961 Harry Wingfield

Telling the Time 1962 Harry Wingfield

Titles added to the series much later

Telling the Time 1978 Martin Aitchison

ABC 1978 Gerald Witcomb

Counting 1978 Gerald Witcomb

Shapes 1978 John Scott, Harry Wingfield

Colours 1978 John Scott, Harry Wingfield

Big and Little 1978 Sally Long

The Animal Alphabet Book 1987 Bobbie Craig

Series 584

Recognition

584 British Railway Locomotives

1958 60 pages in book

British Railway Locomotives Revised)

2nd version, though still dated 1958

The same cover but with 50 pages in book

British Railway locomotives Revised again. The Train on the cover now travels from left to right.

3rd version though still dated 1958

Motor Cars – 1st ed 1960 ‘David Carey’

Motor Cars Revised 1961 ‘David Carey’





Aircraft 1964 B Knight

Aircraft Revised 1968 B Knight

Aircraft Revised 1972 B Knight

Commercial Vehicles 1964 ‘David Carey’

Commercial Vehicles 1969 ‘David Carey’


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Flags 1968 Harry Wingfield

Merchant Ships 1973 J Smith

Series 587

Name Travel Adventure

Date

587 Flight 1 - Australia 1958 Jack Mathew Flight 2 - Canada 1959 Jack Mathew Flight 3 - USA 1959 Jack Mathew Flight 4 - India 1960 Jack Mathew Flight 5 - Africa 1961 Jack Mathew Flight 6 – The Holy Land 1962 Jack Mathew Series 601

Name Achievements

Date

601

Flight 1960 Robert Ayton

Great Inventions 1961 Robert Ayton The Story of Railways 1961 The Story of Railways, revised

edition ? Robert Ayton

The Story of Ships 1961 Robert Ayton The Story of The Motor Car 1962 Robert Ayton The Story of Houses and Homes 1963 Robert Ayton The Story of Clothes and Costume 1964 Robert Ayton Churches and Cathedrals 1964 Robert Ayton Exploring Space 1964 B Knight Revised edition Exploring space 1971

approx. Gerald Witcomb

Underwater Exploration 1967 Robert Ayton The Story of Oil 1968 Robert Ayton Lighthouses, Lightships and

Lifeboats 1968 Robert Ayton

The Story of Radio 1968 Robert Ayton The Story of Newspapers 1969 Ron Embleton The Story of Printing 1970 Robert Ayton The Story of Furniture 1971 Robert Ayton The Story of Arms and Armour 1971 Robert Ayton The Story of Metals 1971 Martin Aitchison The story of Plastics 1972 Bernard Robinson The Story of Nuclear Power 1972 Robert Ayton The Story of Medicine 1972 Robert Ayton Time, Calendars and Clocks 1973 Bernard Robinson The Story of Science, Book 1 1973 Bernard Robinson The Story of Science, Book 2 1973 Bernard Robinson The Story of Our Canals 1975 Roger Hall The Story of the Bicycle 1975 Ronald Jackson Steam Locomotives of the World 1979 Series 606a

Name Bible Stories

606a


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Jesus the Helper 1960 Clive Uptton Jesus the Friend 1961 Clive Uptton Baby Jesus 1961 Clive Uptton Children of the Bible 1962 Clive Uptton A First Book of Saints 1963 Martin Aitchison Titles added later The Parable of The Sower 1977 David Palmer The Parable of the Two New

Houses 1977 David Palmer

The Parable of the Lost Sheep 1978 David Palmer The Parable of the Good Samaritan 1978 David Palmer Loves and Fishes 1982 Roger Hall Water into Wine 1982 Roger Hall 813 King David

(Despite the series number, this book sits more comfortably with the later 606a titles listed above)

1981 Martin Reiner

Series Name People at Work

606b

The Fireman 1962 John Berry

The Policeman 1962 John Berry The Policeman Circa 1972 John Berry The Nurse 1963 John Berry The Fisherman 1963 John Berry The Farmer 1963 John Berry The Builder 1965 John Berry The Postman 1965 John Berry The Miner 1965 John Berry The Soldier 1966 John Berry The Sailor 1967 John Berry The Airman in the RAF 1967 John Berry The Road Makers 1967 John Berry The Car Makers 1968 John Berry The Shipbuilders 1969 John Berry The Pottery Makers 1969 John Berry The Life-boat Men 1971 John Berry In a Hotel 1972 John Berry The Customs Officer 1972 John Berry On the Railways 1972 John Berry In a Big Store 1973 John Berry Later additions to the series – illustrated with photography rather than illustration and

called: People Who Help Us The Police Force 1982 Photographs The Fire Service 1982 Photographs The Postal Service 1983 Photographs The Nurse 1983 Photographs


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series

number

The Milkman (In association with Midland Co-op Promotional Group)

606c

Cricket 1964 Jack Matthew

Football 1964 Jack Matthew Series 606d

Name Well-loved Tales

606d

Cinderella 1964 Eric Winter

The Elves and the Shoemaker 1965 Robert Lumley Sleeping Beauty 1965 Eric Winter Jack and the Beanstalk 1965 Eric Winter The Three Little Pigs 1965 Robert Lumley Dick Whittington and his Cat 1966 Eric Winter The Gingerbread Boy 1966 Robert Lumley The Little Red Hen 1966 Robert Lumley The Princess and the Pea 1967 Eric Winter Puss in Boots 1967 Eric Winter Rumpelstiltskin 1968 Eric Winter Beauty and the Beast 1968 Eric Winter The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen 1968 Robert Lumley Rapunzel 1968 Eric Winter The Three Billy-goats Gruff 1968 Robert Lumley The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids 1969 Robert Lumley Snow White and Rose Red 1969 Eric Winter Chicken Licken 1969 Robert Lumley Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1969 Eric Winter The Enormous Turnip 1970 Robert Lumley Goldilocks and the Three Bears 1971 Eric Winter The Magic Porridge Pot 1971 Robert Lumley The Big Pancake 1972 Robert Lumley Little Red Riding Hood 1972 Eric Winter The Old Woman and her Pig 1973 Robert Lumley The Princess and the Frog 1973 Capaldi The Musicians of Bremen 1974 Robert Lumley and

John Berry

Series 606d

Name Well-loved Tales – post 1974

Pinocchio 1979 Martin Aitchison

The Ugly Duckling 1979 Petula Stone

Tom Thumb 1979 John Dyke

The Little Mermaid 1980 Brian Price thomas

The Emperor’s New Clothes 1980 Sally Long

The Town Mouse and Country Mouse

1982 Ken McKie

Thumbelina 1982 Petula Stone

Hansel and Gretel 1982 Pat Oakley

The Brave Little Tailor 1983 Ken McKie

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 1983 Ken McKie


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The Goose Girl 1983 Kathie Layfield

The Snow Queen 1983 Kathie Layfield

The Firebird 1984 Martin Aitchison

The Tinderbox 1984 Annabel Spenceley

The Wizard of Oz 1984 Angus McBride

The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1985 Richard Hook

The Emperor and the Nightingale 1987 Chris Russell

The 12 Dancing Princesses 1987 Patricia Papps

Peter and the Wolf 1988 Peter Stevenson

Most of the original twenty-seven 606d books were re-illustrated and issued in a later edition, between 1979 and 1991

Snow White and Rose Red 1979 Brian Price Thomas

The Wolf and the 7 Little Kids 1979 Robert Ayton

The Princess and the Pea 1979 Robert Ayton

Beauty and the Beast 1980 Robert Ayton

Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs 1980 Martin Aitchison

Chicken Licken 1981 Petula Stone

Cinderella 1981 Brian Price Thomas

The Big Pancake 1982 Gillian Hurry

The Musicians of Bremen 1982 Margaret Gold

The Enormous Turnip 1982 Christine Owen

Rapunzel 1985 Martin Aitchison

The Princess and the Frog 1986 Martin Aitchison

Rumpelstiltskin 1986 Martin Aitchison

The Little Red Hen 1986 Stephen Holmes

The 3 Billy Goats Gruff 1987 Chris Russell

Little Red Riding Hood 1988 Peter Stevenson

The 3 Little Pigs 1989 Steve Smallman

Goldilocks and the 3 Bears 1989 Chris Russell

The Magic Porridge Pot 1989 Mike Gordon

The Musicians of Bremen 1990 Linda Birch

Sleeping Beauty 1990 Gavin Rowe

The Gingerbread Man 1991 Peter Stevenson

In the 1990s and beyond, many of the above titles were reissued, re-illustrated and repackaged in a variety of formats including ‘Favourite Tales’, Ladybird Tiny Tales (also Ladybird Tiny Treasures) Enchanted Tales, First Favourite Tales etc

Series 606e

Name Public Services

Date

Electricity 1966 John Berry Gas 1967 John Berry Water Supply 1969 John Berry *Collectors should also look out for the edition of Water Supply which was sponsored by

Yorkshire Water Series 606f

Name Through the Ages

Food 1968 Frank Hampson


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Transport 1970 Frank Hampson Series 606g

Name Easy Geography/Travel Guides

Come to France 1969 John Berry Come to Denmark 1971 John Berry Come to Holland 1971 John Berry Series 612

Name Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer 1961 Harry Wingfield A Ladybird Book of Prayers through

the Year 1964 Clive Uptton

A Ladybird First Book of Hymns 1968 A N Buchanan (Collectors may want to look out for the original and the revised versions of the book

above) Later additions to the series: Hymns and Songs 1979 David Palmer The Lord’s Prayer 1979 David Palmer Well-Loved Carols 1986 Peter Church Series 618

Name Capital Cities

London 1961 John Berry 621 Junior Science Magnets, Bulbs and Batteries 1962 Harry Wingfield Light, Mirrors and Lenses 1962 Harry Wingfield Air, Wind and Flight 1963 Harry Wingfield Levers, Pulleys and Engines 1963 Harry Wingfield The titles below were added in the 1980s. The illustration is much more sparce and

stylised and they seem to be intended for an older age-group.

Air 1982

Simple Mechanics 1982

Light 1982

Magnets and Electricity 1982

Simple Chemistry 1982

Botany 1983

Zoology 1983

Weather 1985

Series 622

Name Early Learning

The Ladybird abc 1962 G W Robinson Sounds and Pictures Book 1 1976 Gerald Witcomb Sounds and Pictures Book 2 1976 Gerald Witcomb Sounds and Pictures Book 3 1976 Gerald Witcomb Sounds and Pictures Book 4 1976 Gerald Witcomb


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Sounds and Pictures Book 5 1976 Gerald Witcomb Sounds and Pictures Book 6 1976 Gerald Witcomb Series Name

Hobbies

633

Things to Make 1963 G Robinson

Toys and Games to make 1966 Robert Ayton Indoor Gardening 1969 Bernard Robinson Stamp Collecting 1969 Coarse Fishing 1969 Bernard Robinson Tricks and Magic 1969 Robert Ayton How to Swim and Dive 1971 Martin Aitchison Sailing and Boating 1972 Bernard Robinson Book about Knitting 1972 Eric Winter Learning to Sew 1972 Eric Winter More Things to Make 1973 Eric Winter Easy-to-Make Puppets 1973 Eric Winter Learning to Ride 1973 John Berry Learning about Heraldry 1974 Bernard Robinson Learning to Crochet 1975 Eric Winter Coin Collecting 1976 Car Games 1978 Martin Aitchison

and Eric Winter

Titles added later to this series How to Make Puppets Photographs How to Make Presents Photographs How to Make things for Fun Photographs How to Make Toys and Games Photographs How to Make Dolls Photographs How to Make Flying Models Photographs How to Make Wooden Toys Photographs First Book of Crosswords Chris Reed Series 634

Name Learnabout

634

Maps Ronald Lampitt

Handwriting Stamp Collecting Sailing and Boating Bernard Robinson Riding John Berry Indoor Gardening Bernard Robinson Coarse Fishing Bernard Robinson Tricks and Magic Robert Ayton Swimming and Diving Martin Aitchison Knitting Eric Winter Sewing Eric Winter Heraldry Bernard Robinson


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Crochet Eric Winter Coin Collecting Making a Transistor Radio Bernard Robinson Metalwork Gerald Witcomb Woodwork Gerald Witcomb Knots Eric Winter et al Cooking Camping Martin Aitchison

and Eric Winter

Pets Simple Electronics Roland Berry Easy Meals Making and Decorating Cakes Chess Taking Photographs London Drawing Kathie Layfield Painting Kathie Layfield Training Your Dog Kathie Layfield Cricket Football Peter Robinson Party Games Codes and Ciphers Volcanoes and other Natural

Phenomena

Note: there were two different versions of all the Key Words books published between 1964 and 1980. In some cases there were 3 versions. Books 1a -3c, 5a, and 8a also have a ‘transition’ version – new style artwork but old style format and cover picture. Hence two and sometimes 3 of each title are listed. Series 641

Name Key Words

641

Play with Us (1a) Harry Wingfield

1972? Play with Us (1a) Reillustrated

Harry Wingfield

Play with Us (1a) Later format

Harry Wingfield

1964 Look at This (1b) Harry Wingfield Look at This (1b)

Reillustrated Harry Wingfield

Look at This (1b) Later format

Harry Wingfield

1965 Read and Write (1c) Harry Wingfield Read and Write (1c)


Read and Write (1c) Harry Wingfield


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Later format 1964 We have Fun (2a) Martin Aitchison We have Fun (2a)


We have Fun (2a) Later format

Harry Wingfield

1964 Have a Go (2b) Martin Aitchison Have a Go (2b)

Reillustrated Martin Aitchison

Have a Go (2b) Later format

Martin Aitchison

1965 I Like to Write (2c) Martin Aitchison I Like to Write (2c)


I Like to Write (2c) Later format

Martin Aitchison

1964 Things We Like (3a) John Berry Things We Like (3a)


Things We Like (3a) Later format

Martin Aitchison

1964 Boys and Girls (3b) Robert Ayton Boys and Girls (3b)


Boys and Girls (3b) Later format

Martin Aitchison

1965 Let me write (3c) Robert Ayton Let me write (3c)


Let me write (3c) Later format

Martin Aitchison

1964 Things We Do (4a) Harry Wingfield Things We Do (4a)

Later format Harry Wingfield

1965 Fun at the Farm (4b) Harry Wingfield Fun at the Farm (4b)


Fun at the Farm (4b) Later format

Harry Wingfield

1965 Say the Sound (4c) Harry Wingfield Say the Sound (4c)


1964 Where We Go (5a) John Berry Where We Go (5a)


Where We Go (5a) Later format

Martin Aitchison

1965 Out in the Sun (5b) Frank Hampson Out in the Sun (5b)

Later format Martin Aitchison


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1965 More Sounds to Say (5c) Harry Wingfield More Sounds to Say (5c)


1964 Our Friends (6a) Martin Aitchison Our Friends (6a)


1965 We Like to Help (6b) Martin Aitchison We Like to Help (6b)


1965 Reading with Sounds (6c) Martin Aitchison Reading with Sounds (6c)


and Harry Wingfield

1964 Happy Holidays (7a) Harry Wingfield Happy Holidays (7a)


1966 Fun and Games (7b) Harry Wingfield Fun and Games (7b)


1966 Easy to Sound (7c) Harry Wingfield Easy to Sound (7c)


1964 Sunny Days (8a) John Berry Sunny Days (8a)


Sunny Days (8a) Later format

Martin Aitchison

1966 The Big House (8b) Martin Aitchison The Big House (8b)


1966 Fun with Sounds (8c) Martin Aitchison Fun with Sounds (8c)


and Harry Aitchison

1964 Games we Like (9a) Martin Aitchison Games we Like (9a)


1966 Jump from the sky (9b) Martin Aitchison Jump from the sky (9b)


1966 Enjoy Reading (9c) Martin Aitchison Enjoy Reading (9c)


1966 Adventure on the Island (10a) Harry Wingfield Adventure on the Island (10a)


1967 Adventure at the Castle (10b) Harry Wingfield

Adventure at the Castle (10b) Later format

Harry Wingfield

1967 Learning is Fun (10c) Harry Wingfield

Learning is Fun (10c) Later format

Harry Wingfield


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1966 Mystery on the Island (11a) Martin Aitchison Mystery on the Island (11a)


1967 The Carnival (11b) Martin Aitchison

The Carnival (11b) Later format

Martin Aitchison

1967 Books are Exciting (11c) Martin Aitchison

Books are Exciting (11c) Later format

Martin Aitchison and Harry Wingfield

1967 Holiday Camp Mystery (12a) Harry Wingfield

Holiday Camp Mystery (12a) Later format

Harry Wingfield

1967 Mountain Adventure (12b) Martin Aitchison

Mountain Adventure (12b) Martin Aitchison

1967 The Open Door to Reading (12c) Harry Wingfield, Ron Embleton, Frank Hampson

The Open Door to Reading (12c) Later format

1969 Teaching Reading (Handbook)

1969 Teaching Reading (Handbook) Revised

1970 The Record Breakers Frank Humphris

1970 Danger Men Frank Humphris

1971 A First ‘Do You Know?’ Book Frank Humphris

1971 A Second ‘Do You Know?’ Book Frank Humphris

1972 A Third ‘Do You Know?’ Book Frank Humphris

1972 Some Great Men and Women Frank Humphris

Series 642

Key Words Picture Dictionaries

A First Key Words Picture Dictionary

1965 Robert Ayton

A Second Key Words Picture Dictionary

1966 Eric Winter

Series 644

Customs

Stories of our Christmas Customs 1964 Frank Hampson

Stories of our Special Days and Customs

1972 Roger Hall

Series 649

Religious Topics

Animals, Birds and Plants of the Bible

1964 Clive Uptton

Life in New Testament Times 1968 Eric Winter

The History of our Bible 1971 Eric Winter

What to Look for Inside a Church 1972 Ronald Lampitt


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What to Look for Outside a Church 1972 Ronald Lampitt

Series 651

Plants and How they Grow 1965 Ronald Lampitt

Animals and How they Live 1965 Ronald Lampitt

Birds and How they Live 1966 Ronald Lampitt

Life of the Honey-Bee 1969 Jill Payne

Insects and Small Animals 1972 Ronald Lampitt

Prehistoric Animals and Fossils 1974 Robert Ayton

Series 654

How-it-Works

The Motor Car 1965 ‘David Carey’

The Aeroplane 1967 Bernard Robinson

The Rocket 1967 Bernard Robinson

The Television 1968 Bernard Robinson

The Locomotive 1968 Bernard Robinson

The Motor Cycle 1968 Bernard Robinson

The Hovercraft 1969 Bernard Robinson

The Camera 1970 Bernard Robinson

Farm Machinery 1970 Bernard Robinson

The Ocean Liner 1971 Bernard Robinson

The Computer 1971 Bernard Robinson

The Telescope and Microscope 1971 Bernard Robinson

Printing Processes 1971 Bernard Robinson

The Telephone 1972 Bernard Robinson

Making a Transistor Radio 1972 Bernard Robinson

Series 551

Words for Numbers

Understanding Numbers 1966 Kenneth Inns

Words we need for Numbers 1966 Kenneth Inns

More Words for Numbers 1966 Kenneth Inns

Everyday Words for Numbers 1967 Kenneth Inns

Series 662

Music and Drama

Musical Instruments 1966 Robert Ayton

The Story of Music 1968 Martin Aitchison

Ballet 1969 Martin Aitchison

Lives of the Great Composers book 1


Lives of the Great Composers book 2


The Story of the Theatre 1970 Martin Aitchison

The Story of Clowns 1976 June Jackson

Series 663

Our Land in the Making


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Our Land in the Making part 1 1966 Ronald Lampitt

Our Land in the Making part 2 1966 Ronald Lampitt

Series 671

Maps

Understanding Maps 1967 Ronald Lampitt

Series 678

Basic Arithmetic

Addition Made Easy 1967

Subtraction Made Easy 1967

Multiplication Made Easy 1968

Addition Made Easy 1968

Later renamed as ‘Junior Maths’

Addition 1982

Subtraction 1982

Multiplication 1982

Division 1982

Series 682

Animal History

Dogs 1968 Bernard Robinson

Horses 1968 Bernard Robinson

Series 684

Handwriting

The Ladybird Book of Handwriting 1968 Tom Gourdie

Series 691

Animals of the World

African Mammals 1969 John Leigh-Pemberton

Australian Mammals 1970 John Leigh-Pemberton

North American Mammals 1970 John Leigh-Pemberton

European Mammals 1971 John Leigh-Pemberton

Asian Mammals 1971 John Leigh-Pemberton

South American Mammals 1972 John Leigh-Pemberton

Sea and Air Mammals 1972 John Leigh-Pemberton

Series 701

Great Artists

Great Artists book 1 1970 Martin Aitchison



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Series 702

Learning with Mother

Learning with Mother, book 1 1970 Harry Wingfield





Learning With Traditional Rhymes

Finger Rhymes 1976 Brian Price Thomas

Number Rhymes 1976 Brian Price Thomas et al

Memory Rhymes 1976 Martin Aitchison, Brian Price Thomas, Kathy Layfield, Frank Humphris

Talking Rhymes 1976 Martin Aitchison, Brian Price Thomas

Action Rhymes 1976 Kathy Layfield, Brian Price Thomas

Dancing Rhymes 1976 Martin Aitchison, Frank Humphris, Brian Price Thomas

Singing Rhymes 1976 Brian Price Thomas

Skipping Rhymes 1976 Brian Price Thomas

Series 704

Picture Books

First Picture Book 1970 Harry Wingfield

Second Picture Book 1970 Harry Wingfield

Third Picture Book 1971 Harry Wingfield

Fourth Picture Book 1971 Harry Wingfield

Five Picture Book 1973 Harry Wingfield

Series 706

Scouts and Guides

Cub Scouts 1970 John Berry

Scouts 1971 John Berry

Brownie Guides 1978 B H Robinson & Eric Winter

Girl Guides 1980 Photos John Moyes

A completely revisied version of Guides was issued 5 years later: Girl Guides

1985 Photos Joan Randall

Series 707

Wild West and Pirates


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Pirates 1970 Frank Humphris

Story of the Cowboy 1972 Frank Humphris

Indians 1973 Frank Humphris

Battle of the Little Big Horn 1976 Frank Humphris

Custer’s Last Stand Circa 1981 The same book as the above but with a new title and cover design

Series 708

Great Scientists

Madame Curie 1970 Frank Hampson

Charles Darwin 1973 Roger Hall

Michael Faraday 1973 Roger Hall

721 and 735

Talkabout and picture reading

Picture Reading 1972 Harry Winglfield

Talkabout Animals 1973 Harry Wingfield

Talkabout Home 1973 Harry Wingfield and Eric Winter

Talkabout Beach 1974 Harry Wingfield

Talkabout Shopping 1974 Harry Wingfield

Talkabout Babies 1974 Harry Wingfield

Talkabout Clothes 1974 Harry Wingfield

Talkabout The Park 1975 Harry Wingfield

Talkabout Gardens 1976 Harry Wingfield

Talkabout Starting school 1977 Harry Wingfield

Talkabout Holidays 1977 Robert Ayton and Martin Aitchison

Talkabout Bedtime 1976 Harry Wingfield

Talkabout Going in to Hospital 1985 Martin Aitchison

Series 724

How to Make it

1972 Making a Transistor Radio BH Robinson

Series 727

Conservation

Wildlife in Britain 1973

Disappearing Mammals 1973

What on Earth are we Doing 1976

Butterflies and Moths 1978

Hedges 1979

Understanding the Sea Roundscie1979

Nature’s Roundabout 1979

British Wild Flowers 1979

Nature in the Town 1980


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Energy 1981

Series 731

How to do it

Metalwork 1973 Gerald Witcomb

Woodwork 1973 Gerald Witcomb

Series 733

Stars

Stars and their Legends 1973 Robert Ayton

Series 737

Ladybird Leaders

Water 1973

Ducks and Swans 1973

Man in the Air 1973

Man and his Car 1974

Lions and Tigers 1974

Man on the Sea 1974

Dinosaurs 1974

Castles 1974

Baby Animals 1974

Roads 1974

Song Birds 1974

Trains 1974

Homes 1975

Leaves 1975

Soldiers 1975

Sounds 1975

Big Animals 1975

Under the Ground 1975

Apes and Monkeys 1975

Living Things 1975

The Tree and its World 1975

Air 1975

Seals and Wales 1976

Reptiles 1976

Deserts 1976

The Stream 1976

Bridges 1976

Coffee 1977

Fire 1977

Chocolate and Cocoa 1977

Bread 1977

Polar Regions 1977

Mountains 1977

Forest 1977

Teeth 1978

Islands 1979

Fruit 1979


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Bears and Pandas 1979

Tea 1981

Series 740

Fables and Legends

1st book of Aesop’s Fables 1974 Robert Ayton

2nd book of Aesop’s Fables 1974 Robert Ayton

Aladdin 1975 Robert Ayton

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves 1975 Robert Ayton

Famous legends book 1 1975 Robert Ayton

Famous Legends book 2 1975 Robert Ayton

Gulliver’s Travels 1976 Martin Aitchison

Mysteries of Merlin 1977 Robert Ayton

Deeds of the Nameless Knight 1977 Robert Ayton

Sir Lancelot of the Lake 1977 Robert Ayton

The Knight and the Golden Falcon 1977 Robert Ayton

Robin Hood and the King’s Ransom 1978 Bernard Brett

Robin Hood and the Silver Arrow 1978 Bernard Brett

Robin Hood to the Rescue 1978 Bernard Brett

Robin Hood Outlawed 1978 Bernard Brett

Treasure Island 1979 Dennis Manton

Swiss Family Robinson 1979 Brian Price Thomas

The Secret Garden 1980 Joy Shufflebotham

Journey to the Centre of the Earth 1980 Vivienne Lewis

The 3 Musketeers 1980 Frank Humphris

A Tale of 2 Cities 1981 Frank Humphris

The Lost World 1981 Martin Aitchison

King Solomon’s Mines 1982 Frank Humphris

The Hound of the Baskervilles 1982 Kathie Layfield

Around the World in 80 Days 1982 Kathie Layfield

A Christmas Carol 1982 Chris Russell

The Wind in the Willows 1983 Martin Aitchison

The Happy Prince 1983 Gwen and Shirley Tourret

The Last of the Mohecans 1983 Frank Humphris

Peter Pan 1983 Ken Mckie

Lorna Doone 1984 Frank Humphris

Oliver Twist 1984 Gwen Tourret

The Railway Children 1984 Kathie Layfield

Kidnapped 1985 Terry Gabbey

A Little Princess 1985 Shirely Tourret

Black Beauty 1986 John Berry

Alice in Wonderland 1986 Debbie Boon-Jenkins

Tom Sawyer 1986 Terry Gabbey

King Arthur 1986 Malcolm Stokes

Little Women 1987 Terry Gabbey

Tales from the Jungle Book 1988 Peter Stevenson

The Invisible Man 1988 Terry Gabbey


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What Katy Did 1988 Gwen and Shirley Tourret

Heidi 1990 Pat Tourret

Ladybird Horror Classics (included here as the first book was originally published in series 740

The Hound of the Baskervilles 1982 Kathie Layfield

Dracula 1984 Angus McBride

Frankenstein 1984 John Davis

The Mummy 1985 Angus McBride

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1986 Terry Gabbey

Series 747

Sunstart

Lucky Dip 1974 Martin Aitchison

On the Beach 1974 Martin Aitchison

The Kite 1974 Martin Aitchison

Animals, Birds and Fish 1975 Martin Aitchison

I wish 1975 Martin Aitchison

Guess What? 1975 Martin Aitchison

Series 777

Read-it-Yourself

Level 1 Old Macdonald’s Farm 1985

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

1985

The House that Jack Built 1987

What Time is it, Mr Wolf? 1987

One, two, buckle my shoe 1990

Level 2 Billy Goats Gruff 1977

Level 4 Gingerbreat Man 197

Level 2 Goldilocks & the Three Bears 1977

Level 4 Jack and the Beanstalk 1977

Level 3 Red Riding Hood 1977

Level 3 Three Little Pigs 1977

Level 4 Cinderella 1978

Level 3 Dick Whittington 1978

Level 2 The Elves and the Shoemaker 1978

Level 2 Hansel and Gretel 1978

Level 3 Peter and the Wolf 1978

Level 4 The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1978

Level 3 Puss in Boots 1978

Level 5 Robinson Crusoe 1978

Level 2 The Sly Fox and the Red Hen 1978

Level 4 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1978

Level 5 Heidi 1979

Level 5 The Magic Paintbrush 1979

Level 5 The Magic Stone 1979

Level 5 William Tell 1979


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Level 5 Ananse and the Sky God 1980

Level 2 The Enormous Turnip 1980

Level 3 Rapunzel 1980

Level 4 Wizard of Oz 1980

Level 2 The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

1985

Level 2 Sleeping Beauty 1985

Level 3 Thumbelina 1985

Level 3 The Ugly Duckling 1985

Series 792

Sunbird

Alphabet Book 1979

Numbers 1979

In the Home 1979

Out of Town 1979

Going to School 1982

First Word Book 1982

Series 793

The Garden Gang (All written and illustrated by young Jayne Fisher – I think she was aged 9 – 13 years old when she wrote them)

Penelope Strawberry and Robert Radish

1979

Percival Pea and Polly Pomegranate

1979

Oliver Onion and Tim Tomato 1979

Lucy Leek and Bertie Brussels Sprout

1979

Wee Willie Water Melon and Betty Beetroot

1979

Gertrude Gooseberry and Belinda Black currant

1979

*Colin Cucumber and Patrick Pear 1980

Pam Parsnip and Lawrence Lemon 1980

*Grace Grape and Robert Raspberry

1980

Sheila Shallot and Benny Broad Bean

1980

*Avril Apricot and Simon Swete 1980

*Peter Potato and Alice Apple 1980

**Oscar Orange and Augustus Aubergine

1983

**Pedro Pepper and the Cherry Twins

1983

* NB the asterisk denotes those books which were also published with the title characters in reverse order so ‘Colin Cucumber and Patrick Pear’ was ‘Patrick Pear and Colin Cucumber’

** The double asterisk marks those books only issued with white laminated boards. The other titles can all be found with green matt boards.


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Series 814

Adventures of Major Tom

The Planet of the Elves 1982 Peter Longden

The Missing Ambassador 1982 Peter Longden

The Space Pirates 1984 Peter Longden

The Fiery Space Dron 1984 Peter Longden

Space Invasion Skkyhawk 1984 Peter Longden

The Deadly Plant Planet 1984 Peter Longden

Series 814

Sports Billy

The Winning Goal 1982 Peter Kingston

Running out of Time 1982 Peter Kingston

ALSO World Cup Final in Danger – featuring the little orange Naranjito

1982 Graham Marlow

Series 814

The Fun Guys

The Bottleneck and the Mole Hole 1981 Peter Longden

The Hen Coat and the Ship Shape 1981 Peter Longden

The Mouse Trap and the Cricket Team

1981 Peter Longden

The Mush Rooms and the Fox Glove

1981 Peter Longden

The Rat Race and the Sky Lark 1981 Peter Longden

The Spring Time and the Moth Ball 1981 Peter Longden

Series 815

Storyboard

Wilf the Dragon 1981 Peter Kingston

(Mr Noah) The Lions and the Snake 1981 Peter Kingston

(Mr Noah) The Monkeys and the Foxes

1981 Peter Kingston

(Mr Noah) The Giraffes and the Polar Bears

1982 Peter Kingston

Zoric the Spaceman 1982 Peter Kingston

Zoric the Spaceman Returns to his Planet

1983 Peter Kingston

Oscar: The Cat that Lived in the Joke Shop

1983 Ken McKie

Oscar: The Cat that Beat the Burglars

1983 Ken McKie

Series 819

Health and Safety

Road Sense 1977


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First Steps in First Aid 1981

Home Safety 1981

Water Safety 1981

Eat and be Fit 1985

Series 823

Science Fiction

The Energy Pirate 1982 Martin Aitchison

The Frozen Planet of Azuron 1982 Martin Aitchison

The Giants of Universal Park 1982 Martin Aitchison

The Planet of Death 1982 Martin Aitchison

Series 824

Cookery

Cooking with Mother 1977

Cooking 1977

Making and Decorating Cakes 1979

Easy Meals 1979

Party Food 1982

Packed Lunches 1983

Series 831

Poetry

Spine Tinglers 1983

Comic and Curious Verse 1983

Favourite Poems 1984

Animal Poems 1984

All in a Day 1985

Puddle Lane Series.

Since this series didn’t begin publication until 1985 it has no place in these lists except that I think it’s a wonderful reading scheme and that makes it ‘canon’ as far as I’m concerned. Created and written by Sheila McCullagh

Blue level 1

1 Tim Catchamouse Tony Morris

2 Tessa and the Magician John Lobban

3 The Magic Box Gavin Rowe

4 Mrs Pitter-Patter and the Magician Mark Chadwick

5 The Vanishing Monster Mark Chadwick

6 The Wideawake Mice Prue Theobalds

7 The Flying Saucer Tony Morris

8 Two Green Ears Gavin Rowe

9 The Tale of a Tail John Dillow

10 The Griffle and Mr Gotobed Mark Chadwick

11 Look Out! It’s Magic! Tony Morris

12 Tim Turns Green Sheila Smith


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13 Tom Cat and the Wideawake Mice Prue Theobalds

14 Jeremy Mouse and Mr Puffle Tony Morris

15 Toby Spelldragon and the Magician Jon Davis

16 How Miranda Flew down Puddle Lane

John Dillow

17 The Wideawake Mice Find a New Home

Tony Morris

18 The Monster Loses his Beard Tony Morris

19 A Present for Aunt Matlilda Prue Theobalds

20 Jeremy’s Ride John Dillow

21 Poor Peter Tall Gavin Rowe

Green Level 2

1 When the Magic Stopped Tony Morris

2 Tessa in Puddle Lane Tony Morris

3 The Little Monster Gavin Rowe

4 The Dragon’s Egg Jon Davis

5 The Gruffle Gavin Rowe

6 The Tidy Bird Martin Aitchison

7 Never Trust Dragons Jon Davis

8 The Wideawake Mice Go to Market

Prue Theobalds

9 Danger! Dragon! Jon Davis

10 Magic Balloons John Dillow

11 The Griffle and the Thief Martin Aitchison

12 Mr Grimble Grumbles Martin Aitchison

13 Adventure in the Wood Tony Morris

14 Mr Puffle and the Gruffle John Dillow

15 Danger in the Magician’s Garden Tony Morris

16 The Fox and the Magician Gavin Rowe

Orange Level 3

1 Old Mr GotoBed John Dillow

2 Hickory Mouse Jon Davis

3 The Gruffle in Puddle Lane John Dillow

4 The Magician’s Party Gavin Rowe

5 The Magic Penny Gavin Rowe

6 Three Wishes and One More Gavin Rowe

7 Peter Puffle’s Mouse Tony Morris

8 The Magic Dust John Dillow

9 The Rescue of Father and Mother Jon Davis

10 Magic at Midnight Tony Morris

Purple level 4

1 When the Clock Struck Thirteen Jon Davis

2 The Sandalwood Girl Jon Davis

3 On the Way to the Blue Mountains Jon Davis


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4 Fire in the Grass Jon Davis

5 The Silver River Jon Davis

Red Series 5

The Magician’s Raindrops Martin Aitchison

A Dragon in the Mountains Jon Davis

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