
What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo
$13.60
- Board Book
30 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2026
Summary
Join in the fun at the zoo with this brilliantly funny rhyming adventure from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks - in What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo.
Those two bad men, Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh, are back! They may be in the city instead of the farm, but they haven’t changed their thieving ways. In fact, they’re even more ambitious. They’re planning to steal a monkey from the zoo and use him to pinch the Queen’s crown. Unfortunately for…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035072989 |
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| ISBN-10: | 103507298X |
| Author: | Julia Donaldson, Lydia Monks |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Format: | Board Book |
| Number of Pages: | 30 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 190mm x 191mm |
| Series: | What the Ladybird Heard |
| Audience Age: | 3-6 |

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Critics Review
A terrific and witty adventure * Guardian *
Lively adventure … Donaldson’s jaunty rhyming story is perfectly paired with bright busy collage pictures * Daily Mail *
Colourful, rhyming fun * Metro *
Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world’s best-loved children’s books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, which together have sold over 27.5 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs. Her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children’s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia divides her time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
Lydia Monks is one of the most original and bestselling picture book artists working today. Lydia illustrates several bestselling series including the What the Ladybird Heard adventures and Princess Mirror-Belle, written by Julia Donaldson. Her distinctive use of colour and collage has won her critical acclaim and several awards, including the Royal Mail Scottish Children’s Book Award, the Stockport Children’s Book Award and multiple nominations for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also the author and illustrator of the Twit Twoo School picture books. Lydia lives in Sheffield.
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