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Ladybird Tuesday: Shapes

11/11/2014

Ladybird Shapes

Tuesday keeps catching me by surprise. I should know by now that it comes round each week, but I’m still managing to be somewhat unprepared when it comes to Ladybird Tuesday. Sorry about that.

Ladybird Shapes

This week we’re looking at a book that both Little Miss C and Master C have been showing quite a bit of interest in over the last few weeks – Shapes. This title was published by Ladybird in 1978 and was part of a series of five books (alongside abc, telling the time, counting and colours) that were designed “to help parents to amuse, interest and at the same time to teach”. On the spine they are identified as “Early Learning” and I think they were originally part of series 563, although this is obviously a later version as the original series was published in the 1950s.

Ladybird Shapes

The artwork in this book is very much of the era – lots of bright colours and some of it really quite “arty”. It’s interesting to note that the book was written by Ethel Wingfield and designed by her husband Harry, yet the illustrations are credited to John Scott and Harry Wingfield. I may be wrong, but I’m guessing that Scott was responsible for the modern looking parts and Harry for the more classical looking shell pictures that I’ve featured below.

Ladybird Shapes

I find 1970s Ladybird books quite fascinating as there was this obvious desire to update everything and modernise it in some way rather than appreciate the older book designs and illustrations for the wonderful works of art that they were. A shame really, but I suppose it gives collectors like myself more to collect!

Ladybird Shapes

There have been some excellent finds in local charity shops lately that I want to share here on Ladybird Tuesday. I just need to get myself a bit more organised and actually write all the blog posts.

If you have a collection of old Ladybird books then please feel free to join in with Ladybird Tuesday. There are no formal rules to follow, just leave a link to any post you write in the comments below and if you’re feeling kind link back to my Ladybird Tuesday index page here on Being Mrs C. Thanks!

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  1. Sian says

    11/11/2014 at 11:03 pm

    I really need to get it together and join in with this!

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    • Penny CarrPenny Carr says

      13/11/2014 at 2:26 pm

      Please do!

      Reply
  2. Jennifer says

    12/11/2014 at 9:24 pm

    The cover of this book looks so familiar, we definitely had this one! I’m joining in this week with a book about Crete, http://www.jenniferslittleworld.com/2014/11/ladybird-tuesday-great-civilisations.html, sorry I keep forgetting to link up but I do try and take part every week, or at least until I run out of books again!

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    • Penny CarrPenny Carr says

      13/11/2014 at 2:27 pm

      Thanks for joining in again Jennifer!

      Reply
  3. Mrs Fox says

    13/11/2014 at 1:13 pm

    Hi Again, Finally got back on the blogging wagon with a Ladybird Tuesday post on The Story of House and Home http://mrsfoxs.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/ladybird-tuesday-story-of-houses-homes.html

    Reply
    • Penny CarrPenny Carr says

      13/11/2014 at 2:27 pm

      Welcome back to Ladybird Tuesday Mrs Fox!

      Reply

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