What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside
Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Lydia Monks
31 July 2025Synopsis
Join everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird on a trip to the seaside in this brilliant rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Mons, featuring a cast of wonderful sea creatures – including a magical mermaid – and plenty of beach fun!
The clever little ladybird is off on a trip to the seaside, but those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to their wicked ways again. This time they're planning to steal the mermaid's hair and sell it to a famous star. Luckily, the crime-busting ladybird has a clever plan to stop the thieves . . .
With brilliant rhyming verse from Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and bright, distinctive illustrations from award-winning illustrator, Lydia Monks, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is the fourth title in the number one bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series – perfect for young children to read aloud.
Enjoy more adventures with the clever little ladybird in What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next, What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo and What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas.
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31 July 2025
9781035049165Reviews
An instant classicBaby Magazine
Bright, sparkling, full of humor, subterfuge and rhyming fun, this is another exceptional title from the award winning pair of Donaldson and Monks. Not only a funny tale of whimsy, it continues to show that even the smallest, quietist and most unassuming characters around us can make the biggest differences and overcome the most difficult of challenges. Themes of friendship, teamwork and communication are prevalent in this series with the fourth instalment being just as strong. Except nothing less than bold, beautiful and brillianceIncluded in Askews and Holt Newsletter
