What the Ladybird Heard Next

A laugh-out-loud rhyming adventure

Julia Donaldson author Lydia Monks illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Published:31st Jul '25

Should be back in stock very soon

What the Ladybird Heard Next cover

The ladybird and her farm animal friends have a clever crime-busting plan in this fantastic farmyard story, the second in the What the Ladybird Heard series.

Join everyone's favourite ladybird in this fantastically funny farmyard caper, from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.

Those crafty robbers Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are out of jail, and they're heading back to the farm with another cunning plan to cause trouble. They've been stealing eggs from the fat red hen, but now they're setting their sights higher and are planning to steal the fat red hen herself! Fortunately the quiet, clever ladybird is on their trail, and she and her farm animal friends have a plan of their own.

With slapstick action, animal noises and a mysterious Snuggly Snerd bird, What the Ladybird Heard Next is a story you'll be reading over and over again.

Enjoy more adventures with the clever little ladybird in What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside and What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas.

Donaldson's trademark rhyming couplets bounce along and are perfectly complemented by Lydia Monks's bright [...] illustrations * Mail on Sunday *
A very funny farmyard caper and great sequel to What the Ladybird Heard * Guardian *
The antics of the clever ladybird and her friends are joyous * Prima *

ISBN: 9781035049172

Dimensions: 250mm x 251mm x 4mm

Weight: 184g

32 pages