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What the Ladybird Heard

Laugh out loud rhyming adventures on the farm!

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What the Ladybird Heard

By: Julia Donaldson, Lydia Monks
Narrated by: Alexander Armstrong
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About this listen

A brilliantly funny farmyard adventure, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all!

The ladybird said never a word.
But the ladybird saw,
And the ladybird heard . . .

Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two crafty robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own . . .

What the Ladybird Heard is a fantastically funny story from the stellar partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. With brilliant rhyming verse read by Alexander Armstrong, this much-loved modern classic is perfect story for listening to together. This audio edition of the story features a read-along track and a song for lots of farmyard fun.

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Critic reviews

A terrific and witty adventure
Bursting with colour and verve
What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson has all her characteristic sense of fun and performance . . . every picture book by her is a treat.
Great ‘cops and robbers’ appeal . . . perfect for children motivated by the seemingly endless ways in which one might trap the ‘baddies’.
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was quite good. th narrator had a clear voice
and my child loved it so much

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Really loved by my toddler, Alexander Armstrong is an excellent reader! A must for Julia Donaldson fans.

Excelllent audio book

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My children love this story and the song is just brilliant. Makes a car journey much more fun!

Kids love it

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I liked the narrator and the animal noises. shame that there's no pictures lol 😁

my daughter's favourite

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One of her better writings. It's cute and nice to listen to with the kids

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