What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside

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I’ve also done a round up of What The Ladybird Heard at the Seaside activities with crafts and printables suited to that book (mermaids and whales as well as ladybirds! Pack your bucket and spade for a day at the seaside with the little ladybird and her friends in this interactive story, inspired by What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside. Featuring Julia Donaldson’s rhyming story and Lydia Monks’ bold, brilliant illustrations, this sturdy board book will help children expand their vocabulary and learn the names of different seaside creatures as they lift the flaps and discover who is hiding at the beach. But when Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a plot to steal the fine prize cow, it’s the quietest animal of all who saves the day! Packed with fun activities that will keep kids entertained on a rainy day, this sticker and activity book is based on the bestselling story by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.

With action-packed city scenes to recreate with over 400 stickers, children will love spotting London landmarks, finding the animals in the zoo and helping the ladybird to foil Len and Hugh’s criminal plans. The characters in this book involve amazing sea creatures and the mythical sea-dwelling creature (a mermaid). With a cast of wonderful sea creatures, including a magical mermaid, and plenty of beach fun, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is a brilliant rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.The idea for the title of this book came from a little girl in a signing queue, whose name was Francesca. This recipe book has twenty-four child-friendly recipes for healthy snacks, sweet treats and family favourites, all inspired by the stories and characters in the What the Ladybird Heard books.

Read the story of ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ by Julia Donaldson – or listen to it being read here - https://www. For P1 (and older children) – the children might want to design a red lunch menu and invite their family to their red lunch! Animal-mad little ones will love spotting the story’s seaside inhabitants in this glittery seaside adventure.My novel THE GIANTS AND THE JONESES is going to be made into a film by the same team who made the Harry Potter movies, and I have written three books of stories about the anarchic PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE who appears from the mirror and disrupts the life of an otherwise ordinary eight-year-old. This ocean themed sensory play fits the bill and as long as you have a dustpan and broom it was really easy to clean up afterwards too! With a cast of wonderful sea creatures, including a magical mermaid, and plenty of seaside fun, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is a brilliant rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. Draw a map of the farm on the coordinate grid (see Resources below) and use the coordinates / compass directions to show somebody how to move from one place to another. With bold, bright animals for children to recognise and lift-the-flap mechanisms for little fingers to explore on every page, this story gives preschool children lots of chances to practice naming their favourite zoo animals as they read the book with a grown-up.

The fourth title in the number one bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series – perfect for young children to read aloud!

Recap on the story of ‘What the Ladybird Heard’– whether at home or in class, read the story again with the children or invite the children to tell you or their parents/siblings the story.

A fantastic way for babies, toddlers and young children to develop their fine motor skills, this interactive story is perfect for little ones to enjoy alone or to read together with a grown-up. This ladybird takes a trip to the seaside and spots, two bad men, planning to steal the mermaid’s desirable hair and sell it to someone famous … fortunately the detective-like ladybird has a great plan to stop these bad men! First published in 2009, 2024 marks fifteen years since the first What the Ladybird Heard book was published, and there are lots of ways your little one can join in the celebrations. We made this orca paper plate craft, just change the colours to make it look more like the whale in Julia Donaldson’s book or you might like to check out our Snail and The Whale craft with a movable whale for more inspiration.If you’re looking for activities for school holidays and rainy days, this would make a fantastic addition to your child’s bookshelf. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own . Not only a funny tale of whimsy, it continues to show that even the smallest, quietest and most unassuming characters around us can make the biggest differences and overcome the most difficult of challenges.