"Oink!" said the cats . . . With all the MOOing and HISSing and BAAAing and CLUCKing, the farmyard is full of noise. 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!Spot the glittery ladybird on every page of What the Ladybird Heard, a wonderful rhyming tale from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, the creators of the bestselling The Princess and the Wizard and Sharing a Shell.

Once upon a farm lived a ladybird,And these are the things that she saw and heard...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.

What the Ladybird Heard Read and Play Farm is an ingenious all-in-one format and features a large removeable fold-out farm play mat along withchunky press-out play pieces, plus the bestselling original picture book by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks! Play along as you read the story, or use the pieces to create a new one of your own. Hours of interactive storytelling fun - with no cutting or gluing required.

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 . . .

Those two bad men, Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh, are back! They may be in the city instead of the farm, but they haven't changed their thieving ways. In fact, they've got even more ambitious. They're planning to steal a monkey from the zoo and use it to pinch the Queen's crown. It's a pity for them that a certain crime-busting ladybird is holidaying in the very same city . . . and she's got a good idea that will ensure the dastardly pair won't get away with it!

'... the cow said "MOO!" and the hen said, "CLUCK!""HISS!" said the goose and "QUACK!" went the duck.'What the Ladybird Heard: Animal NoisesJigsaw Book features the farm animal stars of the smash hit picture book by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks in five fantastic jigsaw puzzles.Perfect for little hands, this chunky board book encourages readers to join in with the farm animal sounds, while they piece together five simple puzzles to make their favourite animal characters from the original hugely successful picture book.