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A Ladybird Talk at MERL

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Cindy

On Thursday February 23rd at 5:30 pm, Professor Karin Lesnik-Oberstein will be giving a talk on a Ladybird Book, British Birds and their Nests, for the MERL Book Club. The talk is free and there is no need to book: … Continue reading →

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The BBC celebrates Ladybird books

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Cindy

Dr Neil Cocks writes: The BBC has recently joined in the centenary celebration of Ladybird books. Here at Reading we are fortunate to hold a unique archive of Ladybird material, including the largest collection of its original art work.  In 2012, … Continue reading →

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6 October 2012 – 14 April 2013 Ladybird exhibition at the Museum of English

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Cindy

  What would happen if you asked different experts to look at a single illustration of rural life? This exhibition does precisely that. It focuses on a small watercolour by the artist Charles Tunnicliffe. This was one of many artworks … Continue reading →

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Dr Neil Cocks gives a public lecture on the Ladybird archive

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Cindy

Dr Sue Walsh writes: On March 1st Dr Neil Cocks gave an open lecture on ‘The Ladybird Archive atReading’.  He was introduced by Professor Karín Lesnik-Oberstein, the director of CIRCL (Reading’s Graduate Centre for International Research in Childhood: Literature, Culture, … Continue reading →

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