I’ve been buying loads of Ladybird books on Ebay for my Son.
Had them when I was a kid - fck knows were they are now… but its actually class looking at them again. Amazing what you remember. The pictures are so vivid to me, even after all these years.
Funny thing about them though, is just how dark the stories are. I’ve been buying the old books, cos they’re a bit easier to read with him, as they’re written in simpler language. But fkkn hell, the stories are dark dark dark to be reading with a 2year old.
Pied Piper of Hamelin - Mayor doesnt pay the rat catcher… who then leads all the kids to a mountain, which opens up & they all vanish forever.
Three little Pigs. The Wolf KILLS 2 pigs & then gets boiled to death in a pot.
Jack & The Beanstalk. Jack & his Mum have no money and nothing to eat. Big scary giant who lives in the clouds hates kids & chases Jack down the beanstalk. With an axe supplied by his mother, Jack makes the giant fall to his death.
The current Ladybird Jack & the Beanstalk. FKN 'Ell!! The pictures in it are frightening. Like a police photo fit. Several of the Pics look really disturbing. Theres pics in it of Jack that look like something out of a Childline Ad. Wierd stories.
Cant remember them being just that dark myself when I was a kid. But its funny now what you notice looking back as an Adult.
Favourite Childhood book of all time - No contest. Roald Dahl - The Twits
Heres some pics incase any of ye remember them. Its been a nice bit of nostalgia for me. There used to be some great ladybird books in school when I was really young about the Vikings / Captain Scott / King Henry - Learned loads from them now that I think of it. Pity they never did a Music Production one! LOL
Maybe some of these might jog some memories. Just did a quick image search:
Yeah I kinda have vivid memories of ladybird books too. My faves I think were the He-Man and Transformers ‘modern’ ones, though the classic ones were always amazingly illustrated.
Even just seeing them again now makes me feel all warm and nostalgic.
At school I remember reading Topsy and Tim, Meg and Mog and Roger Red Hat (tee hee):
Yeah - Remember those Transformer & He-Man Books. Like them.
The artwork was great in them. Its funny - cos when I think of Transformers or He-Man, its actually the Pics from those books, rather than the Cartoons that I recall.
Things have definitely moved on. The artwork in general, in the current ones is a bit wack. They dont look as friendly and unique as they used to. Maybe its just bias for our version of childhood, but I do think that the “Style” was nicer than the lifelike style that they’re going for now.
[quote]bangthedj (18/11/2010)[hr]Yeah I kinda have vivid memories of ladybird books too. My faves I think were the He-Man and Transformers ‘modern’ ones, though the classic ones were always amazingly illustrated.
Even just seeing them again now makes me feel all warm and nostalgic.
At school I remember reading Topsy and Tim, Meg and Mog and Roger Red Hat (tee hee):
I remember Labybird books as well, read alot of Enid Blyton and the timeless classic of Mr Men which I really enjoyed rereading to my son when he was a toddler
Mr Bump was my favourite. Everything that could, went wrong for him.
Remember finding an old book when I was about 15 or 16 & I was in stitches. Must check them out actually. My little fella would like them. Totally forgot about them.
Mr Bump was my favourite. Everything that could,went wrong for him.
Remember finding an old book when I was about 15 or 16 & I was in stitches. Must check them out actually. My little fella would like them. Totally forgot about them.
Ta! :)[/quote]
Effectively a series about people with various disabilities is how I remember it.
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