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Ladybird Tales: Dick Whittington

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Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. The story of Dick Whittington and his cat, about how a poor boy seeking his fortune ended up becoming Mayor of London, is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best ­- full of richness and detail. Children have always loved and will always remember these classic stories and sharing them together is an experience to treasure.

This beautiful Ladybird ebook edition of Dick Whittington is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers from 3+. The tale is sensitively retold, retaining all the key parts of the story beginning with Dick setting off on his London adventure through to the loss of his cat and the riches his cat eventually brings him.<br/>
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 Other exciting titles in the Ladybird Tales series include The Big Pancake, Beauty and the Beast and The Princess and the Frog.<br/>
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 Ladybird Tales are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, these classic fairy tales and sharing them together is an experience to treasure. Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children.

We make growing up the best story ever! Here at Ladybird, we publish playful books for little hands. From touch-and-feel books to bedtime stories and non-fiction, we help 0-7s to learn, play and grow - sparking plenty of smiles along the way. The home of Ten Minutes to Bed, Baby Touch, Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee, we know just how to capture curious little imaginations and guide them from one story to the next.

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