Peter and the Wolf

by Ladybird Books

This is a Hardcover book.

Genres: Childrens

49 pages, Paperback

First published January 6, 1981

About the author

Ladybird books are known and loved the world over. For millions of people, they bring back the golden days of childhood - learning to read, discovering the magic of books, and growing up.

The very first Ladybird book ever was produced by a jobbing printer called Wills & Hepworth during the First World War. The company, based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, began to publish 'pure and healthy literature' for children, registering the Ladybird logo in 1915. Despite the company's claims, however, those books would no longer be politically correct. In the ABC Picture Book, for example, A stood for armoured train!

Reviews

[Andrew Ives · Rating 3 out of 5]

As one might expect, the illustrations are rather lovely and, unlike most Ladybird books, the text wraps around them in an attractive layout, with big print in places for exciting moments in the story. This much is great, but the story itself, whether the original by Prokofiev or this modernisation by Nicola Baxter, is less than wonderful. It just has no oomph. 3/5

[Jacky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Ladybird gem! 💎 The illustrations in Peter and the Wolf are everything.

[Sarah A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great ladybird early reader version of this classic fairy tale. Nice simple words, beautiful illustrations, nicer ending but moral still there.