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The Wonderful World of Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups

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'After the success of their ingenious idea of matching pictures from Ladybird's archive with prose that mocks the mores of modern life, they are bowing out with a bang with this compendium' - Sunday TelegraphFrom the people who gave you classics such as The Ladybird Book of Th...

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Description

Product ID:9780241364048
Product Form:Hardback
Country of Manufacture:IT
Series:Ladybirds for Grown-Ups
Title:The Wonderful World of Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups
Authors:Author: Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris
Page Count:224
Subjects:Parodies and spoofs: non-fiction, Parodies & spoofs, Nostalgia: general, Nostalgia: general
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'After the success of their ingenious idea of matching pictures from Ladybird's archive with prose that mocks the mores of modern life, they are bowing out with a bang with this compendium' - Sunday TelegraphFrom the people who gave you classics such as The Ladybird Book of The Hangover and The Ladybird Book of The Mid-Life Crisis, they bring you this collection of what could have been. Imagine a world where there aren't just the thirty-two Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups you've seen in your local bookshop or downstairs toilet but hundreds and hundreds more . . . In this coffee-table book you don't have to, with never before seen covers, excerpts and paraphernalia from the archives, colourfully presented and helpfully divided into the following chapters:- Fun & Games- Adventure - The World Around Us- At Work- At Home- Coping - Not Coping- Giving Up'I do not hasten to say that these books are the new Da Vinci Code.' Aisling Bea'These books are small masterpieces. They make me glad I learned to read.' David Quantick'HILARIOUS. Beserkly brilliant.' Mel Giedroyc

''After the success of their ingenious idea of matching pictures from Ladybird''s archive with prose that mocks the mores of modern life, they are bowing out with a bang with this compendium'' - Sunday Telegraph

From the people who gave you classics such as The Ladybird Book of The Hangover and The Ladybird Book of The Mid-Life Crisis, they bring you this collection of what could have been. Imagine a world where there aren''t just the thirty-two Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups you''ve seen in your local bookshop or downstairs toilet but hundreds and hundreds more . . .

In this coffee-table book you don''t have to, with never before seen covers, excerpts and paraphernalia from the archives, colourfully presented and helpfully divided into the following chapters:

- Fun & Games
- Adventure
- The World Around Us
- At Work
- At Home
- Coping
- Not Coping
- Giving Up

''I do not hasten to say that these books are the new Da Vinci Code.'' Aisling Bea

''These books are small masterpieces. They make me glad I learned to read.'' David Quantick

''HILARIOUS. Beserkly brilliant.'' Mel Giedroyc


Imprint Name:Michael Joseph Ltd
Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2018-11-15