Two cunning robbers, one crime-busting ladybird, and a whole farmyard of fun! What the Ladybird Heard is a brilliant rhyming story, now with a fresh, redesigned cover and glitter on every page. The ladybird said never a word. But the ladybird saw, And the ladybird heard... Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two cunning robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer's fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a crafty plan of her own! What the Ladybird Heard is a fantastically funny story from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. With brilliant rhyming verse, bright distinctive illustrations, and glitter on every page, this much-loved modern classic is perfect for reading aloud. Enjoy all the stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, now with beautiful, redesigned covers: Sharing a Shell, The Princess and the Wizard, The Rhyming Rabbit, The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn, Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox, What the Ladybird Heard Next, and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday.