What the Ladybird Heard Next by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks

The sequel to What the Ladybird Heard reunites fans with the familiar farmyard friends and the hapless criminals Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len. In their latest hare-brained scheme the thieves are planning to make haste with the farmer’s fat red hen. But the clever ladybird has a few tricks up her black-spotted sleeve that’ll stop the thieves in their tracks. This comical crime caper is told in Donaldson’s characteristic rhyming couplets, which makes it a pleasure to share with little ears at bedtime.