Monks, Lydia – The Bell Bookshop

Six queens

Emma — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Discover more about the six queens who changed history! Perfect for young history enthusiasts, Lydia Monks brings to life the six queens of Henry VIII in spectacular, fully-illustrated style. Includes a foreword from Tudor historian, author and broadcaster Suzannah Lipscomb.

Everyone knows the rhyme: divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. But how much do you know about the women behind it? From loyal and devout Katherine of Aragon to the elegant Anne Boleyn, through to the scholar and survivor: Catherine Parr, learn all about six fascinating women with one thing in common: a difficult husband.

Adoette

Emma — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Adoette lived to be 100 years old. Just imagine all the things she saw! She lived on the same street all her life, but one day, people decided it would be best if she would go…Award-winning and best-selling author-illustrator Lydia Monks, illustrator of franchise What the Ladybird Heard, beautifully tells the tale of the life of one tree, from a young sapling to a mighty oak, becoming the beating heart of the community she lived in, right up until the day they cut her down. But there’s hope, when one little girl takes one of her acorns to plant in the community garden.

Head, shoulders, knees and toes

Emma — Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Enjoy a family singalong with Baroness Floella Benjamin, including favourites such as ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’, ‘Incy Wincy Spider’ and ‘Round and Round the Garden’!

This stunning gift book features fifteen familiar action songs and rhymes to enjoy and has sturdy tabs, making it easy for little ones to find their favourite. You can also learn about Floella’s own childhood memories and traditions, and join in with her on every song.

Vibrantly illustrated by award-winning illustrator Lydia Monks, best known for the What the Ladybird Heard books, and with an accompanying CD of songs all sung by BBC Play School star and national treasure Floella herself, this is the perfect gift for young children.

The songs are also available as a separate audio download.

Adoette

Emma — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Who’s At the Zoo?

Emma — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Packed full of everyone’s favourite zoo animals, and with a large flap to lift on every page, Who’s at the Zoo? is perfect for fans of the What the Ladybird Heard series.

The elephant is fast asleep and the tiger is playing with her cubs, but where are those cunning thieves, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len?

Based on Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’ bestselling picture book, What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday, preschool children will love lifting the large card flaps to find all their favourite characters. With bright and colourful illustrations and a flap to lift on every page, this interactive board book is packed full of favourite zoo animals and is perfect for little fingers!

Collect more What the Ladybird Heard lift-the-flap books: Who’s on the Farm?