Ladybird Tales The Classic Collection 24 Books Box Set by Ladybird Books - Ages 3-7 - Hardcover

Titles in This Set
Beauty and the Beast
The Enormous Turnip
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Cinderella
The Big Pancake
Hansel and Gretel
Little Red Riding Hood
The Three Little Pigs
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Gingerbread Man
Rapunzel
Rumpelstiltskin
Sleeping Beauty
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Puss in Boots
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Magic Porridge Pot
Dick Whittington
The Princess and the Frog
Chicken Licken
The Little Red Hen
The Princess and the Pea
The Ugly Duckling

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9789124101596
Publisher: Ladybird
Age Range: Ages 3-7 (Preschool-Grade 2)

Overview
Ladybird Tales The Classic Collection gathers 24 beloved fairy tales into one gorgeous hardback box set, making it an ideal first library of storytelling for young readers. From Cinderella and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Jack and the Beanstalk and The Three Little Pigs, each sturdy little hardback retells a timeless tale in simple, rhythmic language perfect for reading aloud or early independent reading. Compact and durable, these books are made to be pulled off the shelf again and again, making bedtime, story time, and quiet afternoons a little more magical for kids ages 3 to 7.

About the Books
This 24-book hardback collection brings together cherished fairy tales from the Ladybird Tales series, each one retold in a format that has introduced generations of children to classic storytelling. Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, and this set reflects that tradition of pairing gentle, accessible retellings with warm, detailed illustrations on every page. The stories span the full range of fairy tale favorites: enchanted romances like Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty, cautionary adventures like Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel, and playful cumulative tales like The Gingerbread Man and The Enormous Turnip. Mischievous animals, clever underdogs, and kindhearted heroes fill every book, giving children a wide cast of characters to meet and remember. Each hardback is sized for small hands, sturdy enough for repeated reading, and short enough to finish in one sitting, making the collection well suited to bedtime routines, car trips, and classroom story corners. Parents often use these tales to introduce early reading skills, since the simple vocabulary and predictable patterns support read-aloud sessions and a child's first steps toward independent reading. Because the set includes so many requested fairy tales in one place, it also works well as a storytime library at home or in a preschool classroom. Whether meeting Cinderella and Rapunzel for the first time or revisiting The Three Billy Goats Gruff, this collection offers a reliable, beautifully illustrated way to build a lifelong love of stories, one tale at a time.

Key Benefits

• 24 classic fairy tales in one complete hardback box set, ready to read from day one
• Compact hardback format sized for small hands and built to survive repeated reading
• Simple, rhythmic retellings ideal for read-aloud time and early independent reading
• Covers favorite characters and stories from Cinderella to Jack and the Beanstalk
• Great for ages 3-7 (Preschool-Grade 2), including nursery, preschool, and early elementary classrooms
• A ready-made gift set for birthdays, holidays, baby showers, and new readers

Book-by-Book Guide
Beauty and the Beast — A kind young woman discovers the heart beneath a cursed beast's fearsome exterior.
The Enormous Turnip — A farmer and his growing team of helpers pull together to harvest one giant turnip.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — A gentle princess finds safety with seven dwarfs after fleeing a jealous queen.
Cinderella — A kindhearted girl's fortunes change overnight with a fairy godmother and a glass slipper.
The Big Pancake — A pancake rolls away from the cooking pot and leads a merry chase through the countryside.
Hansel and Gretel — Two clever siblings outwit a wicked witch who lures them to her gingerbread house.
Little Red Riding Hood — A girl in a red cloak learns to be wary of strangers on her way to Grandma's house.
The Three Little Pigs — Three pigs build their houses in straw, sticks, and brick to withstand a huffing, puffing wolf.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears — A curious girl samples porridge, chairs, and beds in the home of three bears.
The Gingerbread Man — A gingerbread cookie springs to life and dashes off, daring everyone to catch him if they can.
Rapunzel — A girl with impossibly long hair is locked in a tower until a prince climbs to her rescue.
Rumpelstiltskin — A miller's daughter must guess a strange little man's name to keep her firstborn child.
Sleeping Beauty — A princess falls under a hundred-year sleeping spell, broken only by true love's kiss.
The Elves and the Shoemaker — Grateful elves secretly finish a struggling shoemaker's work each night.
Puss in Boots — A clever, booted cat uses wit and trickery to win his poor master a fortune and a castle.
Jack and the Beanstalk — Magic beans grow into a towering beanstalk leading Jack to a giant's castle in the clouds.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff — Three goats outsmart a troll guarding the bridge to the greenest grass in the valley.
The Magic Porridge Pot — A magic pot that cooks porridge on command floods a village when nobody can stop it.
Dick Whittington — A poor boy and his clever cat travel to London, where fortune turns in surprising ways.
The Princess and the Frog — A princess's promise to a talking frog leads to an unexpected transformation.
Chicken Licken — A worried hen convinces her barnyard friends that the sky is falling after an acorn bonks her head.
The Little Red Hen — A hardworking hen learns who truly deserves a share of the bread she baked alone.
The Princess and the Pea — A single pea beneath twenty mattresses proves a visitor's claim to being a true princess.
The Ugly Duckling — An awkward duckling endures teasing before discovering he was a swan all along.

About the Author
Ladybird has published children's books for generations and is best known for the classic Ladybird Tales series, which has introduced fairy tales to young readers for over forty-five years. Now an imprint of Penguin Random House, Ladybird pairs simple, rhythmic retellings with warm, inviting illustrations for very young children. Rather than a single named author, each Ladybird Tales title retells a traditional story in Ladybird's house style, refined over decades for read-aloud sharing and first independent reading. Families recognize the brand's small hardback format as a trusted entry point into classic storytelling for children ages three to seven.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Twenty-four timeless tales in one sturdy box make this a ready-made nursery library and a wonderful gift for birthdays, holiday season stockings, baby showers, or back-to-school reading. Compact hardbacks hold up to nightly bedtime reading, classroom story corners, and busy little hands, delivering years of storytime in one thoughtful present.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.