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What The Ladybug Heard Next
by Julia Donaldson
Illustrator: Lydia Monks
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2018
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-15652-5
Keywords: Stories in rhyme, Farm life
After overhearing two robbers plot a nefarious robbery, ladybug enlists the farm animals to thwart them. Colorful, zany collages illustrate the rhyming text.