K3 What the Ladybird Heard with Lydia Monks

Age: 5+

Join Lydia Monks, best-selling and award-winning illustrator of the What the Ladybird Heard series for brilliant storytelling and live illustration. Hear about the latest adventure from that plucky Ladybird and meet some other characters created by one of the most exciting and original illustrators working today.

Lydia Monks is one of the most original picture book artists working today. Lydia illustrates several best-selling series including the What the Ladybird Heard adventures and Princess Mirror-Belle, written by Julia Donaldson. Her distinctive use of colour and collage has won her critical acclaim and several awards, including the Royal Mail Scottish Children’s Book Award, the Stockport Children’s Book Award and multiple nominations for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also the author and illustrator of the preschool picture book series Twit Twoo School. Lydia lives in Sheffield.