num_pages: 32
description: Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have a cunning they'll sneak past all the animals and steal the farmer's fine prize cow. But they forget all about the tiniest, quietest creature on the farm―the ladybug. She has a plan of her own.Julia Donaldson turns her literary expertise to a farm setting, and comes up with a rollicking barnyard mystery. Lydia Monks' colorful collage illustrations go perfectly with the story for a winning combination. Readers will quack, neigh, moo, and cheer for the ladybug all the way through!What the Ladybug Heard is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
language: English
title: What the Ladybug Heard
publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)