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The company behind
Ladybird Books dates back to 1867 when Henry Wills opened a bookshop in
Loughborough, Leicestershire and within ten years was producing
guidebooks and street maps. In 1904 Henry Wills was joined by William
Hepworth and the company began trading as Wills and Hepworth. By August
1914, Wills and Hepworth published their first book for children under
the Ladybird title. In 1971 Wills and Hepworth began trading as Ladybird
Books. Ladybird merged with Penguin Books in 1998. |