About the Book: In What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday, the clever ladybird is on vacation in the city when she overhears the notorious thieves, Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh, plotting to steal a monkey from the zoo and use it to steal the Queen’s crown. Determined to thwart their plans, she devises a cunning scheme to ensure the criminals don’t succeed. This rhyming adventure, part of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’ beloved series, introduces young readers to a host of lively zoo animals and features a cameo from the Queen herself.