Spoof titles with vintage artwork strike a chord with Christmas shoppers,selling more than 600000 copies in less than two monthsNostalgia for the days of learning to read with Peter and Jane appears to have made Ladybird’s series of spoof titles for grownups a must-buy this Christmas, with more than 600000 copies of the mini-hardbacks sold in less than two months.
The eight books, or which range from How it Works: The Husband – “As the husband grows older,he starts to form lots of silly small noises” to The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness, use original Ladybird artwork with new, or deadpan text from Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris.
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Source: theguardian.com