article_snippet: As an aid to literacy, generations of pre-teen youngsters followed the everyday adventures of Peter and Jane, the carefree stars of the Ladybird Book series.
article_snippet: Thirty-six of Peter and Jane books were issued as part of the publisher’s Key Words Reading Scheme between 1964 and 1967 and remained in print, selling 80 million copies worldwide, with the illustrations undergoing an occasional redesign.
article_snippet: Today, the Peter and Jane books are a valuable piece of British social history, and a side-by-side comparison compiled by a grown-up fan of Peter and Jane books has underlined just how much life changed during the years the Peter and Jane books continued to engage young minds in countless homes and schools throughout Britain.
article_snippet: I was brought up reading Peter and Jane books
article_snippet: and I loved Peter and Jane books because Peter and Jane books were very idyllic,’ said Helen Day, a 50-year-old teacher from Hertfordshire.
article_snippet: I was less keen on Peter and Jane books because Peter and Jane books were too much like real life.
highlights_snippet: Peter and Jane books were a childhood staple for children in 60s and 70s .
  
highlights_snippet: Helen Day has been collecting Peter and Jane books for 15 years and has over 10,000 copies .