"Why are you carrying that big bag?" asks the grasshopper. "It is a beautiful day! Let's sing and dance!"Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully written, the series combines the best of Ladybird content with the structured language progression that will help children develop their reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking skills. is a Level 1 Reader. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, using the present tense and some simple adjectives.