In this week's show we answer three questions from Louise, Amy and Wilf.

The team at Ladybird books explain how Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year (the beautiful book of this podcast) was made.

Find out how ladybirds get their spots and whether or not its on their birthday?

We find out what fingernails on a blackboard have to do with babies crying.

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Everything Under The Sun is out NOW in all good bookshops or you can buy one here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241433460

Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World’s Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. 

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