About Dung Beetle Books

DUNG BEETLE LEARNING SERIES Dung Beetle Learning books are a unique range of Satirical books created by the fine artist Miriam Elia (MA RCA). Painted and created to evoke the traditional Ladybird books of the 1960s, each book wittily comments on the ever changing world around us. Created in 2014, the first book '1a We go to the gallery' became an iconic success, selling over 200,000 copies in the UK alone. Now on our 6th publication, book 2b 'We do Lockdown' reached number 5 in 'The Times Literary supplement' best sellers list 2021. Printed in bold colours and written in a clear and cheerful tone, each book will drag families into the darker recesses of the collective unconscious, for their broader cultural benefit. Read their story