Katie visits the gallery for the first time with Grandma and discovers that art is wonderfully exciting, especially when five famous paintings come alive for her! She spends the day enjoying The Hay Wain by John Constable, Madame Moitessier Seated by Ingres, Les Parapluies by Renoir, Tropical Storm with a Tiger by Rousseau, and Dynamic Suprematism by Kaimir Malevich.
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About the Author:
James Mayhew is a children's author and illustrator whose books include Can You See a Little Bear, Katie and the Sunflowers, Katie Meets the Impressionists, The Knight Who Took All Day, and Who Wants a Dragon? In 1994 he received the New York Times Award for one of the 10 best illustrated books of the year for The Boy and the Cloth of Dreams.
Review:
My daughter was entranced. She demanded endless readings. Katie Derham, The Times A wonderful way to engage children with art. A brilliant combination of education and great storytelling. Parents in Touch Can there be a better way of bringing the world of art and the classic masterpieces alive for children than the charming Katie series? A simply brilliant way of encouraging children to use their imaginations and to gain the confidence to explore art themselves. Bookbag The Katie stories are a great way of introducing children to artists... a modern classic. Manchester Evening News James Mayhew's Katie's Picture Show series has been introducing children to great works of art for 25 years. The School Librarian
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- PublisherHodder & Stoughton
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1843623978
- ISBN 13 9781843623977
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorMayhew James
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