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Katie is off to London to see...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2017Verified Purchase
Katie is off to London to see...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2017
...the sights, with Grandma and, this time, little brother Jack goes along too.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2017
Delighted to find some of the original covers, I started at the very beginning, with [[ASIN:140833240X Katie’s Picture Show]] and have been hooked ever since! A number of the titles explore the art world further & one visits a natural history museum, but this story is still an adventure, albeit of a different kind.
As usual, there is an educational slant to the story and scope for further discussion, throughout.
🦁 KATIE IN LONDON
🌞 JAMES MAYHEW
🦁 ORCHARD BOOKS
🔷 2004 PAPERBACK EDITION 🔷
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From the back cover:
‘Katie, Jack and Grandma are off to London to see the sights!
Adventure follows Katie wherever she goes, and soon wonderful things begin to happen as she and Jack set out on an amazing and magical tour of London...with a most unusual guide.
Join Katie and Jack on their fun-packed sightseeing tour, as they discover London and its thrilling attractions.
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Measuring in around 25 cm x 21.25 cm, this is a larger than average width paperback.
I simply love the illustrations in the ‘Katie’ books – the eye for detail, e.g. the No 9 to Trafalgar Square that starts the tour on the very first page and off the trio go on a big red bus.
On arrival at Trafalgar Square, Grandma is, as usual, tired and sits herself down for a little nap.
Katie looks after Jack as they take a closer look at a bronze lion on a stone plinth.
But this is no ordinary lion as it turns out, and as the sun begins to shine, the tour of London really begins. A flying visit to St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London & the Crown Jewels, Tower Bridge, the Globe Theatre, the views from the London Eye, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace...phew...time to chill out a bit in a park, in more ways than one!
A packed trip for them all but more so for the lion who is feeling the strain and suggests the bus back to Trafalgar Square, after the children indulge in a bit of shopping in Harrods (where else?)!
Back at base, the sun goes in and all is back to normal (or is it?) as Grandma wakes and suggests they start their sightseeing tour!
This time, the children are too tired and nod off!
Eagle-eyed observers might pick up the nonchalant change at the end of the story, the little bit of evidence that shows an adventure really did take place!
The final page has a short paragraph about some of the sights visited, correct at the time of publication of the book.
The other titles in the series are (in no particular order):
[[ASIN:1860390188 Katie meets the Impressionists]]
[[ASIN:1408332442 Katie and the Sunflowers]]
[[ASIN:140833190X Katie and the British Artists]]
[[ASIN:1408332450 Katie and the Waterlily Pond]]
[[ASIN:1860397069 Katie and the Mona Lisa]]
[[ASIN:1408332434 Katie and the Starry Night]]
[[ASIN:1843620359 Katie and the Bathers]]
[[ASIN:1408332426 Katie and the Spanish Princess]]
[[ASIN:1408331918 Katie and the Dinosaurs]]
And...young Katie has also been much further afield, i.e. north of the border in [[ASIN:1408332418 Katie in Scotland]], and what fan can resist the extra special [[ASIN:1408326426 Katie's London Christmas]]?
I wonder what she will be up to next?
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STOP PRESS ~ COMING SOON:
[[ASIN:1408349817 Get Colouring with Katie: A National Gallery Book]]
[[ASIN:1408349833 Learn to Draw with Katie: A National Gallery Book]]
[[ASIN:1408349825 Discover Art with Katie: A National Gallery Sticker Activity Book]]
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[8 images attached] ~ Images © JAMES MAYHEW
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David & Katie
Beautiful
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Excellent introduction to London for children
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2010Verified Purchase
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Fantastic book
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Another lovely Katie story.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2017Verified Purchase
