Katie's Picture Show : Katie's Picture Show

Katie's Picture Show : Katie's Picture Show
ISBN: 9781408332405
Publication Date: 24 June 2014

Celebrate 25 years of Katie making art an adventure with this exquisite new edition of the first ever story, Katie's Picture Show.

Katie's Picture Show was originally published in 1989 and has captured the imagination and hearts of budding art lovers for a quarter of a century. Now, Orchard Books proudly presents this new edition to celebrate this classic story's 25th birthday. Completely reillustrated throughout, and with a beautiful new cover look, this book will enchant Katie fans, new and old.

Join Katie as she 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! Join the ever-curious Katie as she discovers that art can be fantastic fun - particularly when you step into the world inside the frame . . .

Includes reproductions of:

The Hay Wain by John Constable

Madame Moitessier Seated by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Les Parapluies by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Tropical Storm With a Tiger by Henri Rousseau

Dynamic Suprematism by Kasimir Malevich

About the Author

James trained at Maidstone College of Art and his first children's book, Katie's Picture Show was published in 1989. It's been firmly in print ever since, recognised universally as one of the best introductions to art for children. Many more Katie titles have followed and the series sells in museums and galleries all over the world, from the Met in New York, to the Uffizi in Florence, the Louvre in Paris and beyond.

Alongside his work in publishing, James has collaborated on many ambitious and imaginative projects for children. In particular he has devised and performed ...