At the art museum, while her grandmother dozes, Katie steps into the painting of the Mona Lisa and together they have adventures with the characters from four other well-known Renaissance paintings

Product Description: Full colour red Early Reader about the legendary Arthur, Merlin and the sword in the stone, written and illustrated by James Mayhew.Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books, perfect for building confidence in new readers and reluctant readers...read more

Katie's very excited as her birthday is coming, and she'll be having a fancy dress party. What Katie would like more than anything, is to dress up as a princess, but Grandma can't seem to get her costume quite right. Perhaps a trip to the art gallery will provide some inspiration.

The stars in Vincent van Gogh's painting are so beautiful that Katie can't resist reaching in and taking one. But what will she do when all the other stars come tumbling out of the painting, too? Will Katie be able to catch the stars before the gallery guard notices they've floated away? Features five Van Gogh masterpieces: The Starry Night, Noon, Vincent's Chair, Fishing Boats on the Beach, and The Olive Grove.

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!

Product Description: A poor little dragon just can't get to sleep, no matter how hard he tries. Instead, what he'd really like to do is dance through the moonlight and play games in the starlit sky with the fairies. But will the fairies allow the small dragon to join their group and have fun with them? The youngest of readers will love going to sleep with this sweet story told in verse that will fill their dreams with fairies and little dragons...read more

Product Description: Little ballerinas will love these imaginative retellings of The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. With illustrations that capture the magic of the stories, award-winning author James Mayhew weaves the classic tales through the eyes of a young ballerina...read more

Product Description: Award-winning author James Mayhew captures the magic of Swan Lake and Cinderella through the eyes of a young ballerina in these imaginative retellings of the classic tales. Little Ella Bella loves attending Madame Rosa’s ballet class at the old theater...read more

Katie explores five of Monet's masterpieces and discovers just why he is one of the world’s most-loved artistsBringing classic art to life for children yet again, this newest installment in the hugely successful Katie series has the leading lady focusing on the fascinating works of Monet. Katie is desperate to win an art competition at the gallery, but the judging is at three o'clock—surely she can paint a terrific picture before the deadline, can't she? She must try. Featuring the most iconic paintings by one of the world's most loved artists, the masterpieces visited in the book include Bathers at La Grenouillere, Blanche Monet Painting; Path through the Poppies; The Rue Montorgueil, Paris; and The Waterlily Pond.

Product Description: Discover some of the secrets to Shakespeare's inspiration. The seven stories in this collection each influenced one of Shakespeare's plays during his creation process. Included before each of the stories are fascinating facts and insights into the local traditions and political issues that shaped the plays...read more

Product Description: Ella Bella loves her ballet class, which is conducted by the kindly Madame Rosa at an old theatre that seems touched by magic. One day, when Ella loses one of her slippers, Madame Rosa lends her another pair for dancing--and is then reminded of Cinderella and her story of the lost slipper...read more

Product Description: Accompanied by lavish illustrations, an elegant collection of classic stories that inspired seven of Shakespeare's literary masterpieces is filled with adventure, love, destiny, and magic.

Product Description: The author's rewriting of opera stories from seven different composers combined with illustrations and a select discography, introduces to children some of the great operatic themes of the last 200 years.