Katie In London Paperback – Picture Book, May 1, 2014

I thought I reviewed this already, but maybe it was the seller's review. I couldn't remember if I purchased this already, because we had a few James Mayhew "Katie" books. Mayhew introduces children to art through "Katie's" eyes and now London. I am planning a trip to London and wanted to get him excited about exploring London. He loves England, but I just wasn't sure that I could do it justice for a 4 year old. I ordered this book, he sat on my lap so into where the lion was going to take Katie and her younger brother. I am pretty sure we are going to go on a similar adventure. If you see one of Mayhew's books, BUY IT, it will be an incredible treasure for your child's library. Some of the other works we have purchased have been Katie's Picture Show and Katie Meets the Impressionists.

This book made my children fall in love with all things England! Reviews all the major tourist sites in London in a cute story.

We borrowed this book from the Library prior to our trip to London. My 6 1/2 yr old loved the book and it helped her get familiar with the Landmarks. We of course made it to Trafalgar Square the 1st day (as well as our last) to climb on the lions and take pictures. My daughter even looked for the blanket from the book. It was a great picture book to prepare for our vacation and now that we're back, we're buying our own copy as a souvenir.

We traveled to London with our 8 and 10 year-old granddaughters and read this book on the plane on the way there. Then we followed Katie's imaginary journey with the lion of Trafalgar Square on our journey around London, photographing our two granddaughters with a little lion of their own in all the places Katie visited with her little brother. It made the trip! You don't have to go to London to love this book, but it doesn't hurt.Look up the other books in this series. Katie and the Impressionists is a particularly fun way to introduce kids to art.

I used this book to accompany an art lesson on England for a group of preschoolers ages 2-5. It was a little long for them but would be perfect for grades K-4 or so. Lots of great visuals and touches on the many tourist sites of London. Would be a great precursor if you were taking a child to visit England and London in particular.

It was very informative! Loved the art.

We purchased this as a gift for Grandma’s book collection. We have enjoyed reading about Katie’s adventures in travel, this story included. The content is a little advanced for my 2 year old, but she will grow into it soon. She loved seeing the big double decker buses and the lion too. We will be purchasing more Katie books for our home libraries.

Read this to my 4-year-old granddaughter. We are going to London in a few weeks and she loves this story. Wants to go sit on the Trafalgar Square lion, which we plan to let her do. What a beautiful story!