Five famous Italian Renaissance paintings come alive for Katie when she steps into the picture frames. What makes the Mona Lisa smile? Katie wants to find out so she climbs into the Leonardo Da Vinci painting. But the Mona Lisa is not really feeling very happy so Katie tries to cheer her up.. .with disastrous results!

Includes:: five masterpieces from five Italian Renaissance artists: Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci An Angel in Red with a Lute by an associate of Leonardo St George & the Dragon by Raphael Primavera by Sandro Botticelli The Lion of St Mark by Vittore Carpaccio

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Katie meets a real princess & discovers the incredible Spanish artists including Velazquez! Katies very excited
- her birthday
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The stars in Vincent van Goghs painting are so beautiful that Katie cant resist reaching in & 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 theyve floated away? Features five Van Gogh masterpieces: The Starry Night; Noon; Vincents Chair; Fishing Boats on the Beach; The Olive Grove. James Mayhew created Katie as a way to make art accessible to all children. He has been bringing art to life for over twenty years & is a much-loved author/illustrator with a broad & loyal fanbase. ...

Katie visits five paintings by Van Gogh Gauguin & C?zanne! Katie tries to pick the sunflower seeds from the Vincent Van Gogh painting but when the vase tips over the flowers go everywhere. Mimi a little girl from a painting nearby comes to help Katie but when Mimi's dog Zazou comes too disaster follows! This imaginative fantasy about a mischievous character is an original & fun way to introduce children to art. A page of notes at the end gives background information on the artists.

Includes:: reproductions of five famous post-Impressionist masterpieces: Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh Breton Girls Dancing by Paul Gauguin Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh Still Life with Apples & Oranges by Paul Cezanne Tahitian Pastorals by Paul Gauguin

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Katie has the best tour of London in town when a friendly lion shows her the sights! When Katie & her cousin Jack visit London with Grandma they don't think there's much to see & do. At Trafalgar Square they meet a talking stone lion & he takes them on a wonderful tour of the city taking in such sights as The Tower of London Buckingham Palace & the London Eye! ...

Katie Morag is desperate for it to be her birthday but as she soon discovers there are plenty of other birthdays to be celebrated on Struay both before & after hers. Join Katie Morag & friends for a year on Struay. Celebrate Neilly Beags birthday with a celidah & a jig Liams with an April Fools joke & the Big Boy Cousins with a huge BBQ at the Old Castle. & find out what excitements are in store for Katie Morag & her Two Grandmothers on their special day.. . ...

Every year on the Isle of Struay there is a grand concert where the islanders play fiddles recite poetry & sing & dance in front of their friends & neighbours. This is a major social event in a small community like Struay. Katie Morag is very excited indeed & she plans to sing her favourite song. Arriving for the concert too are Katie Morags uncles Sven & Sean who are world-famous musicians & utterly identical. Nobody on Struay can tell them apart. On the big evening one of the pair loses his voice & it is down to Katie Morag Mc Coll to save the concert from disaster. ...

A new pier is being built on Struay & everyone especially Katie Morag is very excited. The Islanders cant wait for all the changes they are sure the new pier will bring.. . But there is one person whos not so sure. Granny Island is worried that the old ways will be lost for ever... ...

Katie Morag is in a terrible mood because she has broken her mum's necklace. Her bad temper gets everyone in trouble with the teacher who gives them some tricky riddles to solve for homework. Can Katie solve the riddles & get back in everyone's good books? ...

Katie Morag is mightily put out when her new baby sister is born & grabs all the limelight. She is so cross that she even kicks her trusty old one-eyed teddy bear into the sea in a fit of rage! But she soon starts to regret what she's done & misses dear old ted dreadfully. What will she do? Surely he is lost for ever. ...