A wonderful introduction for young readers to delights of the Tower, Buckingham Palace and a host of London landmarks. At Trafalgar Square they meet a talking stone lion, and he takes them on a wonderful tour of the city taking in such sights as The Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and the London Eye! For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. London comes to life in this magical adventure' - Independent Featuring many of London's key landmarks, this storybook has become a bestselling introduction to London, and is perfect for children visiting the city for the first time. Join Katie on her exciting tour of London, when a friendly lion shows her all the best sights the city has to offer!

Flo has it in her class at school and is excited to go to London to see the sites and to see the lion.

What initially comes to mind is using this story within geography and using maps of London to pinpoint the famous sights mentioned within the book. This review is on behalf of my twin almost-three-year-old associates, whose cousin, now 12 , passed on four books that she thinks she has grown out of. As the fulfilment of these items are handled by the supplier, please understand that this is beyond our control.

One of the Trafalgar Square lions comes to life and takes them on a wonderful tour of all the best sights! Slightly older readers might enjoy Me, the Queen and Christopher by Giles Andreae and Tony Ross There are also lots of other adventures involving Katie. My daughter enjoyed spotting the Queen waving from her window, and as we have visited London several times it was interesting to see some of the places we have been to in a story book. His collaborators include the London Mozart Players, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. For History you could link this book to the fire of London and discuss the main events and how the fire started.When they get to London Grandma is so tired that she falls asleep so Katie and her brother go off and explore all the sights of London. Biography: James Mayhew studied at Maidstone College of Art and his first children's book, Katie's Picture Show was published in 1989.

Children's books set in London are always popular and this is a particularly charming story of a girl having an adventure riding one of the Trafalgar Square lions.Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF. You might like to look at Katie and the Waterlily Pond by James Mayhew and If you'd like to extend Katie's trip to London to Christmas, we can recommend Katie's London Christmas. I'd like to think that if I had visited London as a child, I would have read this book beforehand to get myself hyped up!