Katie: Katie and the Mona Lisa

My kids LOVE this book and asked for others after we read it. Great way to introduce some well known art to kids.

As a homeschooling mom of 4 kids under 8 these Katie books are an INCREDIBLE resource for introducing them to great classic artists and artworks. They are fun, show great integrity to the original works all while bringing them alive for small children and making them excited about art. These books are the greatest example of a "Living Book" In a Charlotte Mason, unschooling, or Montessori education and the ids truly love and cherish them. I love that we are creating these memories for them of great art and literature.

This is such a creative story. My son loves learning about art through this author.

My little boy used to kiss pictures of Mona Lisa when he saw them in books, so we got this and he loves it. The story is a little weak, but no big deal. It's basically an excuse to explore the fascinating worlds "inside" various famous paintings, which is really a great idea about how to introduce art. The characters and artwork in the book are great and captured our preschooler's attention. A very nice work of innocent and charming fantasy. Since writing the above review we've read almost all the Katie books. They're all great, but I think this Mona Lisa book may be the best. The very first one is good too, but really they're all about the same...

We liked this book so much we brought it along to The Louvre with us during our trip to Paris. I bought a few coloring books, travel journals and picture books to prepare for our trip. This one cultivated interest in the kids wanting to know more about Leonardo da Vinci and his work and other art from the Renaissance. It's family friendly, safe, and just a fun read.

An excellent read aloud to include in a study of the Louvre in Paris. After reading the book , students can draw the Mona Lisa as well as write a first person narrative from her point of view.

this is a paperback, not a hard cover. and for the price from a used dealer, i thought it would be hard back. but the colors are vivid, the book is not used at all. i 'm glad i have it and intend to collect this series. oh, and the hard cover thing is due to my not carefully reading the description. i'd buy here again.

Adorable. I teach art for 1-5th grades. They loved it! Pictures I had posted tooknon new meaning after the book.we were able to discuss museum manners and about taking things that aren’t ours.

The best of the series. My daughter loves them all.

The Katie series by James Mayhew is a wonderful introduction to the art world for children. My grandson aged 8, came home from school one day and asked to go to the National Gallery! When I asked him why, he explained he wanted to see Whistlejacket by Stubbs and some other paintings by Turner, Constable and Gainsborough, that he had read about. This enthusiasm was thrilling to see, only equaled by our day out in London to the National Gallery to find the paintings he had read about. I have since bought the whole series for him and Katie and Mona Lisa was another brilliant read.

Really great work. There are four world famous paintings in this book and the spirits of the paintings are introduced in such a simple and interesting way. Really wonderful children book. I want to buy all from the same series.

My 5 year son really enjoyed the book, it tells us about Italians artists so he is learning while reading another Katie aventure around the museum.

名画を身近に感じるようにとても工夫されている。子供たちに特に意識せずに名画を紹介出来る良い方法だと思う。