Blogs about: James Mayhew

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A Whole lot of Literacy

Recently I had a picture perfect day in my little reading group. Everything went so smoothly that I just mostly wandered amongst my students and snapped photos! They were engaged in the important work… more →

There's a Book for That

May Miscellany

jillrbennett wrote 1 day ago: Don’t Spill the Milk! Stephen Davies and Christopher Corr Andersen Press From a tiny village in Afri … more →

Tags: Picture Books, a, bubble & squeak, Christopher Corr, clara vulliamy, Determination, Don't spill the milk, Friendship, Little Owl's Orange Scarf

'Bubble and Squeak', plus awesome interviews and a cool competition! — 21 comments

storyseekersuk wrote 1 week ago: ‘Bubble and Squeak‘ by James Mayhew, illustrated by Clara Vulliamy (published by Orchard … more →

Tags: Reviews, Reviews of current books., Giveaways, interviews, Authors Interviews, Illustrators, clara vulliamy, Orchard Books, bubble and squeak

Our reading list - April 2013 — 2 comments

storyseekersuk wrote 2 weeks ago: Here’s the update on what we’ve read this past month, with apologies for the fact that w … more →

Tags: Reviews, Reviews of vintage books (loft treasures!), Family reading fun, Reviews of current books., clara vulliamy, Nick Sharratt, Weasels, elys dolan, apple pie abc

Book Birthday Interview - Clara Vulliamy, Author of Bubble & Squeak — 2 comments

zdmarriott wrote 3 weeks ago: Hello! Today is the book birthday of the adorable new picture book Bubble & Squeak by talented w … more →

Tags: bubble & squeak, clara vulliamy, Orchard Books, picture book, Shirley Hughes

Programme Notes

rhainaultcomposer wrote 1 month ago: KATIE AND THE MONA LISA Children don’t need to be patronised. So while Katie and the Mona Lisa … more →

Tags: Composition, Katie and the Mona Lisa, Adrian Brown, Planet Theatre Productions, Musical Theatre, Mike Redwood, Splats Entertainment, Aesthetics, Composing Music

Songs and Backing Music from 'Katie and the Mona Lisa'

rhainaultcomposer wrote 2 months ago: ‘Katie and Mona Lisa’ is based on the ‘Katie’ series of books by James Mayhe … more →

Tags: Composition, Katie and the Mona Lisa, Adrian Brown, Planet Theatre Productions, Musical Theatre

Two Clubs in One! An Exploration with Art-Related Books

jnb3ll wrote 6 months ago: Due to an error on my part, we had to squeeze our last two club ideas into one afternoon. One clubbe … more →

Tags: Book Club, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, The Dot, Peter Reynolds

A Whole lot of Literacy — 3 comments

carriegelson wrote 7 months ago: Recently I had a picture perfect day in my little reading group. Everything went so smoothly that I … more →

Tags: Reading Group, Buddy Reading, Buddy Reading, Fiction, Picture Books, reading group, Jane Barclay, Esperanca Melo, Summary

Walking into James Mayhew's world — 1 comment

littlebluebottle wrote 8 months ago: One of our favourite authors is James Mayhew, and we came across his books by chance, at the British … more →

Tags: goodreads, Books

Reach For The Stars - In Conversation with James Mayhew — 5 comments

pirottablog wrote 9 months ago: Author and illustrator James Mayhew’s books have that rare quality of making classical art acc … more →

Tags: Ballet, Katie and the Starry Night, Katie's Picture Show, Vincent Van Gogh, Ella Bella Ballerina, Classical Art

Self promotion in your own back yard

Ken wrote 10 months ago: It’s a rainy summer Sunday in London. Another one. I am due to perform at a festival called Zi … more →

Tags: Ken Wilson-Max, pre-school books, Idea, Design, Illustration, Publishing, African, London, Activities & Play

World Book Night and Book Aid International's Silent Scribble

natashaworswick wrote 1 year ago: It’s World Book Night tonight. Are any of you doing anything to celebrate? It’s a bit of … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Life and other stuff, quentin blake, Nick Sharratt, Book Aid International, alan bennett, Sarah McIntyre, World Book Night, Silent Scribble

Art Appreciation: Great Books from the Book People — 2 comments

HandsFull wrote 1 year ago: Hurrah! The Book People have the Katie Collection by James Mayhew back on sale again 10 books for £9 … more →

Tags: Art, Art Appreciation, The Book People, The Katie Collection

New Books for Buddy Reading — 1 comment

carriegelson wrote 1 year ago: Thanks to a generous donation towards books for our classroom and funds matched by Adopt a School, w … more →

Tags: Books for specific seasons and reasons, New Books, Alice Shertle, Antoinette Portis, board books, Buddy Reading, Edward Gibbs, Emily Gravett, Favourite Illustrators

Christmas beans — 2 comments

bookwitch wrote 1 year ago: The trainee witch once (almost twice) worked in a bookshop in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Thi … more →

Tags: Books, Philip Pullman, Bookshops, Authors, Reading, Jacqueline Wilson, Linda Newbery, Adele Geras, michael morpurgo

Literary yarn bombing — 11 comments

dillytante wrote 1 year ago: On Saturday I dragged my children around the the tents at the Literature Festival. To be fair there … more →

Tags: Crochet, Yarn Bombing, Yarn Bombing, monet, yarn bomb, Painting, Harry Potter

St George and the Dragon

thekittycats wrote 1 year ago: … more →

Tags: Video

Katie in Scotland

thekittycats wrote 1 year ago: C I T I N E R A R I E S : Around the World in Books: Katie in Scotland … more →

Tags: book, Scotland, Katie in Scotland

Around the World in Books: Katie in Scotland

thekittycats wrote 1 year ago: W H A T :    KATIE IN SCOTLAND WITH JAMES MAYHEW W H E N :    Tuesday … more →

Tags: scotland, Edinburgh, picture_books, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Around the World in Picture Books, Katie in Scotland, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Children's Author James Mayhew


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