The adventure of exploring London with the Trafalgar Square Lion is so exciting for any child whilst your granny is sleeping.

It's been firmly in print ever since, recognised universally as the original and best introduction to art for children. As the fulfilment of these items are handled by the supplier, please understand that this is beyond our control. The book takes you on a journey from the moment Katie and Jack are woken on Christmas Eve by sneezing Father Christmas. He has also created designs and illustrations for the Kirov Mariinsky Opera of St Petersburg and in 1994 won the New York Times award for one of the ten best illustrated books on the year (The Boy and The Cloth of Dreams). 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.

Many of his books have a cultural agenda and James is passionate about introducing children to art, music, opera, ballet and traditional tales. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service.

It depicts all the famous London sights such as Trafalgar Square, St Paul's' Cathedral,The Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. Tonight we reread it (my 9 year old and I) as we are about to spend 5 days in London seeing as many of the sights in the book as possible! As if it could have been passed down by many generations before and gets pulled out every Christmastime for a read. James Mayhew studied at Maidstone College of Art and his first children's book, Katie's Picture Show was published in 1989.I am so looking forward to reading this book with my reception class at the end of the day and I look forward to hearing their thoughts.