Katie and the Spanish Princess

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. My kids loved seeing the princess and Katie switch places and it created conversation on history as well as art!

My kids, 8years to 3 years, really enjoy this book. The story is engaging and has a nice moral. I use it for homeschooling art appreciation as it features several pieces art and the end contains a brief description about the pieces and the artists. It is a great way to introduce art to children.

My three year old granddaughter adores the Katie books, and right now this is her favorite! I love the fact that she is being introduced to art and artists at such a young age. The story line is fun, and my Katie is fascinated with the vocabulary. Every time I read the word "clambered," for example, she stops me and we have a conversation about what it means.

I am a homeschooling mother of two and is therefore constantly looking for educational material. These Katie books are fantastic. I love each and every one of them and this one is no exception. My kids were 5 years old when we started with Katie and they can identify so many famous paintings and the artists who painted it - it's just amazing. This book is so beautifully illustrated it completely captures the minds and imaginations of children. What a wonderful way to be introduced to the world of arts.

My granddaughters (ages 8, 5, and 4) love all of the books in The Katie series. They are effortlessly learning about art appreciation and are thrilled with Katie’s adventures. The suggestions for children’s art at the end of each book are simple and related to the style of art found in the book. My girls have enjoyed these activities and produced some creative paintings.

My daughter liked the book- as parents we love the exposure to art! We ordered it as a compliment to her Halloween costume.

Buy this one for your little princess lover. Not only will she (or he) be introduced to a non-Disney princess, she will also learn a little more about Spanish art. And, if your princess lover is like mine, she will giggle at "Diego" (Velazquez) because Diego is normally a little boy with a loud friend named Dora.

I love the Katie books. I used this one recently with a student I tutor in English, and she loved it too.

What an amazing book this is! My daughters love it because it's quite fun. But there are other components that make me think this is a great resource for parents: First, the art is conceived as something enjoyable -as it happens with all the Katie books by James Mayhew. Second, it includes some highlights from Spanish Masterworks, who are not as "popular" as other artistic periods. Even more, Mayhew includes some social topics, such as poverty vs. richness. At the end of the book, Katie realizes that being a princess is not as fun as she thought, which brings us the idea of dispeling the Disney-princess stereotype. Summing up, a great book to enjoy with your kids!

Toda la serie es preciosa! Los dibujos son estupendos y las historias muy divertidas. Este libro en concreto está fenomenal para preparar una visita al Museo del Prado con niños pequeños (2-6 años). Incluye un retrato de la Infanta Margarita (aunque no Las Meninas en sí), uno de Felipe IV, y unos cuadros de Goya ("El quitasol" que está en la segunda planta). Muy muy recomendable!!!

My daughter has just started reading english (we are welsh speaking/reading) I bought these to help her along as they are about actual places we have visited and paintings we have seen so it makes the story more interesting. My daughter loves them and reads them to her younger brothers who love her to read them bedtime stories. Excellent books definitely recommend.

We love Katie's collection and are sad that we only got 3 of them translated to Brazilian Portuguese. It is quite hard to find the versions in English and I was glad to find this one for a reasonable price. The history is quite ludic and with an special tone of social care looking for the challenges and advantages of being a pricess. It enables a good space for dialogs about social disparity with the kids. To my surprise this book was edited in a bigger size than the other books I have from Katie's collection (not actually a problem). Another different part - which I missed - is the traditional summary of the featured painters at the last page. My kid (3y) follows every page and details during the reading of this book (as whell as for all other Katie's books). James Mayhew's work is amazing to present kids to the art world.

My 4 yrs son loves it