Freya & I wrote this for the Guardian Childrens Books Family Reviews

This stunning picture book is a wonderful introduction to famous works of art including Constable’s Hay Wain & Rosseau’s Surprised.

I am very fond of the titular Katie, an independent, adventure seeking, inquisitive feisty young girl with a fondness for cakes. Her disregard for the ‘Do not touch’ notices leads to her falling into the paintings and meeting the characters in the paintings.

Seeing these paintings from a different perspective helped bring them to life & encouraged the children to look for stories within the pictures. I am looking forward to our next visit to a gallery, although I suspect Freya may try diving into a painting if I let her out of my sight.