James Mayhew

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  • Bibliography:
    40 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 1991
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Ella Bella Ballerina

Ella Bella Ballerina and the Sleeping Beauty (Jul-2008)
Ella Bella Ballerina and Cinderella (Sep-2009)
Ella Bella Ballerina and Swan Lake (May-2011)
Ella Bella Ballerina and the Nutcracker (Oct-2012)
Ella Bella Ballerina Enchanted Gift Set: With Swan Lake & Cinderella (Oct-2013)
Ella Bella Ballerina Magic Gift Set: With the Nutcracker & Sleeping Beauty (Oct-2013)
Ella Bella Ballerina and the Midsummer Night's Dream (Sep-2015)
Ella Bella Ballerina and A Midsummer Night's Dream (May-2016)
Ella Bella Ballerina and the Magic Toyshop (Oct-2017)

Katie

Katie's Sunday Afternoon (Mar-2005)
Katie Meets The Impressionists (May-2007)
Katie and the Dinosaurs (Sep-2009)
Katie's Picture Show (Sep-2009)
Katie and the Spanish Princess (Nov-2009)
Katie in London (Nov-2009)
Katie and the British Artists (Jun-2010)
Katie and the Waterlily Pond (Apr-2012)
Katie in Scotland (Apr-2012)
Katie and the Starry Night (Apr-2013)
Katie's London Christmas (Nov-2014)
Katie and the Bathers (Aug-2015)
Katie and the Mona Lisa (Oct-2015)
Learn to Draw with Katie: A National Gallery Book (Dec-2017)

Book List in Order: 40 titles

  • Madame Nightingale Will Sing Tonight

  • Dare You

  • Koshka's Tales

    Brave princes, evil witches and beautiful maidens abound as the tales of Koshka, the wise old story-telling cat, unfold. James Mayhew has drawn inspiration from the traditional stories and art style of old Russia to re-tell five enchanting tales in t...

  • Secret in the Garden

    A beautiful, deluxe peek-through picture book inspired by the classic story, THE SECRET GARDEN, by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

    It's a hot day and sitting outside is a girl who has just finished reading her favorite book, THE SECRET GARDEN. As she...

  • Miranda the Explorer

    Miranda wins a balloon ride -- but the rope snaps and away she goes, over seas, mountains, and deserts. She touches down at the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids, flies over the Great Wall of China, visits Japan, almost falls into a river full of crocodiles...

  • Who Wants a Dragon?

    One very cuddly dragon is looking for a home, and someone to love him. Will he ever find it? A lost baby dragon, alone in the night is looking for somebody to love. He is pink and cuddly and very cute, and his misadventures will have readers laughing...

  • Katie's Sunday Afternoon

    Katie

    Exploring art is fun in Mayhew's fourth book about a little girl who jumps into paintings. Children will come away with a deeper appreciation for fine art, as they join in Katie's museum romp.

    It's a Sunday afternoon, and Katie is bored. But G...

  • Can You See a Little Bear?

    Where is Little Bear? In this charming look-and-find book, highlighted by Jackie Morris's gorgeous animal fantasies, very young children explore theatrical and circus settings as they attempt to find the missing cub. The concepts of opposites, col...

  • The Knight Who Took All Day

    There once was a knight who THOUGHT he was brave and fearless and handsome...and a princess who discovered she didn't need rescuing.

    A dashing knight decides it's time to impress the golden-haired princess. All he needs is a dragon to show off...



  • Katie Meets The Impressionists

    Katie

    Imagine if art could come to life! That's what happens when Katie steps into some of the world's greatest Impressionist paintings. And where Katie goes, adventure is never far behind!Katie discovers the true magic of Impressionist art in this additio...

  • Where's My Hug?

    Jake doesn't want to give his mother a hug when he gets to school. All the other kids will think he's a baby. But when Jake gets home, he finds that his mom has given his hug to his dad, who's given it to the cat, who's given it to a witch, and so...

  • Ella Bella Ballerina and the Sleeping Beauty

    Ella Bella Ballerina

    Little Ella Bella loves attending Madame Rosa's ballet class at the old theater. Most of all she loves the music that plays from Madame Rosa's special music box, the theme from The Sleeping Beauty ballet. One day, after ballet class has ended, Ella ...

  • Ella Bella Ballerina and Cinderella

    Ella Bella Ballerina

    Ella Bella loves her ballet class, which is conducted by the kindly Madame Rosa at an old theatre that seems touched by magic. One day, when Ella loses one of her slippers, Madame Rosa lends her another pair for dancing--and is then reminded of Cinde...

  • Katie and the Dinosaurs

    Katie

    Entering a door at the Natural History Museum marked "No Admittance," Katie finds herself in the world of the dinosaurs. She helps a baby dinosaur find his family, rides on the back of a Brontosaurus, and has a picnic with a Triceratops. But just wh...

  • Katie's Picture Show

    Katie

    Katie visits the gallery for the first time with Grandma and discovers that art is wonderfully exciting, especially when five famous paintings come alive for her! She spends the day enjoying The Hay Wain by John Constable, Madame Moitessier Seated b...

  • Katie and the Spanish Princess

    Katie

    Katie is very excited -- her birthday is coming, and she will be having a fancy dress party! What Katie would like more than anything is to dress up as a princess, but Grandma can’t seem to get her costume quite right! Perhaps a trip to the art ga...

  • Katie in London

    Katie

    When Katie and her cousin Jack visit London with Grandma, they don't think there's much to see and do. At Trafalgar Square they meet a talking stone lion, and he takes them on a wonderful tour of the city....

  • Starlight Sailor

    Award-winning artist Jackie Morris' dream-like illustrations provide an enchanting interpretation of James Mayhew's lyrical poem as a young boy and his dog set sail to distant lands in the enchanting dream landscape, where singing mermaids, majestic ...

  • Katie and the British Artists

    Katie

    Katie just can't decide what she wants to be when she grows up. Perhaps a trip to the gallery to see five famous paintings by world-renowned British artists might give her some ideas. And can she help the shepherd boy from Constable's "The Cornfield"...



  • When Dragons Are Dreaming

    Poor little Dragon just can't get to sleep, no matter how hard he tries. Instead, what he'd really like to do is dance through the moonlight and play games in the starlit sky with the fairies. But will they let him?...

  • Ella Bella Ballerina and Swan Lake

    Ella Bella Ballerina

    The newest title in Barron's charming Ella Bella series tells another story of Ella Bella, a little girl who loves to dance. In this story, Ella's kindly ballet teacher Madame Rosa is preparing her class to dance in Tchaikovsky's immortal Swan Lake, ...

  • Katie in Scotland

    Katie

    Katie discovers the delights of Scotland, with Nessie too! A perfect first introduction to Scotland for all young children. When Katie meets the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland, fun and adventure soon folllow. Katie and Nessie discover how ...

  • Katie and the Waterlily Pond

    Katie

    Katie explores five of Monet's masterpieces and discovers just why he is one of the world’s most-loved artists

    Bringing classic art to life for children yet again, this newest installme...

  • Boy

    Boy wants a warm and cosy place to sleep - but he doesn't want to share it with anyone else. So he goes off exploring, looking for the perfect place that is all his own. But in a world full of prehistoric animals and dinosaurs, how will Boy find the ...

  • Ella Bella Ballerina and the Nutcracker

    Ella Bella Ballerina

    Christmas is coming, and Madame Rosa has prepared a surprise party for her ballet class. "Ella Bella, would you fetch the music box?" asks Madame Rosa. "Then we can have some dancing at our party." As the music begins playing, little Ella Bella is ma...

  • Katie and the Starry Night

    Katie

    A perfect introduction for children to Van Gogh, showcasing five of his masterpieces The stars in Vincent van Gogh's painting are so beautiful that Katie can't resist reaching in and taking one. But what will she do when all the other star...

  • Bubble and Squeak

    People travel from far and wide to watch Bubble, the amazingly graceful elephant, perform her daredevil act, The Pyramid of Peril. But Bubble, although surrounded by friends, is desperately lonely, until an equally lonely little mouse appears. ...

  • Ella Bella Ballerina Enchanted Gift Set: With Swan Lake & Cinderella

    Ella Bella Ballerina

    Award-winning author James Mayhew captures the magic of Swan Lake and Cinderella through the eyes of a young ballerina in these imaginative retellings of the classic tales. Little Ella Bella loves attending Madame Rosa's ballet class at the old th...

  • Ella Bella Ballerina Magic Gift Set: With the Nutcracker & Sleeping Beauty

    Ella Bella Ballerina

    Little ballerinas will love these imaginative retellings of The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. With illustrations that capture the magic of the stories, award-winning author James Mayhew weaves the classic tales through the eyes of a young baller...



  • Katie's London Christmas

    Katie

    Discover the magic of London at Christmas time with classic picture book character, Katie. When Katie and Jack are woken up late on Christmas Eve by a loud sneeze, little do they realize that they are about to embark on the most amazing evening! Soon...

  • Katie and the Bathers

    Katie

    Make art an adventure for your child with classic picture book character, Katie! For over 25 years, Katie has stepped into the most famous and familiar paintings in the world for an exciting adventure. This latest edition of a classic really is the b...

  • Ella Bella Ballerina and the Midsummer Night's Dream

    Ella Bella Ballerina

    Here is the newest title in Barron's delightful Ella Bella series In this story, Ella's kindly ballet teacher, Madame Rosa, has given the children costumes to wear as her magical music box pours out a shimmering tune. "This is "A Midsummer Night's D...

  • Katie and the Mona Lisa

    Katie

    Make art an adventure for your child with classic picture book character, Katie! For over 25 years, Katie has stepped into the most famous and familiar paintings in the world for an exciting adventure. This latest edition of a classic really is the b...

  • Ella Bella Ballerina and A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Ella Bella Ballerina

  • The Magic Sword

    Full colour red Early Reader about the legendary Arthur, Merlin and the sword in the stone, written and illustrated by James Mayhew.

    Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books, perfect for building confidence in ne...

  • Ella Bella Ballerina and the Magic Toyshop

    Ella Bella Ballerina

    The newest title in Barron’s delightful Ella Bella series! In this story, Ella’s ballet teacher, Miss Rosa, tells them the story of La Boutique Fantasque. The story takes place in a toyshop full of dancing dolls, she explains, as she shows them...

  • Learn to Draw with Katie: A National Gallery Book

    Katie

    Learn how to draw with Katie - the star of James Mayhew's much-loved Katie books. Art adventurer Katie has been capturing the hearts and imaginations of children for over 25 years - and now young art lovers can create their own masterpieces too! ...

  • Once Upon a Tune

    Once Upon a Tune brings you six wonderful stories from many lands, all of which inspired great music. You can battle trolls with Peer Gynt in The Hall of the Mountain King; grapple with a magic broom in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, meet the evil...

  • The Frog's Kiss



  • A Symphony of Stories

    Six world famous orchestral pieces from six renowned composers feature in this beautiful gift book, introducing children to the world of classical music through story and illustration.James Mayhew tells the stories of the following six much loved pie...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

James Mayhew has published 40 books.

James Mayhew does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Symphony of Stories, was published in November 2024.

The first book by James Mayhew, Madame Nightingale Will Sing Tonight, was published in March 1991.

Yes. James Mayhew has 2 series.
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