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Seeking Picture-Books with London and/or English Setting/Theme
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Sep 26, 2010 06:43PM

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Anyway, she brought me back the updated picture book. But it all worked out VERY well, because I since discovered our library here has the chapter book! Plus, the picture book is very cute!
I've also read "London Bridge is Falling Down" by Peter Speir (sp?) although I must say ds wasn't really into it.

LOVE this thread, Chandra! (Obviously!) I will see what I can come up with. There are so many great suggestions already :-)

Chandra--Not exactly what you're asking for, but I across this, which looks neat:
http://www.booksforkeeps.co.uk/
"Books for Keeps is the UK’s leading, independent children’s book magazine. It was launched in 1980 and ever since has been reviewing hundreds of new children’s books each year and publishing articles on every aspect of writing for children. There are over 12,500 reviews on our new website and more than 2,000 articles including interviews with the top children’s authors and illustrators.
"'The best scholars, reviewers, authors and critics write for Books for Keeps,' says editor Rosemary Stones, 'We hold a mirror up to the children’s book world and reflects back its output, issues and preoccupations with intelligence, scholarship and wit.''
http://www.booksforkeeps.co.uk/
"Books for Keeps is the UK’s leading, independent children’s book magazine. It was launched in 1980 and ever since has been reviewing hundreds of new children’s books each year and publishing articles on every aspect of writing for children. There are over 12,500 reviews on our new website and more than 2,000 articles including interviews with the top children’s authors and illustrators.
"'The best scholars, reviewers, authors and critics write for Books for Keeps,' says editor Rosemary Stones, 'We hold a mirror up to the children’s book world and reflects back its output, issues and preoccupations with intelligence, scholarship and wit.''
A few others I came across:
Charlotte in London
Shakespeare's Globe: An Interactive Pop-up Theatre
Charles Dickens and Friends
Through Time: London
Charlotte in London
Shakespeare's Globe: An Interactive Pop-up Theatre
Charles Dickens and Friends
Through Time: London

A few more London-based picture books--haven't read them myself, though:
The Story of London
Tino Turtle Travels to London, England
And this one is a chapter book but with pictures and for young audiences:
The Elephants Visit London
The Story of London
Tino Turtle Travels to London, England
And this one is a chapter book but with pictures and for young audiences:
The Elephants Visit London
The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard and Midsummer Knight are both wordless picture books with a nod to Shakespeare.
Books mentioned in this topic
Midsummer Knight (other topics)The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard (other topics)
The Story of London (other topics)
Tino Turtle Travels to London, England (other topics)
Shakespeare's Globe: An Interactive Pop-up Theatre (other topics)
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