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Living Paintings

Drawing of King Alfred the Great in regal robe and crown and holding a sword. — Kings and Queens

Black and white photograph of ladies ploughing the land. — Home Front Memories

ABC UK, written and illustrated by James Dunn and Helen Bale. The title of the book in huge decorated letters, at the bottomm of the page is a sandcastle with a Union Jack Flag. — ABC UK

Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road, written and illustrated by Quentin Blake. A little old lady with grey hair and glasses, tearing down a country lane in an old fashioned car. — Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road

The Magical Garden of Monet written and illustrated by Laurence Anholt. A girl, a dog and an elderly man are in a rowing boat on pond, with an arched wooden bridge. — Claude Monet

Spot Can Count written and illustrated by Eric Hill. A yellow puppy,with a brown spot on its side, feeds a carrot to a brown horse. — Spot can Count

Where the Wild Things Are. Story and pictures by Maurice Sendak. A wild grey beast asleep under some strange looking palm trees. A yellow yacht is anchored in a lake behind him. — Where The Wild Things Are

Two black and white Oystercatchers dipping their long red bills into the water below. — Forest School – Nature Detectives

The Story of Peppa Pig, created by Mark Baker and Neville Astley. A smiley pink pig waves a hand. — The Story of Peppa Pig

Little Lumpty, written and illustrated by Miko Imai. Humpty Lumpty with red baseball cap and boots, smiling happily as he walks iin front of a large wall. — Little Lumpty

Huge pillars of gas in the night sky. — The Night Sky: voyage into the cosmos

Rosie's Walk, written and illustrated by Pat Hutchins, a chicken is taking a stroll whilst a red fox hides behind the chicken coop. — Rosie’s Walk

Close up photograph of an alert brown wild hare in a field of grass. — British Wildlife, a walk in the countryside

Tutankahmun's Mask, embellished gold mask of this ancient Egyptian pharaoh. — Ancient Egypt

The Flying Diggers, written by Ian Whybrow and illustrated by David Melling. A bright yellow digger and a smaller blue digger in the background. — The Flying Diggers

Cinderella an art deco fairy tale, re-told by Lynn Roberts Maloney and illustrated by David Roberts. A chauffer stands by a silver Rollls Royce classic car and holds the car door open for a young woman wearing a white floaty party dress and a sparkly jewel and feather headband. — Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story

Abstract painting depicting three cossacks with lances, bordered by hillside of various shape and colour. — Works of Art from Tate Modern

Just Like Jasper written by Nick Butterworth and illustrated by Mick Inkpen. A smiley black and white cats sits on his bottom, playing with with three wind-up toy mice. — Just like Jasper!

The Fox's Tale, Jesus is Born, written and illustrated by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen. Some animals and shepherds crowded in a barn all looking at a little red fox. — The Fox’s Tale

Harry and the Robots written by Ian Whybrow and illustrated by Adrian Reynolds. A boy in red and white spotty pyjamas stomps along surrounded by litte robots. — Harry and the Robots

Head and shoulders photograph of David Tennant as Hamlet. In his right hand he holds a skull and is looking at it enquiringly. — Spotlight on the Stage

Stick Man written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Stickman is running through a woodland, thick with snow. — Stick Man

Impressionist painting of lady in pale blue taffetta dress holding parasol standing in a field with her young son. The figures are sillouetted in a glorious blue sky. — Come Rain or Shine

Three children on the shores of a beach. Two of the children are resting on a large rock, a boy stands beside with a basket in one hand and a stick in the other, he wears a traditional tam o shanter cap upon his head. — Works of Art from Scottish Art Galleries