Take Two hundred and fifty Happy Children




I am so thrilled to able to report that Samuel Lucas JMI school in Hitchin today recieved a phone call from the National Gallery. Their Take One Picture work has been formally accepted in the big exhibition that runs from April to September.

The children and staff are all thrilled and are already planning a big whole school day out to bask in their glory and view the show. A film of the performance in “Le Theatre de Renoir” will be shown on a screen and it is possible the theatre will be assembled as an installation. Certainly componants will be exhibited. What a fantastic result and so deserved by a school who embraced the whole idea so completely, with such dedication and hard work. Congratulations to one and all. Do go and visit the exhibition if you can – it promoses to be really special.

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James Mayhew

James is the creator of the much-loved Katie and Ella Bella Ballerina series and has written or illustrated many other books, including Koshka’s Tales, Mouse & Mole (by Joyce Dunbar) and Gaspard the Fox (by Zeb Soanes). Alongside his work in publishing, James performs live on stage during concerts for children, combining live classical music, storytelling and art.

2 responses to “Take Two hundred and fifty Happy Children”

  1. Thomas Taylor avatar

    Fantastic news! Well done them, and you:)

  2. James Mayhew avatar

    Thanks Thomas – I’m very proud of them, and it’s really deserved. It’s a lovely school and we had such fun with this project.

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