Lucy Cousins - Author
Lucy Cousins is the multi-award-winning creator of Maisy. Her unique titles fascinate toddlers with their child-like simplicity, bold outlines and vivid colours. Lucy Cousins works from her home in Hampshire, England. Oher titles include the Smarties Book Prize-winner Jazzy in the Jungle, Hooray for Fish! - which now appears in animation in Japan; the bestselling New York Times Top 10 Best Illustrated Children's Book Yummy; the critcally acclaimed I'm the Best; and more recently Peck Peck Peck, which won Best Picutre Book Awards, as well as the British Book Design and Production Award in the Children's Trade category.
Click here to visit the special Maisy website full of activities and games.
Here's a video of Lucy creating artwork for the Maisy books:
Bright and cheerful in his gorgeous undersea world filled with friends Little Fish is an adorable character for the very young, but the addition of a finger puppet allowing him to pop up and bob about on every page make this irresistible! It’s great fun to send Little Fish swimming through the colourful, brightly patterned weeds, or to wiggle his tail to change speed (a clear demonstration of the concepts of fast and slow), and you can even make him give his mummy a kiss. Lucy Cousins’ artwork and characters are perfect for tinies and there’ll be lots of learning going on alongside the fun. ~ Andrea Reece
What a gorgeous counting book! Lucy Cousins’ boldly drawn fish and equally colourful numbers are wonderfully eye-catching and the accompanying rhyming text is lots of fun to read and repeat. The fish come in all shapes, sizes, colours and patterns and they gleam on the sturdy matt boards, tempting little fingers to touch, trace and count them. Fishy fun for the littlest in the family! ~ Andrea Reece
Gorgeous to look at, this delightful lift-the-flap book is great to share with the very young. With her strong, simple colours and bold line, Lucy Cousins’ fish and underwater creatures are eye-catching and full of life, and each flap reveals a hidden surprise, with a particularly lovely one on the last page. Little children will learn about colours and shapes while reading the book, and the sturdy flaps will develop their hand-eye co-ordination. ~ Andrea Reece
March 2018 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month March 2018 A watery celebration for a little duckling who loves the rain! Lucy Cousins’ bold and brightly coloured illustrations bring out all the fun that a duckling has with his friends including a frog, a swan, a wriggly worm and a couple of slugs. The noisy Quack! quack! quack! of his refrain will delighted all young listeners. ~ Julia Eccleshare Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for March 2018 The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue King Coo by Adam Stower Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins We Are Not Frogs! (Little Gems) by Michael Morpurgo The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear by Margrete Lamond Song of the Dolphin Boy by Elizabeth Laird What Do People Do All Day? (50th anniversary edition) by Richard Scarry Bird House by Libby Walden Bug Hotel by Libby Walden Alone Together by Clayton Junior The Lost Penguin by Claire Freedman
Loveable Maisy’s visit to a bookshop gives her a taste of the magic of stories. In book after book she finds a wonderful story. There seem to be books about everything! When Maisy’s friends turn up in the library they each find a story they love. And sharing them with their friends makes them even more special! Published as one of Maisy’s ‘First Experiences’ this is an excellent introduction to a bookshop and to books in general. ~ Julia Eccleshare
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month February 2018 Best-selling Lucy Cousins‘s boldly drawn birds inspire the imagination as she illustrates the wonderful things that different kinds of birds can do. Lively, colourful birds fill each page beautifully as she illustrates them flying, hopping, pecking, swooping, singing and running in a charming book that leads perfectly to bedtime. ~ Julia Eccleshare Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for February 2018 Kevin by Rob Biddulph Eliza Rose by Lucy Worsley Lots: The Diversity of Life by Nicola Davies A Busy Day for Birds by Lucy Cousins Words and Your Heart by Kate Jane Neal The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
Best-selling Lucy Cousins‘s boldly drawn birds inspire the imagination as she illustrates the wonderful things that different kinds of birds can do. Lively, colourful birds fill each page beautifully as she illustrates them flying, hopping, pecking, swooping, singing and running in a charming book that leads perfectly to bedtime. ~ Julia Eccleshare
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month June 2017 Loveable Maisy’s visit to a bookshop gives her a taste of the magic of stories. In book after book she finds a wonderful story. There seem to be books about everything! When Maisy’s friends turn up in the library they each find a story they love. And sharing them with their friends makes them even more special! Published as one of Maisy’s ‘First Experiences’ this is an excellent introduction to a bookshop and to books in general. ~ Julia Eccleshare Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for June 2017 Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds by Horatio Clare Adventures of John Blake, The: Mystery of the Ghost Ship by Philip Pullman Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Ocean by Axel Scheffler Maisy Goes to the Bookshop by Lucy Cousins Tender Earth by Sita Brahmachari Old Hat by Emily Gravett The Cow Who Fell to Earth by Nadia Shireen
Maisy makes everything fun, and here she takes young readers on a wonderful day out in London, starting at King’s Cross station, taking in Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, and even the Aquarium. If you’re planning a trip to the capital it would be a great way to prepare children and get them excited, but if you’re not then it’s still an excellent picture book with lots to look at and talk about, and many opportunities for impromptu early learning. As ever with Lucy Cousins, it’s wonderfully bright and vivid, and full of little surprises (keep an eye on the toucan!). ~ Andrea Reece
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month | February 2017 Book of the Month Best-selling Lucy Cousins‘s boldly drawn birds inspire the imagination as she illustrates the wonderful things that different kinds of birds can do. Lively, colourful birds fill each page beautifully as she illustrates them flying, hopping, pecking, swooping, singing and running in a charming book that leads perfectly to bedtime. ~ Julia Eccleshare Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for February 2017 Young Magicians and the Thieves' Almanac by Nick Mohammed A Busy Day for Birds by Lucy Cousins Mind the Gap by Phil Earle The Bolds on Holiday by Julian Clary The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling by Timothy Basil Ering The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis
Maisy is the perfect Christmas guest, guaranteed to bring smiles and happiness wherever she goes. Naturally she’s bought presents for all her friends and little hands can open them on each page via clever pop-ups or flaps (there’s a written clue to the contents of each parcel too also hidden under a flap). Maisy even includes a special gift for the reader, an extra little book tucked into a parcel on the last page. Lucy Cousin’s strong, simple colours and line are full of Christmas cheer and toddlers will love her take on the festive season. ~ Andrea Reece "Maisy does things that children all over the world do", Lucy Cousins says of her superstar mouse. "The way she dresses, the way she acts, are typical of children all over the world."
First experiences and early learning are lots of fun with Maisy, and this lively, interactive pop-up book makes it easy for the youngest children to understand space and space travel. Maisy watches the sun go down and the moon come up; in the morning she climbs into her rocket and blasts off into space. It takes three days to travel to the moon, readers are told. Next a fun pop-up cleverly demonstrates weightlessness in space. After her adventure Maisy returns to earth, her control module floating down into the sea. Panels down the side of each spread feature details - parachute, monitor, crater, landing module etc – each one named. Another joyful learning experience with this favourite character. ~ Andrea Reece
Brilliant Lucy Cousins has created a fabulous new book which is full of holes! The young woodpecker is taught to peck by its father. The only trouble is…once it has learnt to peck a hole, it just can’t stop! There are holes in everything and young readers will love to explore them with their little fingers while they laugh at the ridiculous places the woodpecker has pecked. ~ Julia Eccleshare One of our Books of the Year 2014
Celebrate twenty-five years of Maisy with this classic novelty book reissue that remains as popular today as it was 25 years ago! Lift the flaps and pull the tabs, it's time for Maisy to go to bed! First she drinks her bedtime drink, then she has to brush her teeth, wash her hands, put on her pyjamas and read her book. There's lots to do.
Maisy makes everything fun and is the perfect friend to explain a new experience for a young child, taking away any worries or apprehension they may have. Reading Maisy Goes by Plane is the perfect way to prepare little children for their first flight. Maisy is flying out to see her friend Ella and the book’s bright, cheery pictures show everything that she does, from arriving at the airport, going through security and the flight itself (including her visit to the plane’s toilet). A really useful little book, and as always, a delight to look at – Maisy’s fellow passengers are a lively lot! ~ Andrea Reece
No child need feel anxious about sports day with Maisy there to introduce it. Maisy and her friends are very excited about sports day, and no wonder, it’s great fun with all sorts of races and games, and a chance for everyone to compete. Eddie the elephant drops his egg in the egg and spoon race, but he helps his team win the tug of war! As always, Lucy Cousins’ strong, simple colours are enormously satisfying to the eye and her quirky sense of humour – watch out for that crocodile playing quoits! – will keep readers giggling. ~ Andrea Reece
Maisy makes everything fun, and here she takes young readers on a wonderful day out in London, starting at King’s Cross station, taking in Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, and even the Aquarium. If you’re planning a trip to the capital it would be a great way to prepare children and get them excited, but if you’re not then it’s still an excellent picture book with lots to look at and talk about, and many opportunities for impromptu early learning. As ever with Lucy Cousins, it’s wonderfully bright and vivid, and full of little surprises (keep an eye on the toucan!). ~ Andrea Reece
Smiling, cheerful, independent, no wonder toddlers everywhere love Maisy, and she makes all early learning experiences fun and exciting. This story sees her helping Mummy Hen find her ten chicks, who are hiding around the farm. There are flaps on each page to be opened – a stable door, tractor cabin, tree branches – and each one conceals a chick, plus friend. Gradually, ten chicks are found, counted and put to bed. There are lots of counting books but the illustration style - bold black outlines and bright colours on snowy white backgrounds - makes this feels fresh and appealing and you can always rely on Lucy Cousins for a surprise or two (is that an elephant in the flower bed?)! ~ Andrea Reece Click here to download some special Maisy Activity Sheets - make a sparkly crown or do some magic wax painting!
Set sail in search of treasure with this brand new title in Maisy's Pop-up-and-Play Book series! Perfect for any pint-sized pirate, this interactive book can be easily transported to keep little ones entertained on the go - and when they've finished playing the press-out characters can then be stowed away in a keep-safe pocket at the end.
Make-and-do with Maisy with this great big beautiful book, now in paperback! With seventeen simple, exciting and fun craft ideas, from making a shoe box house to a magic wax painting, every spread is a feast for the eyes! The book blends together easy-to-follow instructions, classic Maisy illustrations, and spectacular photos of the finished crafts - all made by the inimitable Lucy Cousins herself! And with wipe-clean pages, this title is perfect for messy hands!
Join Maisy and all of her friends for a sunny day by the sea, using your stickers to fill in the fun on every page! Build sandcastles on the beach, have a picnic, fly a kite and ride on the rollercoaster!
Maisy and her friends enjoy dressing up and playing in this fun-to-explore pop-up picture book. Everyone can play a part in this wonderful story about knights and castles and there is even a dragon to be slain. Perfect for bringing the past alive to young readers.
Maisy and her friends are busy getting ready for Christmas in this cleverly Christmas-tree shaped board book which is just perfect for small hands. Cyril strings up the lights, Tallulah adds the brightly coloured balls, Charley hangs up the sugar cane sticks and Eddie uses his long trunk to put the angel on the top. When Maisy has wrapped the presents and put them all carefully under the tree everything is ready for a wonderful day!
One of our Books of the Year 2014 Brilliant Lucy Cousins has created a fabulous new book which is full of holes! The young woodpecker is taught to peck by its father. The only trouble is…once it has learnt to peck a hole, it just can’t stop! There are holes in everything and young readers will love to explore them with their little fingers while they laugh at the ridiculous places the woodpecker has pecked. ~ Julia Eccleshare
First gentle nursery rhymes with wonderful illustrations in Lucy Cousins' heartwarming style (creator of Maisy Mouse). The perfect start to a peacful night. Campbell Books lead the field in books for babies, and this little hardback board book is certain to become a favourite with parents, the perfect book to share with babies and young toddlers.
Maisy is off to a birthday party in her plane. She loops the loop, says hello to the sun and the clouds and gives a very special present to Eddie before she lands safely at his birthday party. A simple story beautifully presented in a chunky board book.
Enjoy a day on the farm with Maisy who is out and about in a tractor. Maisy takes bales of hay to the cows and brings the lambs back to the barn in her trailer. Where is the last lamb? Clever Maisy finds the lamb and gets it home.
Everyone will love Maisy’s football game! She and her friends divide into two teams. They do all their warming up exercises before beginning an exciting game. They love kicking and passing and diving and scoring. Luckily, both sides score a goal before the final whistle goes and it is all over. All the friends agree it was a great game!
Loveable Maisy and her friends love their swimming time. They collect up everything they need and head for the pool. Changing, swimming, floating and blowing bubbles are all part of the fun for the friends.
Loveable Maisy introduces some of the wildlife from particular regions in beautiful pictures with tabs to pull to reveal special secrets. There are penguins at the South Pole with flaps which reveal how they keep their babies from catching cold; zebras, giraffes and hippos in the Savannah with a lion who can be released from his hiding place in the long grass and lots of wonderful creatures hiding in the deep, deep water of the ocean.
Best-loved Maisy has a new adventure in this riotous pull-out and pop-up story. Maisy and her friends are off to the Funfair. Pull the tabs and watch them bump and thump on the bumper cars, bounce up high on the bouncy castle and swoosh up and down on the thrilling roller-coaster.
Brilliant Lucy Cousins has created a fabulous new book which is full of holes! The young woodpecker is taught to peck by its father. The only trouble is…once it has learnt to peck a hole, it just can’t stop! There are holes in everything and young readers will love to explore them with their little fingers while they laugh at the ridiculous places the woodpecker has pecked.
Young artists will love to follow Maisy’s lead by filling in the spaces she leaves in her art book. There’s the chance to draw all the fish in the sea, to add the passengers to the bus Maisy is driving or to give a family of worms to the mummy and daddy worms that Maisy has created. A golden opportunity for all children to be artists – with a bit of help from their favourite character!
Enjoy Maisy’s favourite colours – a basket full of oranges, a bunch of yellow bananas, some lovely green peas. Little fingers can feel the shiny images of them in the bumpy pictures on every page. This gorgeous board book combines bright, vibrant hues with embossing and textures making learning about colours an exciting, tactile adventure. Part of a new series of Maisy look-and-touch books that reinforce early learning concepts.
Helps you count numbers with mouse. This book combines colours with embossing and texture, and makes learning about numbers an exciting, tactile adventure. Stylish and desirable, this book makes a perfect baby gift purchase. Textured and shiny surfaces for sensory stimulation and the perfect companion to Maisy's First Colours. These titles form part of a new series of Maisy look-and-touch board books that reinforce early learning concepts.
Maisy never knew sleepovers could be so fun! Non-stop chatter, dancing, chasing, exploring, a huge feast, LOTS of jumping on beds and plenty of snuggling...young children will revel in the energy and fun of this new Maisy title. It captures both the excitement and anxiety that accompanies a child's first sleepover in a house that is not their own.
Maisy and her friends are off for a dip in the pool. Maisy is looking forward to it but soon finds that there is a lot to learn if you want to stay afloat! Maisy’s efforts are well rewarded and young readers will enjoy learning all about swimming with her.
Loveable Maisy the Mouse has many skills. Here she plants and tends a wonderful garden. Pull the tabs and help her! In the Spring, it is digging and planting and watering. Then, up come the first shoots! After that, it is weeding before the garden is full of wonderful flowers and vegetables. Working with Maisy is a great way of showing children what plants need to make them grow which makes this a perfect introduction to the first steps in science.
Maisy and all her friends love making music and, tonight, they're going to have a concert. Time to practise everyone! With all their musical instruments - the piano, the triangle, drums and the double bass - they get a jam going, chinka-ching, rat-a-tat-tat, doo-ba-be-doo, tum-te-tum! What a show it will be.
Lovely bold illustrations capture Dog’s boundless and boastful enthusiasm. Dog loves his friends; he thinks they are brilliant but he also thinks that he is the best. How Dog’s friends show him how loveable he is, even if he is not the best, is warm hearted and touching.
A colourful large-format board book that has a die-cut window revealing a chunky, clunky clock with real hands and cogs that can be turned to show the time on each page. Young children will love pointing them to the correct time for each activity Maisy is doing. This title is full of fun, and a colourful, interactive introduction to telling the time with everyone's favourite character.
Whatever the weather, it's always fun with Maisy! Snow, rain or sun, Maisy always has fun. This book includes tabs to pull and wheels to turn that will keep little hands delighted.
A gorgeous package of four Maisy titles packed together in a lovely slipcase. Bold, lively illustrations accompanied by simple first words will have youngsters chuckling with delight. The concepts of the four books are, toys, animals, food and clothes and vibrant pictures are accompanied by first words. Easy and fun to share and makes a perfect first mini-library. Utterly irresistible.
Big and bold illustrations portray the title of this large format collection in no uncertain terms whilst also capturing the big dramas that lie at the heart of these eight favourite nursery stories. Grandmother is dramatically gulped down by the wolf before being equally dramatically rescued by the woodcutter in Little Red Riding Hood, while the three billy goats gruff face a huge, hairy troll in their attempts to cross into the grassy meadow. There’s more eating in other stories as well as a very careless Goldilocks breaks the bear’s furniture before they send her packing. A new look in a big book format filled with some familiar classics. Don't be put off by the price. This is a big book with a big heart! Why not CLICK HERE to download some yummy recipe cards? Perfect companions to this yummy book.
Best-selling Maisy is back in a fabulous new, all singing all dancing Pop-up- and-Play title. Maisy and her friends are putting on a show and through a number of tabs and flaps young readers can make them twirl and whirl as they practise for the great moment. As ever, Maisy is a great character and her friends are delightful. The LoveReading Comment: To celebrate 20 years of Maisy, this book is without doubt the biggest, brightest, sparkliest and most interactive Maisy book yet so jump in and join Maisy and her friends as they don their costumes and hit the stage for all sorts of fun. Pull the tabs on every page and at the end you'll find an absolutely fabulous 3-d pull-out stage. Maisy has surpassed herself.
Lovely bold illustrations capture Dog’s boundless and boastful enthusiasm. Dog loves his friends; he thinks they are brilliant but he also thinks that he is the best. How Dog’s friends show him how loveable he is, even if he is not the best, is warm hearted and touching.
Big and bold illustrations portray the title of this collection in no uncertain terms whilst also capturing the big dramas that lie at the heart of these eight favourite nursery stories. Grandmother is dramatically gulped down by the wolf before being equally dramatically rescued by the woodcutter in Little Red Riding Hood, while the three billy goats gruff face a huge, hairy troll in their attempts to cross into the grassy meadow. There’s more eating in other stories as well as a very careless Goldilocks breaks the bear’s furniture before they send her packing. A new look in a big book format filled with some familiar classics.
Loveable Maisy is back in this enjoyable exploration of the concept of opposites. Thus, Maisy young, Maisy old; Maisy hot, Maisy cold and so on. Lucy Cousins’s incredibly expressive pictures provide a rich drama to support the concepts. Big and small, hot and cold, happy and sad – help loveably Maisy find all the opposites she needs in this large format book.
Celebrate twenty-five years of Maisy with this classic novelty book reissue! Help Maisy get changed for her swimming lesson in this charming and original children's book by the multi-award-winning Lucy Cousins that was first published by Walker Books twenty-five years ago. Lift the flaps and pull the tabs to turn taps, open doors and make clothes move up and down. It's time for Maisy to put on her colourful striped swimsuit and there's lots of early learning colour fun to be had: first she takes off her blue hat and scarf, then her red coat, her grey cardigan, her green trousers, her brown boots, her purple T-shirt, her yellow socks, her orange bloomers, and puts on her swimsuit and goes for a swim! Visit her amazing website - www.maisyfun.com - for activities, newsletters, games and more.
Maisy is at the farm - and she's very busy! Pull the tabs, lift the flaps and help Maisy collect eggs, feed the baby lambs, drive a tractor, pick apples... Maisy is very busy at the farm and this is one of her most delightful books yet!
Maisy is going to her very first wedding - how exciting! See the ceremony and exchange of rings, then join in for dancing, food and wedding cake! The perfect read-aloud story about being a guest at a wedding or for any flower girl or ring-bearer. It's more fun with Maisy! Visit her amazing website - www.maisyfun.com - for activities, newsletters, games and more.
March 2018 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month March 2018 A watery celebration for a little duckling who loves the rain! Lucy Cousins’ bold and brightly coloured illustrations bring out all the fun that a duckling has with his friends including a frog, a swan, a wriggly worm and a couple of slugs. The noisy Quack! quack! quack! of his refrain will delighted all young listeners. ~ Julia Eccleshare Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for March 2018 The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue King Coo by Adam Stower Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins We Are Not Frogs! (Little Gems) by Michael Morpurgo The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear by Margrete Lamond Song of the Dolphin Boy by Elizabeth Laird What Do People Do All Day? (50th anniversary edition) by Richard Scarry Bird House by Libby Walden Bug Hotel by Libby Walden Alone Together by Clayton Junior The Lost Penguin by Claire Freedman
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month June 2017 Loveable Maisy’s visit to a bookshop gives her a taste of the magic of stories. In book after book she finds a wonderful story. There seem to be books about everything! When Maisy’s friends turn up in the library they each find a story they love. And sharing them with their friends makes them even more special! Published as one of Maisy’s ‘First Experiences’ this is an excellent introduction to a bookshop and to books in general. ~ Julia Eccleshare Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for June 2017 Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds by Horatio Clare Adventures of John Blake, The: Mystery of the Ghost Ship by Philip Pullman Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Ocean by Axel Scheffler Maisy Goes to the Bookshop by Lucy Cousins Tender Earth by Sita Brahmachari Old Hat by Emily Gravett The Cow Who Fell to Earth by Nadia Shireen
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month | February 2017 Book of the Month Best-selling Lucy Cousins‘s boldly drawn birds inspire the imagination as she illustrates the wonderful things that different kinds of birds can do. Lively, colourful birds fill each page beautifully as she illustrates them flying, hopping, pecking, swooping, singing and running in a charming book that leads perfectly to bedtime. ~ Julia Eccleshare Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for February 2017 Young Magicians and the Thieves' Almanac by Nick Mohammed A Busy Day for Birds by Lucy Cousins Mind the Gap by Phil Earle The Bolds on Holiday by Julian Clary The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling by Timothy Basil Ering The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis
First experiences and early learning are lots of fun with Maisy, and this lively, interactive pop-up book makes it easy for the youngest children to understand space and space travel. Maisy watches the sun go down and the moon come up; in the morning she climbs into her rocket and blasts off into space. It takes three days to travel to the moon, readers are told. Next a fun pop-up cleverly demonstrates weightlessness in space. After her adventure Maisy returns to earth, her control module floating down into the sea. Panels down the side of each spread feature details - parachute, monitor, crater, landing module etc – each one named. Another joyful learning experience with this favourite character. ~ Andrea Reece
Maisy is the perfect Christmas guest, guaranteed to bring smiles and happiness wherever she goes. Naturally she’s bought presents for all her friends and little hands can open them on each page via clever pop-ups or flaps (there’s a written clue to the contents of each parcel too also hidden under a flap). Maisy even includes a special gift for the reader, an extra little book tucked into a parcel on the last page. Lucy Cousin’s strong, simple colours and line are full of Christmas cheer and toddlers will love her take on the festive season. ~ Andrea Reece "Maisy does things that children all over the world do", Lucy Cousins says of her superstar mouse. "The way she dresses, the way she acts, are typical of children all over the world."
Celebrate twenty-five years of Maisy with this classic novelty book reissue that remains as popular today as it was 25 years ago! Lift the flaps and pull the tabs, it's time for Maisy to go to bed! First she drinks her bedtime drink, then she has to brush her teeth, wash her hands, put on her pyjamas and read her book. There's lots to do.
Maisy makes everything fun, and here she takes young readers on a wonderful day out in London, starting at King’s Cross station, taking in Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, and even the Aquarium. If you’re planning a trip to the capital it would be a great way to prepare children and get them excited, but if you’re not then it’s still an excellent picture book with lots to look at and talk about, and many opportunities for impromptu early learning. As ever with Lucy Cousins, it’s wonderfully bright and vivid, and full of little surprises (keep an eye on the toucan!). ~ Andrea Reece
No child need feel anxious about sports day with Maisy there to introduce it. Maisy and her friends are very excited about sports day, and no wonder, it’s great fun with all sorts of races and games, and a chance for everyone to compete. Eddie the elephant drops his egg in the egg and spoon race, but he helps his team win the tug of war! As always, Lucy Cousins’ strong, simple colours are enormously satisfying to the eye and her quirky sense of humour – watch out for that crocodile playing quoits! – will keep readers giggling. ~ Andrea Reece
Set sail in search of treasure with this brand new title in Maisy's Pop-up-and-Play Book series! Perfect for any pint-sized pirate, this interactive book can be easily transported to keep little ones entertained on the go - and when they've finished playing the press-out characters can then be stowed away in a keep-safe pocket at the end.
From Humpty Dumpty , to Rock-a-bye Baby , this wonderful collection of nursery rhymes has been beautifully imagined by Lucy Cousins, illustrator of the Maisy books. Lucy Cousins Treasury of Nursery Rhymes Book and CD includes audio recording by children's TV presenter Katy Ashworth and robust, easy-to-hold tabs for finding your favourite rhymes. This playful treasury is the perfect introduction to the world of nursery rhymes for little children.
Prepare for take-off as Maisy goes on a passenger plane for the very first time! A story of flying for the first time from the multi-award-winning Lucy Cousins. Maisy is off on a journey to see her friend Ella, but Ella lives such a long way away. Maisy must go by plane and what an exciting trip it is! As she makes her way through security and steps on board, Maisy peeks in at the captain: what a lot of lights and buttons it takes to make a plane go! Maisy soon makes friends with Mr Percy and Betsy; and after drinks, magazines and a tricky toilet stop, the journey is over in no time! The perfect buy before going on holiday, this will prepare little ones who have never flown before. It's more fun with Maisy! Visit her amazing website - www.maisyfun.com - for activities, newsletters, games and more.
Count from one to ten with Maisy in this farmyard game of hide-and-seek! Count from one to ten in this farm-themed lift-the-flap book from the multi-award-winning creator of Maisy. It's bedtime but where have all of Mummy Hen's chicks gone? Maisy goes in search for them, and you can help too! Lift the flaps along the way to see who's in the stable, in the tractor, or up in the apple tree. Cluck, cluck, cheep, cheep - find all ten chicks and make sure that they get home safely! It's more fun with Maisy! Visit her amazing website - www.maisyfun.com - for activities, newsletters, games and more.
Maisy and her friends enjoy dressing up and playing in this fun-to-explore pop-up picture book. Everyone can play a part in this wonderful story about knights and castles and there is even a dragon to be slain. Perfect for bringing the past alive to young readers.
Everyone will love Maisy’s football game! She and her friends divide into two teams. They do all their warming up exercises before beginning an exciting game. They love kicking and passing and diving and scoring. Luckily, both sides score a goal before the final whistle goes and it is all over. All the friends agree it was a great game!
One THRILLING new movie, one HUGE movie star, LOTS of popcorn and, er, LOTS of toilet breaks - Maisy and her friends are going to the cinema for the very first time! Maisy and her friends are off to the cinema to see the latest adventure movie: Hero in the Jungle. Eddie's most favourite movie star (EVER), Troy T. Tiger, is starring and - ooh! - he can barely contain his excitement! In fact, he gets so excited that he SHOUTS at the screen. Shhhhhhh... Don't you know you can't shout in the cinema, Eddie? Seating arrangements, the dark cinema, popcorn spills and a nail-biting hiding-behind-your-hands moment ... this is everything a first cinema trip is about!
Loveable Maisy introduces some of the wildlife from particular regions in beautiful pictures with tabs to pull to reveal special secrets. There are penguins at the South Pole with flaps which reveal how they keep their babies from catching cold; zebras, giraffes and hippos in the Savannah with a lion who can be released from his hiding place in the long grass and lots of wonderful creatures hiding in the deep, deep water of the ocean.
Brilliant Lucy Cousins has created a fabulous new book which is full of holes! The young woodpecker is taught to peck by its father. The only trouble is…once it has learnt to peck a hole, it just can’t stop! There are holes in everything and young readers will love to explore them with their little fingers while they laugh at the ridiculous places the woodpecker has pecked.
Best-loved Maisy has a new adventure in this riotous pull-out and pop-up story. Maisy and her friends are off to the Funfair. Pull the tabs and watch them bump and thump on the bumper cars, bounce up high on the bouncy castle and swoosh up and down on the thrilling roller-coaster.
Loveable Maisy the Mouse has many skills. Here she plants and tends a wonderful garden. Pull the tabs and help her! In the Spring, it is digging and planting and watering. Then, up come the first shoots! After that, it is weeding before the garden is full of wonderful flowers and vegetables. Working with Maisy is a great way of showing children what plants need to make them grow which makes this a perfect introduction to the first steps in science.
Maisy and her friends are off for a dip in the pool. Maisy is looking forward to it but soon finds that there is a lot to learn if you want to stay afloat! Maisy’s efforts are well rewarded and young readers will enjoy learning all about swimming with her.
Maisy and all her friends love making music and, tonight, they're going to have a concert. Time to practise everyone! With all their musical instruments - the piano, the triangle, drums and the double bass - they get a jam going, chinka-ching, rat-a-tat-tat, doo-ba-be-doo, tum-te-tum! What a show it will be.
Maisy loves to make-and-do! Paper lanterns, feather masks, food collages ... what will she make today? Painting and drawing, cutting and gluing - Maisy's very first creative book will keep little hands busy making all kinds of wonderful things! With seventeen simple, exciting and fun craft ideas, from making a shoe box house to a magic wax painting, every spread is a feast for the eyes! The book blends together easy-to-follow instructions, classic Maisy illustrations, and spectacular photos of the finished crafts - all made by the inimitable Lucy Cousins herself! And with wipe-clean pages, this title is perfect for messy hands!
Join Maisy on her very first sleepover! Friends and games, yummy food and funny dancing - it's hard to feel anything but wide awake! Maisy has been invited to her very first sleepover at Tallulah's house. She must pack her sleeping bag, her pyjamas and - oh! Let's not forget Panda! Lala is there, too, and together they dance, talk and play all day. They even have a special sleepover supper. Maisy never knew sleepovers could be so fun! Non-stop chatter, dancing, chasing, exploring, a huge feast, LOTS of jumping on beds and plenty of snuggling ... young children will revel in the energy and fun of this new Maisy title! Readers can also meet Maisy's fabulous new friend Ella, who shows everyone how to Wiggle and Roll !
Explore opposites with Maisy in this exuberant concept book. What's the opposite of big? Small! What's the opposite of old? Young! What's the opposite of hot? Cold! An exciting range of opposites is explored by Maisy as you've never seen her before: stripy and spotty, happy and sad, tall and short! This large-format concept book with rounded corners is bursting with exciting, colourful art and sure to delight young children. This strikingly vibrant new art from Lucy Cousins takes Maisy into a whole new realm, with strong appeal for adult art-lovers as well as toddlers.
A book about movement that celebrates just how much fun it is to be physical! When Maisy wakes up in the morning, she has so much energy! How can you help her move through her active day - bending, stretching, skipping, kicking, jumping and somersaulting? You can move the interactive tabs and wheels in the pages! An interactive adventure that will make a fantastic addition to any child's Maisy book collection.
Pull the tabs, lift the flaps and have a sparkly, happy Christmas with Maisy. Join Maisy in celebrating the festive season, with this edition of the bestselling novelty book. From wrapping presents and making the cake to putting up the shiny decorations and hanging up her stocking, Maisy's preparations are bursting with excitement and colour and fun. Full of flaps to lift, tabs to pull and lots of sparkly surprises, this is the perfect mini stocking-filler for Maisy fans everywhere.
Spotty and stripy, big or teeny tiny, 1, 2, 3, ABC...Maisy loves to learn new things and in her world, it's always fun! Do you know where a spider lives? Or how many legs an octopus has? What letter does your name begin with? You can learn it all in this exuberant and fun Maisy title, brimming over with first concepts of every kind. This is a perfect learning book for very young children, who will revel in the interactive flaps, witty art and friendly tone. This is a Maisy First Concepts Book , perfect for toddlers aged between 1 and 3 years. It features 48 pages of bright, colourful Lucy Cousins artwork with lots of flaps and plenty of little cheeps from chirpy chicks. This is another original winner from the best-selling Lucy Cousins.
Whatever the weather, it's always fun with Maisy! Snow, rain or sun, Maisy always has fun. This book includes tabs to pull and wheels to turn that will keep little hands delighted.
A colourful large-format board book that has a die-cut window revealing a chunky, clunky clock with real hands and cogs that can be turned to show the time on each page. Young children will love pointing them to the correct time for each activity Maisy is doing. This title is full of fun, and a colourful, interactive introduction to telling the time with everyone's favourite character.
Best-selling Maisy is back in a fabulous new, all singing all dancing Pop-up- and-Play title. Maisy and her friends are putting on a show and through a number of tabs and flaps young readers can make them twirl and whirl as they practise for the great moment. As ever, Maisy is a great character and her friends are delightful. The LoveReading Comment: To celebrate 20 years of Maisy, this book is without doubt the biggest, brightest, sparkliest and most interactive Maisy book yet so jump in and join Maisy and her friends as they don their costumes and hit the stage for all sorts of fun. Pull the tabs on every page and at the end you'll find an absolutely fabulous 3-d pull-out stage. Maisy has surpassed herself.
The fourth title in Maisy's First Science series provides a simple, exciting introduction to vehicles. Out on the waves, the wind fills the sails. That's what makes Maisy's boat go! Hot air makes her balloon rise ... electricity powers the tram ... steam moves the train's pistons ... and Maisy's own little legs make her bicycle wheels go round and round. Pull the tabs and watch things move in this fun, stimulating book about all the things that allow Maisy - and you - to get about! Look out for the other First Science titles: Maisy Bakes a Cake, Maisy's Wonderful Weather and Maisy's Nature Trail.
A Maisy Concertina Book where - as in Maisy's Traffic Jam - the book opens to reveal a concertina page that unfolds to show a stunning, two-sided, metre-long street scene with fifteen flaps! Two metres of fabulous fold-out fun in this entertaining book. The hardback contains a concertina page to unfold, showing a busy two-sided street scene. On her way to Eddie's birthday party, Maisy passes the bakery, the florist, the library, the doctor's surgery, the cafe, Ostrich's house, Tallulah's house, the sweet shop, the shoe shop, the Post Office, the bank, an ice-cream van, the fishmonger, the vegetable stall and the fancy dress shop ... so much to look at, and so many friends to meet along the way!
Exciting, impressive; the perfect gift! This stand-up, fold-out, carousel now has a second floor, more toys, a bath, Maisy's friends, plus a colourful garden. There's so much for Maisy and her friends to do - dressing, dancing, cooking, having a picnic, riding a trike, gardening, watering, playing hide and seek, tidying up, having a bath ... and finally going to bed, with Panda. This book offers endless scope for imaginative play with press-out figures of Maisy, Tallulah, Cyril and Charlie and over 40 press-out toys, plus more than fifteen flaps for little hands to explore ... perfect for curious toddlers.
Have fun in the playground with Maisy! Pull the tabs, lift the flaps and join Maisy as she slides down the slide, paddles in the paddling pool, swings on the swing, plays in the sand pit, rides the rocking horse, licks her lolly, feeds the ducks and rides her tricycle all the way home.
There are presents for everybody when Maisy comes back from holiday in this pop-up book. Help her friends unwrap their gifts and choose one for Maisy - and there's even a little book present for the reader too.
It's Maisy the mouse's birthday! Pull the tabs, lift the flaps and celebrate in this novelty classic! Maisy's having a birthday party and there are lots of fun things to do. Lift the flaps, pull the tabs and watch her open her presents, play party games and blow out the candles on her cake. You can even join in singing Happy Birthday to Maisy! This title belongs to a series of seven classic pop-up Maisy books: Maisy Goes Swimming, Maisy Goes to the Playground, Maisy Goes to the Farm, Maisy Goes to Bed, Maisy's ABC, Maisy Goes to Playschool and Happy Birthday Maisy
Ahoy there, shipmates! Children crazy for Maisy should love this colourful nautical adventure featuring the little mouse and her friends. Captain Maisy is off on a treasure hunt. There's a map to read, keys to find and, of course, a chest full of treasure to discover!
With carefully structured method targets, this course introduces only the most important German vocabulary and grammar and gets you speaking straight away. The learning programme aims to take only 35 minutes a day for six weeks and has fewer than 400 words to be learnt. The grammar has been pared down to the bare bones and is explained in simple English so you will not get bogged down by unnecessarily complicated structures that will not need.
Maisy's Busy Book is full of games, puzzles and other great activities - dot-to-dot, pairs, odd-one-out and complete the picture. Plus there's a Maisy mobile to press out and make.
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