Maisy goes to the city

Format:

Book

Title:

Maisy goes to the city

Author:

Cousins, Lucy author illustrator

ISBN:

9780763653279

9780763668341

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publication:

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2011.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 x 24 cm.

Series title(s):

Maisy first experiences book.

Summary:

Maisy and Charley visit their friend Dotty, who lives in a big city filled with noisy traffic, enormous buildings, and crowded sidewalks.

Reading Level:

3 years and older.

Preschool.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader 1.8.

Personal Subject:

Maisy (Fictitious character from Cousins)-Juvenile fiction.

Maisy (Fictitious character from Cousins)

Subject(s):

City and town life -- Juvenile fiction.

Mice -- Juvenile fiction.

City and town life -- Fiction.

Mice -- Fiction.

Genre:

Picture books for children.

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It's another first for Maisy! The intrepid mouse is off to the big city with Charley. A perfect story for young children going on an urban adventure.

Broom, vroom, beep! Maisy and Charley are in the city visiting their friend Dotty, and there are many things to get used to - noisy traffic, enormous buildings, and sidewalks so crowded they have to walk very slowly (all the better for looking in store windows). Riding the escalator and elevator - and hanging on tight in the subway - are almost as much fun as exploring the giant toy store and eating pizza in a cafe. Even the playground is busy in the city!

Author Notes

English children's book author/illustrator Lucy Cousins was born on February 10, 1964. She studied at Canterbury College, received a BA Honours in Graphic Design from The Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Brighton Polytechnic, and earned a postgraduate degree from the Royal College of Art.

Cousins is best known for creating the popular Maisy mouse character for preschool children. Her first book was published not long after she finished college, and Maisy even has her own successful television show.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Maisy and her alligator friend, Charley, visit Dotty the donkey in the city, where they discover busy streets with noisy cars, giant buildings, and lots of shops, including an enormous toy store where Maisy momentarily gets lost. Cousins's familiarly sturdy gouache scenes, rendered in bright primary colors, pair with simple sentences in a playful font ("They squish into the subway car. Hang on tight, everyone!"). As ever, Cousins paints a vibrant, tangible, and inviting world for preschool-aged readers. Ages 3-up. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Horn Book Review

Cousins's familiar bold-color art outlined in heavy black lines illustrate this straightforward story about Maisy's trip to the city. When Maisy and Charley visit their friend Dotty, they navigate the crowded sidewalks and streets, visit a toy store, and ride a subway. Maisy briefly gets lost at the toy store, but the crisis is quickly resolved. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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