Her work, especially the character of Maisy Mouse, is a successful publishing brand, with books printed in 27 different languages and over 27 million copies of her books in print. [3] The series is known as the Maisy Series. [4]

Baggott, Sophie (2 July 2014). "Six Winners of Booktrust Best Book Awards Unveiled!". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 July 2015. About Maisy At the Farm, Lucy Cousins". Baker & Taylor Author Biographies. 3 January 2000 . Retrieved 25 July 2015. Best Books for Babies List Released by Carnegie Library". South Pittsburgh Reporter. 6 May 2014 . Retrieved 25 July 2015. Maisy and Tallulah are having great fun showing each other how to dance to different styles of music. Charley arrives at Maisy's house, and shows them that he is rather a good dancer too; Eddie, Cyril and Maisy are playing in the garden. When Eddie takes a tumble, Maisy and Cyril try to make him feel better; Maisy is getting ready for an Easter egg hunt in her garden. Charley arrives early and decides to help; Maisy's having a bath, or at least she's trying to, but Tallulah won't take no for an answer, and thinks that Maisy is going to play with her.

Christmas Cards & Gift Wrap

It's Charley's birthday, and he receives many interesting presents, but the one he's most interested in is the umbrella which Maisy gives him. The only problem is that it doesn't look as though it's going rain. Eddie saves the day though, and makes Charley's birthday complete; Maisy's going out on her roller skates today, and she finds that with a little practise she is really good at roller skating. Tallulah thinks so too; There are so many things you can do with a feather, as Maisy and her friends find out today; Maisy's spring cleaning her house, and by giving her a helping hand Charley finds a good way to earn some of Maisy's delicious cakes.

Eddie is a 9-year-old elephant who is often in settings where he is too big to participate as he is often depicted as being almost animalistic rather than anthropomorphic in appearance. Learning and discovering, these are the two goals of Maisy Mouse books. Each book uses a different and very simple theme for kids to learn and discover new things.Cousins, whose parents were also artists, was interested in children's books from an early age. But it took until the end of six years in art college for her to decide that she wanted to create children's books. Cousins received BA Honours in graphic design from the Faculty of Arts and Architecture at Brighton Polytechnic. [1] She then attended the Royal College of Art, where she met artist Quentin Blake, who encouraged her work. [1] She developed her sense of design and colour at the Royal College of Art. [2] Work [ edit ] For example, some are about different cultural spaces, like the library or museum. Others are about modes of transportation, like buses or planes. You can also find hobbies, like playing soccer or cooking. Maisy is a 6-year-old mouse who lives in an orange house with a red roof. She wears different clothes. She loves to paint and play with her friends. Maisy the mouse is a classic character that EVERY little reader MUST meet! Maisy picture books are perfect for children making their first steps in life, with lift-the-flap and sturdy board books for babies, all the way up to picture books up to ages 5! Maisy, Charley and Tallulah decide to take their boats out on the lake, but Tallulah doesn't realise that it's very easy for a boat to drift away; Maisy is planting a new tree in the garden and Rabbit comes along to give her a helping hand; Tallulah brings her new torch round to show Maisy which comes in very handy when Cyril manages to lose his bouncy ball somewhere in Maisy's bedroom; It's time to make music - Maisy and her friends set up all their instruments, and once Eddie has decided which instrument he wants, the band begins to play.

a b c Phinney, Margaret Yatsevitch (24 January 2003). Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Literary Reference Center, EBSCOhost. p.201 . Retrieved 25 July 2015. Maisy was released on VHS in the US from 1999 until 2001, at which point it was replaced with DVD releases. Universal Studios Home Entertainment released several Maisy videotapes in the US, most of them with the Macrovision copying protection system. [ citation needed] It's nearly lunchtime and Charley's got nothing to eat, but he's going to go shopping with Maisy; Maisy can hear all sorts of noises very carefully, as Maisy finds out; Maisy and Cyril find out how many different types of hat there are; Maisy and her friends learn all about how to make things look bigger, with the help of Eddie's magnifying glass and Charley's telescope. Maisy won the British Academy Children's Award for Pre-School Animation in 2000. [3] Home media and streaming [ edit ] She received Mathical Honors for Count with Maisy, Cheep, Cheep, Cheep!. [10] Bibliography [ edit ]Maisy's many adventures are the very best stories to share with children as they explore first experiences. From going swimming and visiting the farm, to learning ABC's and playing hide and seek, Maisy has got you (and your little one) covered! Maisy wants to play today, and so she goes to all her friends' houses to see if they want to play but no-one is in - what Maisy doesn't know is that everyone is waiting for her at her house; Maisy and Panda are off to the park, but Panda decides that he wants to do a little exploring of his own; Maisy and Tallulah are playing follow the leader - when Eddie joins in they find out that there are some things which everyone can do, and some things which only an elephant can do; Maisy and Cyril go to the beach, but Cyril is bit wary of going into the sea. He soon forgets his worries though, and finds that splashing about in the water can be as much fun as anything else.

It's a hot day and Maisy and Cyril are playing in the sandpit. Cyril gets caught short, but Maisy saves the day; On a snowy day, Charley comes over to play at Maisy's. Together, the two construct an igloo. They are soon joined by a little bird; Everyone's round at Maisy's house, playing a game of sardines. The only problem is that Eddie's much too big to squeeze in with everyone else, so he finds his own way of playing; Maisy's going deep sea diving today, and Dolphin is there to guide her through the underwater world. Maisy was produced by King Rollo Films, PolyGram Visual Programming, and Universal Pictures Visual Programming. [ citation needed] Release and subsequent telecasts [ edit ] Cousins' character, Maisy, was featured on a postage stamp published by the U.S. Postal Service in their 2006 Favorite Children's Book Animals Series. [8]

Diaries & Calendars

Cyril and Maisy buy some balloons, but they find that it's not so easy to stop them flying away; It's a hot day and Maisy makes a home made lemonade; Charley's eyes are bigger than his tummy, and Maisy has to find a way to make him feel better; Maisy is making music, with a little help from her friends. Maisy makes a snowmouse and runs off to play in the snow with her friends Tallulah, Charley and Cyril. When Maisy gets covered in snow her friends don't know which is the real Maisy; Maisy decides to make some cards, and Cyril joins in too; Maisy and Tallulah set off to choose a Christmas tree, but they find that decorating it is not as easy as they think; It's Christmas Eve and all round Maisy's house, nothing is stirring, except a very excited little mouse. Another feature that stands out in this series is its pictures. Since they’re made for little ones, they’re striking images to help kids develop their imagination. They can also create stories and understand through each of the images. Her board books, designed especially for toddlers, are considered among the best, according to Horn Book Magazine. [6] Elizabeth "Lucy" Cousins (1964) is a British author and illustrator of children's books. She is best known for her books featuring Maisy Mouse, referred to as the Maisy Series published from the 1990s onwards, from which the TV series Maisy was created in 1999.