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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. “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.” Lucy Cousins works from her home in Hampshire, England. Other titles include Hooray for Fish! – which has appeared in animation in Japan; the bestselling New York Times Top 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Book Yummy; the critically acclaimed Peck Peck Peck, which won Best Picture Book in the BookTrust Best Book Awards, as well as the British Book Design and Production Award in the Children’s Trade category; and more recently Splish, Splash, Ducky!, Let's Play Monsters! and A Good Place.
Maisy the mouse introduces her young audience to bees and their importance in our world. With factual information throughout, this title shows Maisy and her friends in their colorful world learning about bees and how they live, produce honey, and help plants grow. VERDICT A useful introduction to an essential part of nature, this book and its friendly, familiar guide may help children overcome potential fear of these buzzing insects that do so much for our world. -- John Scott * School Library Journal *
