Maisy Likes Music
by
Lucy Cousins
Illustrator: Lucy Cousins
Maisy and her familiar cast of friends are shown playing a variety of musical instruments, each of which has its own sound, such as 'tooty-toot!' and 'cha-cha-cha!'. At the end of the book, the friends play together in a colourful, noisy orchestra.
The illustrations have a simple charm and each onomatopoeic word has been carefully chosen. This is also a sturdy board book with a clear spine filled with coloured beads, so it can be used as a rattle and shaken in keeping with the story's musical theme.
Publisher: Walker Books
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Lucy Cousins
Maisy, the famous mouse, 'drew herself' one day, when Lucy was doodling various animals on a piece of paper, looking for inspiration, and the first Maisy book was published soon after Lucy left college. Lucy won the Bologna Ragazzi Non-fiction Prize 1997 for Maisy's House and has been Highly Commended for the National Art Illustration Award 1997 for Za Za's Baby Brother, images from which were also used in a publicity campaign by Tommy's, the baby's charity. Jazzy in the Jungle won the Smarties Book Prize in 2002. Hooray for Fish!, published in 2005, is a celebration of life under the sea.
Lucy Cousins
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Reading Age: 4+
Interest level: 0-4
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