Maisy Goes Camping: A Maisy First Experience Book [Hardcover]

Lucy Cousins (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Maisy

Five in the tent! A camping trip with Maisy turns into a slapstick comedy of errors in this hilarious picture-book adventure.

When Maisy sets off to go camping in the country, it’s only natural that all her friends come along, too. But they soon find that pitching a tent is not an easy thing to do. Even if they do manage to keep the tent up, there’s the matter of fitting them all in — Maisy, Charley, Cyril, Tallulah, and finally, the huge elephant, Eddie. What a squeezy squish-squash! Good night, campers! Uh-oh-what’s that popping sound?

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An enjoyable new adventure." Maisy Goes Camping nominated as Highlight of the Season by The Children's Buyer's Guide" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Lucy Cousins, the creator of Maisy, won the 2002 Smarties Book Prize Gold Award for the Under-5s category with her picture book Jazzy in the Jungle. Her other titles include Hooray for Fish! and Za-za's Baby Brother, which was used by baby charity Tommy's in a nationwide ad campaign. She lives in Petersfield, Hampshire. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (April 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763623695
• ISBN-13: 978-0763623692
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 0.4 x 7.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,229,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lucy Cousins is the creator of many wonderful picture books for children, including Yummy: My Favourite Nursery Stories and Hooray for Fish! , as well as her bestselling books about Maisy the mouse. About I'm the Best, she says, "I had the idea for this book after winning a tennis competition. I loved telling all my friends and family about it, but then I realized that I was probably showing off, like Dog!" Lucy Cousins lives in Hampshire with her partner, four children and very fluffy dog.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Donna, August 14, 2009

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D. Layrisse (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maisy Goes Camping: A Maisy First Experience Book (Paperback)

The book was too basic and I'm wondering why it was on my Kindergartener's reading list. I didn't like the story and, more importantly, my son was easily bored by the book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Camping Trip With a Favorite Mouse, November 5, 2006

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George Buttner "Agent0042" (Dayton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maisy Goes Camping: A Maisy First Experience Book (Hardcover)

"Maisy Goes Camping" finds Maisy and her friends Cyril, Talluluah, Charley and Eddy going on a camping trip. Maisy is all packed and ready to go and they've found the perfect place to camp. Things become amusing, however, when the situation in the tent gets rather cramped, thanks to Eddy's large size.

This is a simple, fun story. The illustrations in the Maisy books feature bright, simple patches of color inside large, dark lines. The text and story content are nice for bedtime.

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, December 6, 2010

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NCmom - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maisy Goes Camping: A Maisy First Experience Book (Paperback)

This book is definitely for toddlers with an advanced sense of humor. It also incorporates friendship, counting, differences, and compromise. The words and ideas are very simple but each page is an opportunity to discuss further with your child. Books are to be discussed especially with preschoolers. My 3 yr old loves to count as the friends enter the tent. She belly laughs as big Eddie squeezes in the tent with all the friends. Then we talk about how nice all of the friends were to let Eddie sleep in the tent while they sleep under the stars. Its a fantastic book!