Maisy's Amazing Big Book of Words [Hardcover]

Lucy Cousins (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Maisy

It’s the biggest-ever Maisy book! Look to Lucy Cousins’s beloved mouse for the final word on making learning fun.

Open the cover and enter Maisy’s amazing world of words! This mega-Maisy book is bursting with pictures and first words perfectly suited to a preschooler’s brand-new interests, from friends to farm animals, favorite toys to things that go. Sixty-four pages, twenty- five fabulous flaps, and more than 300 wonderful words combine in a colorful, can’t-put-down collection from award-winning artist Lucy Cousins.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Billed by the publisher as the biggest-ever Maisy book, this busy, oversize title is a preschooler's delight. As in Maisy's Big Flap Book (2001), there's no story—just an explosion of words and corresponding pictures, and sturdy flaps on each spread add to the interactive fun. With headings such as Getting Dressed and Things that Go, the pages group the featured items into categories, such as clothes, vehicles, food, and musical instruments. The large, primary-colored, clearly outlined images will captivate preschoolers, who will want to point to and name each item. There are a few challenges (a thresher is featured in the On the Farm section) and several appeals to potty humor (a big pile of labeled poop rests near a bull). Libraries should order multiple copies; like Maisy's other titles, this light, bright toddler treat will be in high demand. Engberg, Gillian

About the Author

Lucy Cousins is the multi-award-winning creator of Maisy. A global phenomenon, Maisy books have sold over twenty-one million copies worldwide and are available in twenty-nine different languages. Other titles include Jazzy in the Jungle (1-84428-477-8), Hooray for Fish! (1-4063-0156-6) and Za-za's Baby Brother (0-7445-7026-3). Lucy lives in Petersfield, Hampshire. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; First Edition edition (June 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763607940
• ISBN-13: 978-0763607944
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 0.6 x 10.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,154 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

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Check out This Kaleidoscope of Words!, July 24, 2008

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Sherry Y. Artemenko (Southport, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maisy's Amazing Big Book of Words (Hardcover)

No child gets bored in this kaleidoscope of colorful objects, animals and people gathered into categories by theme--getting dressed, visiting the farm, making music, or playing on the beach. Each category is introduced with a full-size picture and flap to invite your preschooler into a world bursting with 300 words that are related by theme. Whether your child is at the stage of pointing to hear you label the picture, naming the illustrations or narrating a little sentence, she will delight in this feast of words, all relating to a little one's experience.

As a speech-language specialist at Play on Words, I like to offer tips to build your child's language and pre-literacy skills. Take the time to name the pictures, describe them, "the three swimming ducklings," and talk about how they all belong to a group--things we use on a rainy day, animals in the sea, food in the kitchen, or objects for bath time. Naming the category builds your child's language as she learns to group words by their use or function. Talk about what we do with the items--"We dry off with a towel," or "we wash with soap," or "we float the duck." Talking about the function of objects, helps your child link concepts and builds language skills.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of color and smiles and big, black lines... it's MAISY!, November 25, 2007

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maisy's Amazing Big Book of Words (Hardcover)

Another fun, colorful Maisy book. This volume is an oversized word primer, filled with about 300 words and illustrations (and a bunch of flaps to open, too!) all in Ms. Cousins' bright, blocky style. The words are organized by theme -- on the farm, at the park, etc. -- and while there's nothing really in the plot department, it's as eyecatching as all Maisy books, and sure to enthrall the littlest readers. (ReadThatAgain book reviews)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Look mummy!, October 17, 2007

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K. Chong (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maisy's Amazing Big Book of Words (Hardcover)

This is one of my 2 year old's favourite books. The charming illustrations of objects are grouped in familiar categories so that toddlers can relate the images to their everyday lives. Not only is this book entertaining, but it helps to broaden a toddler's vocabulary quickly. My child delights in showing me how many pictures he recognises - "look mummy there's a....".