Maisy's Farm: A Pop-up and Play Set [Hardcover]

Lucy Cousins (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2001 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Maisy

Maisy takes preschoolers to her pop-up farm for hours of fun!

What’s more fun than a day on the farm? A day on the farm with Maisy! Maisy’s Farm is an amazing three-dimensional pop-up farm full of things to do and animals to love. The sturdy stand-up Maisy figure has arms that move and a tractor to ride in. Children will love to help Maisy milk the cow, collect the eggs, tend to the vegetable patch, and more! With twenty-six full-color press-out pieces and loads of flaps to lift and tabs to pull, there’s no end to the fun on Maisy’s farm.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Roll up your sleeves and get ready to help Maisy and her friends run the farm! In this elaborate pop-up and play set, the covers of what looks like a regular hardcover book fold back all the way to reveal four quadrants that make up Maisy the mouse's farm. Children can play with press-out characters, animals, tools, and crops in pop-up cardboard sheds, haylofts, and vegetable patches. Maisy herself has movable arms and can sit in her own tractor as she roams the farm, milking the cow, collecting fruits and vegetables, gathering honey, and feeding the lambs. This interactive book about the lovable, industrious Maisy includes 26 full-color press-out pieces and a 16-page mini book. Fans of the endearing, simple stories, vibrant colors, and boldly outlined animal figures of Lucy Cousins's numerous Maisy titles will also enjoy Maisy's Pop-up Playhouse. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter

From Publishers Weekly

In Lucy Cousins's latest incarnation, Maisy's Farm: A Pop-Up and Play Set, each spread presents a different scene in which to place the countrified character. A "mini-book" is tucked inside the hayloft, Maisy and tractor reside in the shed and 26 sturdy paper play pieces keep Maisy company.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 8 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763612944
• ISBN-13: 978-0763612948
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,463,466 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

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great (portable) fun for little Maisy and/or farm fans, February 7, 2003

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audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maisy's Farm: A Pop-up and Play Set (Hardcover)

We bought this farm pop-up after having purchased and enjoyed the Maisy Pop-Up Playhouse. Both have their charms. The farm has fewer nooks and crannies to hold items but the objects themselves are just as clever, and Maisy's friends Talleulah, Cyril, Charlie and Eddie are here on the farm.

This is a terrific value -- a charming fold-out setup, creatively designed and with lots of hidden surprises and fun accessories. Your preschooler boy or girl will have hours of low-tech fun playing with Maisy and her friends as they tend to the garden, feed the animals and play on the tractor.

A mini-book relates Maisy's busy day on the farm, and three pages of punch-out accessories include character props, animals, food and farm tools.

The cardboard props don't really hold the characters up, and the thin material is liable to tear, but pieces are easily taped and this low-tech setup fosters hours of imaginative play.

Charming.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hours of fun and imagination for Maisy fans, January 22, 2003

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pixiestyyx (Glendale, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maisy's Farm: A Pop-up and Play Set (Hardcover)

My two year-old LOVES this book/playset! Even though it's made of cardboard, it's really quite sturdy as she is very hard on books and has only torn the stable thus far. I could not really get the Maisy character figures to properly stand on their paper props but my daughter couldn't care less. She discovers new details on the farm every day, from the bats hanging in the stable to the water faucet behind the dutch doors. She just loves this toy and lugs the whole thing from room to room along with all the little cardboard pieces.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great idea but....., February 24, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Maisy's Farm: A Pop-up and Play Set (Hardcover)

I love the concept of this pop-up Farm, the design is adorable. However, my 3 year old, who is extremely gentle with her things, has accidently ripped many of the parts & pieces. It is not built that well! I keep a glue stick with me every time she plays with it, which is daily. The cut outs of Maisy & her buddies are very cute.