Customer Reviews

Maisy Goes Shopping (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Maisy Books (Prebound))

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In this book Maisy and Charley go grocery shopping. My two year old loves grocery shopping and is fascinated by the book. We read it over and over and over. Actually it is great for me too, because I use it to talk about what kind of foods we can buy at the grocery store. Maisy and Charley buy apples, bananas, yogurt, bread etc... It is a good opportunity to get in a plug for nutritious foods.

If you are the parent of a young child, you probably know who Maisy is. She's a mouse with a duck, a squirrel, an elephant, and a crocodile for friends. Why the crocodile isn't trying to eat the others is beyond me, but that's life in Maisy's world.

Both of my daughters love the Maisy books; there's something about their simple stories and colorful pictures that even appeals to adults. The books are short and easy to read. But, the stories are never obnoxiously simplistic, like so many other books for small children.

Maisy visits Charlie only to find his cupboards are bare, so its off to the grocery store. For reasons known only to them, my children aren't real wild about this Maisy book. Still, like all Maisy books, they liked it the first time around; maybe we've just read this one too many times.

This is my niece's favorite book even though she does not watch the television show. She adores the pictures. I have so much fun reading this to her -- we talk about the pictures together: I show her the picture of Charlie's empty fridge and she tells me what foods are in her fridge at home. We name the types of juices that Charlie is buying based on the pictures. She points out the bananas in the grocery cart, etc. She asks for this to be read to her over and over. Fortunately, it is not annoying to read this particular book to her. I recommend this to anyone who wants their children to learn to love reading and have fun with books.

My 2 1/2 year-old daughter loves Maisy, and loves this book! She has memorized most of the words, and relates the story to when she and I go shopping at the market together. She loves for me to read it over and over and over, which is fun for both of us. The pictures are simple, yet bold and colorful. GREAT for toddlers and preschoolers!

Maisy books are brightly colored, very entertaining for preschool. Our 3 year old loves the characters who repeat in other Maisy books.

My son, who just turned 2 years old, loves all the Maisy books. The stories are very simple to grasp and the large, bright pictures grab his attention. They focus around ideas that every young child can relate to such as going to the grocery store, using the vacuum cleaner, and bedtime routine. My son loves to point out all the things he is familiar with in the pictures and we read at least one Maisy tale each day.

The Maisy series is fantastic. The colorful illustrations and simple story lines have my toddler hooked. She has memorized all four of her books including Maisy Goes Shopping. Naturally toddlers love repetition, which means we read them together every day.

Because they are so thin, they easily travel with us everywhere. I get frustrated when my daughter tears the thin pages. But if they were board books, they wouldn't travel as well.

We've had Maisy's Christmas at my house for a couple of years and read it all year long.

When one of our friend's named her first daughter Maisy, (and knowing the mom as well as we do) Maisy Goes Shopping was a no-brainer.

Unfortunately, it's about the Grocery Store, not Maisy at Macy's (or the like).

Just helping you manage your expectations.

~Doc