Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 1st U.S. Lucy lives in Hampshire with her husband and has four children.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:06:28 Boxid IA123504 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York, N.Y. “I think about what children would like by going back to my own childlike instincts.” Maisy Mouse First Experience 15 Books Pack Collection Set by Lucy Cousins: Recommended Reading Age 0-5+ years Titles in this collection Maisy goes to the. Lucy has now sold more than 31 million books worldwide, including picture books, sticker books, cloth books, colouring books, board books, pull-the-tab and lift-the-flap books, three-dimensional play sets, a clock book, and so on! She finds that illustration comes more easily to her than writing, which tends to work around the drawings. Peck Peck Peck, published in 2013 won the inaugural 2014 Booktrust Best Book Awards with Amazon Kindle, 0-5 category. Hooray for Fish!, published in 2005, is a celebration of life under the sea. Jazzy in the Jungle won the Smarties Book Prize in 2002. 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. First published 25 years ago, she now has her own television series, become a mascot for many children’s charities, has her own extensive range of merchandise and her own website. Maisy has become one of the best-loved characters in children’s books, and is recognized the world over.

Wendy Boase, former Editorial Director at Walker Books, spotted her ability, took her on and Maisy the mouse was born. Students were given a free pass to the zoo and so she spent a great deal of time drawing the animals there. After doing a foundation course at Canterbury College, she did a BA Honours in Graphic Design, followed by a postgraduate degree at the Royal College of Art. Lucy Cousins was born in 1964 and went to school in Kent. I am delighted to be able to offer original artwork by Lucy Cousins from her Maisy series of books as well as her other titles.

Maisy at the Beach by Lucy Cousins