Maisy's Train: A Maisy Shaped Board Book

Maisy

by Lucy Cousins

A shaped board book that welcome babies and toddlers aboard!

TOOT-TOOT! Maisy is taking her friends for a ride to the country — climbing up a hill and down a valley, chugging through a tunnel, and emerging into the bright sunshine. WHEEEEEE!

Genres: Picture Books, Trains, Childrens, Transport

16 pages, Board book

First published May 1, 2002

About the author

Lucy Cousins, BA Honours in Graphic Design from The Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Brighton Polytechnic, postgraduate degree from Royal College of Art, is an author-illustrator of children's books. She is best known for her books featuring Maisy Mouse but she has also published other children's books including one about Noah's Ark. She is a mother of four and lives in Hampshire, England. Her own children are the inspiration for her books whose age range is 2-8.

Reviews

[Pinky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maisy takes a train ride with her friends.

[Eva_Amaré · Rating 5 out of 5]

We've said it before, we'll say it again. Maisy is our fave. We loved pointing out all the different animals on the train and along the way and the silly sound effects mama makes are always worth the price of admission. The pictures as always are bright and colourful.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this aloud to my young grandson. It was easy to keep his attention using sound effects. Loved the bright, bold illustrations.

[ninon · Rating 1 out of 5]

y a pas de plot

[Avett Huggins · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Library book* little man likes the colors in the book but doesn’t love the story

[Liane Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Category: Board Book

Age: 6 months - 18 months

Synopsis: The Maisy the Mouse book series hails from England and features cutesy drawings in primary colors with simple, straightforward text chronicling the adventures of Maisy and her animal friends. This particular one is a sturdy board book in which Maisy and her friends take a train ride into the country, up a mountain, down into a valley, and through a tunnel.

Bilingual benefit: The text is simple but highly useful. Due to this book, our son started using his first phrases, which have permanently become part of our family’s lexicon. Whenever we pass beneath a freeway underpass, my son declares “through the tunnel” and my husband always completes it with “and out into the sunshine.” The book is also useful in introducing the names of animals.

Availability in Israel: The Maisy the Mouse books are ubiquitous in Israel and I have always found at least one in the series in Steimatzky or Tzomet Sfarim. I found this particular book in Tel Aviv, although I do not recall if it was Steimatzky or Tzomet Sfarim. As Maisy appears to be a regular part of the two major chains' inventory, it might be worthwhile to ask them to order it directly and call you when it arrives in the store if you are unable to find it on your own.

Previewing the book: The book is available for preview on Amazon UK, although not on Amazon USA. I was also able to find a woman reading it on YouTube by googling “Maisy’s Train.” (last checked 30/09/2014)

Lil guy’s rating: An all-time favorite.

Mama’s rating: Highly recommended. I would buy this again and for a friend.

[jacky · Rating 4 out of 5]

May 2011 - Natalie really likes this book. Its a very simple book featuring a train. They get aboard, drive up and down a hill, through a tunnel, and come home. Along the way they say hello to a few animals. Simple, but great for a young toddler.

March 2013 - William loves this book, too. The train is very appealing. Maisy and her friends are easy to recognize and likeable. William now loves all the Maisy books, but this was the first one.

[Jenica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Themes: up and down, hello and goodbye, animals

Illustration: primary colors, simple graphics, unique board cut, anthropomorphism

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good observational text with pictures.