Sweet Dreams, Maisy

by Lucy Cousins, Lucy Cousins (Illustrator)

Overview

"A sweet evening serenade for toddlers. . . .Cousins branches out in a more poetic direction." — Kirkus Reviews

Maisy and her friends have had a long day of play, and now the sun is setting, making pretty colors in the sky. Soon it’s time for the sleepy mouse to sing and read to Panda, snuggle in her cozy bed, and bask in the comforts of bedtime. What better way for young children to end their day than with a "sweet dreams" from Maisy?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763645328
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	09/08/2009
Series:	Maisy Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	381,097
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 5.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Lucy Cousins is the acclaimed creator of the beloved Maisy books, as well as Hooray For Fish!, Jazzy in the Jungle, and other books for young children. She lives in Hampshire, England.

Editorial Reviews

Lucy Cousins’ ‘Maisy’ series are winners every time...a bright and just-the-right-size going-to-bed book.
—Boston Globe

Everyone's favorite mouse has no trouble whatsoever going to bed, as she celebrates the night's wonders.
—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

On the flip side, everyone's favorite mouse has no trouble whatsoever going to bed, as she celebrates the night's wonders ("The moon rises./ The stars begin to shine./ The world is going to sleep") in Sweet Dreams, Maisy by Lucy Cousins. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Cousins produces a sweet evening serenade for toddlers. After frolicking about with good friends all day, Maisy bids them farewell at dusk to begin her nightly ritual. Story time leads to a gently sung lullaby for Panda and then it's lights out for Maisy and her best stuffed pal. Although the text retains Cousins's de rigueur simplicity, she branches out in a more poetic direction as she describes the evening and Maisy bathed in moonlight. The illustrations, too, show a slight departure from typical her typical fare. The bright palette of primary colors rendered in gouache is still apparent, as are the familiar, beloved characters. However, in the sunset scenes the sky is no longer the characteristically flat canvas of color. Instead, it's an array of mixed hues and textures. These subtle changes add a new vibrancy to this favored series. A welcome addition to the legion of Maisy adventures. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews