<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html> <head><TITLE>Maisy's Fun Club</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <meta name="keywords" content="Maisy,Maisy Mouse,Maisys Fun Club,Maisy Fun Club,Maisy on Noggin,Noggin,Lucy Cousins,Preschool,Childrens Books,Ages 2-5,Nick Jr,Candlewick,Toddler,Stories,Fun Club,Favorite Character,Mouse,Maisy Board Books,Maisy Lift-the-Flap,Maisy Sticker Books,Games,Activities,Read Maisy,Read Maisy Stories,Childrens TV,Childrens Television,Eddie,Tallulah,Cyril,Charley,Panda,Maisie,Maizey,Maizie,Nickelodeon"> <meta name="description" content="Join the Club. Maisy s Fun Club features downloadable coloring sheets, games and activities. Plus a complete list of Maisy books by Lucy Cousins."> <link rel="stylesheet" href="maisys_fun_club.css"> </head> <BODY topmargin=0 bottommargin=0 leftmargin=0 rightmargin=0 text=black> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" Height="100%" ALIGN=center BORDER=0 bordercolor=black cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5> <TR> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=left colspan=2><Img src="./images/lucy_type_crazy.jpg"></TD> <TD ALIGN=left><Img src="./images/button_blueflower.gif" height=30></TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=left colspan=3>"I draw by heart," says Maisy creator Lucy Cousins. "I think of what children would like by going back to my own child-like instincts." And what instincts! With more than 28 million copies sold around the world, Lucy Cousins's Maisy books have been consistently on target when it comes to engaging children. One of the most beloved characters in preschool households today, the good-natured Maisy stars in storybooks, sticker books, a sturdy clock book, mini board books, big flap books, and three-dimensional playsets. Maisy also has her own popular TV show. Her everyday exploits-- familiar to preschoolers everywhere-- gently usher little ones into an exploration of early learning concepts such as colors, numbers, and social themes. Reviewers have called Lucy Cousins&acute;s Maisy titles "delightful books that reinforce the concept of helping and sharing," while teachers and parents alike find Maisy books to be a bright and playful way to offer a solid educational foundation. </TD> <TD ALIGN=middle></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=middle><Img src="./images/button_yellowflower.gif" height=30</TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=left colspan=2><Img src="./images/lucy_type_funfacts.jpg"></TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=left colspan=3><p>Maisy is a colorful, lovable mouse with a nose for adventure. <p>Maisy&acute;s birthday is February 10.</p> <p>Maisy is very much like a human toddler, with a few mouselike attributes such as her ears, tail, and whiskers. But she has hands and feet, not paws!</p> <p>Maisy has animal friends and toys who share her world, including Cyril the squirrel, Tallulah the chick, Charley the crocodile, Eddie the elephant, and her favorite Panda toy.</p> <p>Maisy&acute;s adventures are an entertaining approach to guiding children through life&acute;s funny, frustrating, and fantastic moments.</p> <p>Maisy&acute;s storylines are a safe guide to the everyday experiences that are very new for toddlers, such as making friends, riding tricycles, going swimming, playing in the garden, and "reading" books.</p> <p>Maisy introduces basic concepts such as colors, numbers, sorting, and matching, while never losing her sense of play.</p> </TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=middle><Img src="./images/button_butterfly.gif" height=30></TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=left colspan=2><Img src="./images/lucy_type_meet.jpg"></TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=left colspan=3><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qwdM-4SQHCk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qwdM-4SQHCk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p><p>Lucy Cousins is one of today´s most acclaimed author-illustrators of children´s books. Her unique titles fascinate babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with their child-like simplicity, bold outlines, and vivid colors. The engaging adventures of characters such as Maisy reflect the familiar experiences that young children have every day.  Maisy does things that children all over the world do, Lucy Cousins says of her superstar mouse.  The way she dresses, the way she acts, are typical of children all over the world. <p> Where does the prolific Lucy Cousins, a mother of four children, find the energy? I'm quite disciplined, she says of her productivity. If I'm having an 'ideas' day, I just sit at my desk and draw and write until I feel something is happening-though I admit that this is usually helped by a cup of tea, some lively music, and an abundance of sunshine. As for outside inspiration, she says she's sometimes influenced by the work of other artists, as long as those artists are children. Says the author-illustrator, I get more pleasure and inspiration from walking around a primary school than from any art gallery. <p> While the character Maisy was born before any of her four children, Lucy Cousins says there is no doubt she can  create better books and stories now that I have the insight into children's minds that all parents have. It's like having a market research team in my own home! During the creation of the My Cloth Books, for example, her daughter, Josie, who was seven months old, proved a helpful critic: Josie looked at them and chewed them and did all the right things, the proud mother says. Lucy Cousins works from home in Hampshire, England.</p> </TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> <TD ALIGN=right VALIGN=top><p><a href="http://www.candlewick.com/cwp/bookxtras.asp?isbn=076360237X&id=1778&browse=Title&view=titles&which=2" target=new><Img valign=bottom src="./images/button_blueflower.gif" height=30 border=0></A></TD> <TD><a href="http://www.candlewick.com/essentials.asp?browse=Title&mode=bkshlv&bkshlvid=61&page=1&bkview=p&pix=y" target=new>Click here to see a complete list of Lucy Cousins titles.</A></TD> <TD ALIGN=middle>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </html>