Maisy is very kind.
There are lots of ways to be kind ...
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Discover how kindness makes Maisy's world go round!
Join Maisy and her friends as they explore all sorts of wonderful ways to be kind, such as sharing, caring, giving, helping the planet and more! This beautiful, bright and joyful celebration of kindness will be an inspiring addition to the bookshelves of little ones and their parents, carers and teachers.
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Maisy's Big Book of Kindness is a lovely book for pre-schoolers and those who are learning to read.
As in the title, it is aimed at highlighting the ways in which we can show kindness. The book demonstrates ways in which Maisy shows kindness through sharing, giving, caring, helping and playing together. Each short section demonstrates ways in which Maisy is showing kindness towards her friends. It also touches on the issue of forgiveness.
I could very much imagine this book being shared with children in the nursery classroom. Equally, it would make a wonderful discussion point between younger children and their parents/carers.
The illustrations are bold and colourful and will catch the eye of little ones. I can absolutely see myself sharing this with my almost two year old grandson and I am certain he will love it.
There are many other Maisy books and this is a wonderful addition to the previous publications.
There is also a Maisy website with resources for children, parents and teachers https://www.maisyfun.com/forchildren/
ISBN: 978 1406381795
Publisher: Walker Books
Formats: hardback
No. of Pages: 48
Lucy Cousins was born in 1964, attending a school in Kent. After doing a foundation course at Canterbury College, Lucy did a BA Honours in Graphic Design, followed by a postgraduate degree at the Royal College of Art.
Maisy, the famous mouse, “drew herself” one day, when Lucy was doodling various animals on a piece of paper, looking for inspiration, and the first Maisy book was published soon after Lucy left college. Maisy, who also stars in her own television show, has become one of the best-loved characters in children’s books, and is recognized the world over. 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. Jazzy in the Jungle won the Smarties Book Prize in 2002. Hooray for Fish!, published in 2005, is a celebration of life under the sea. Lucy lives in Hampshire with her husband and has four children.
Lucy finds that illustration comes more easily to her than writing, which tends to work around the drawings. “I draw by heart,” she says. “I think about what children would like by going back to my own childlike instincts.” And what instincts they are! Lucy now has sold more than 31 million books in 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… Where does the prolific Lucy – 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.”
(book and author media courtesy of Walker Books)
(all opinions are my own)
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