Maisy's Rainbow Dream

Maisy

by Lucy Cousins

Lucy Cousins outdoes herself with this big, bold, brilliant visit to Maisy's dream world—a kaleidoscopic journey filled with familiar friends and fantastical creatures.

Maisy is fast asleep in her little bed.
Suddenly a dream begins inside her head.

When Maisy dreams that she's going on a journey, it's only natural that all her friends come along, too. Maisy dreams about a red ladybug, and there's Charley flying by with a ladybug umbrella. She dreams of a big orange fish, and she and Panda grab a fin and float along. Soon things get even more amazing—a turtle with a shell made of watermelon, a winged clock with the legs of a bird. And when Maisy finally reaches Rainbowland—well, it must be seen to be believed! Little fans will be reassured to see that Maisy's dreams are much like theirs—incredible journeys to places where the everyday world is transformed by the wondrous workings of the imagination.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 2003

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

[Hilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was read frequently at one point, both my children loved Maisy and this was an enjoyable read about colours following Maisy Mouse going to bed and dreaming of some silly and amusing things. It's a very large book and very bright too, a quick read and a fun introduction to colours.

[Linli · Rating 4 out of 5]

We've read every Maisy book we've found in the library but this is one of my favourites.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magical and colorful, just like a dream (or a psychedelic experience)? Fun to read. Illustrations are splendid.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maisy dreams about each color of the rainbow. Would be a good book for a Colors or Rainbow theme. It's very short and simple. Maybe one sentence per page. Illustrations are alright.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a bit playful, unexpectedly surreal and very interactive with the push, pull and lift the flap tabs. I read this book for a pre-school group that came to visit the library, and theme was "night". The bright colours drew attention to the surreal elements of the dream state that Maisy was experiencing and this made the kids giggle and allowed them to stay connected to the story until the end.

The finale of the story brings all the surreal elements together and paints a lovely picture of how dreams although they may not make sense, have a way of being representational of our waking hours.

Overall this was a great book for the kids and also for the adult reading it. Highly recommend this Maisy book, definitely one of my favourites.

[Charlie Boucher · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter was introduced to Maisy in "Maisy Makes Gingerbread". Thanks to this book the words "Ding dong", "yum yum" and "Maisy" have all entered her vocabulary. So because she was demanding Maisy so frequently I bought her some more books by Lucy Cousins. This book is no Gingerbread bake-off, but it's okay. There's LOADS to look at; plenty of things for small fingers to find and name. I think it's probably a grower - at 19 months my daughter is pretty thrilled with the things she can identify (snail, cat, flower...) but some of the more surreal elements of Maisy's dream are a bit baffling. The older she gets the more the colours and images will make sense and she'll probably get a little more out of it every time.

[jacky · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this Maisy book. First of all, the huge size of it makes it a little extra fun. I liked how it went through all the colors of the rainbow, but wasn't a book that just showed objects all of one color at a time. The pictures were colorful and fun and a bit odd, which was all perfect for a dream. There were lots of objects 2 year old Natalie could name. As for the items that were the color for each page, they had to be searched for sometimes, which was like those I Spy books. I also liked how the object from the pervious page was always on the next one and how all the items were in Maisy's room when she woke up.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was ordered specifically for my daughter by our favorite librarian. She is five now and still loves Maisy. This book has so much humor to offer, and it is just right for little ones. A clock with wings and other funny things appear in Maisy's dream and it's fun to pick out all the unusual artwork.

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

trippy...heheh

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

So Much Fun! Great for babies, toddlers, preschoolers . . . Abby still loves it and she is 7!

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book even though the yellow is not true yellow. It seemed to have too much orange in it. A little off putting for a book designed to teach toddlers and preschoolers their colors.

[C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Big book, but consistently a favorite with the little ones.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

For some reason this is one of C's favorite books. Too bad it is out of print.

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maisy dreams of all kinds of colorful things that make her end up in rainbow land. Big book

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

i liked to read maisy books and watch her shows i remember i used to read them in kindergarten and 1st grade i miss this books

[Jj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for toddler storytime! I am so sad that it is entirely out of print. Please republish this one, Candlewick!

[Natalie Martinez · Rating 3 out of 5]

read in spanish

1.lunares - moons
2. anil- a type of bush