Feliz Cumpleanos, Maisy

Maisy

by Lucy Cousins

Es el cumpleaños de Maisy y da una fiesta.
Levanta las solapas y tira de las lengüetas para ver las tarjetas y los regalos de Maisy. Juega al escondite, sopla las velas y canta ¡Cumpleaños Feliz, Maisy!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

16 pages, Hardcover

First published October 7, 1998

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

[Mother Goose Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this lovely anniversary edition from Candlewick as a prize. This edition celebrates Maisy’s 30th birthday! Classic Lucy Cousins bright and bold illustrations and interactive lift the flaps and pull the tab make this a fun and interactive read with toddlers and preschoolers.

[Suheiry Frayre · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Happy Birthday, Maisy!” is a simple picture book for Pre-K students learning to read. We follow Maisy as she prepares for her birthday party and awaits the arrival of her friends. The book is interactive, allowing children to open flaps and move around the objects in the book’s nooks and crannies. The world of Maisy celebrates the simplicity of life and teaches children to value the things they have and the people who love them. This picture book is colorful and fun. The images convey what the text shows, not leaving much to interpret or deeply analyze. An essay by Perry Nodelman explains how books like these are not as simple as they seem. “The ‘simple delight’ sophisticated adults like Brian Alderson and me take in this picture is not likely to be shared by children unaware of the ethical value of an ‘innocent eye,’ untutored in the ‘artworld.’”(Nodelman 2005). Children do not see it as a simple image but something magical, especially if they are learning to read. Children’s books like those in The Maisy Universe teach children how to understand the images they are being shown to identify them in their minds when they become more advanced readers.

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maisy is just right for toddlers—her bold world, full of familiar touchstones, is as comforting and colorful as birthday cake!

Both new fans and devoted friends will love to attend Maisy's birthday party! There's so much to do! There are tabs to pull and flaps to lift, and children can join in the party games, help blow out the candles, see Maisy's cards and presents, and sing "Happy Birthday, Maisy!" As always, the amazing Maisy means crayon-bright fun for the very young.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can you believe that Maisy is 30?? This mini-edition, lift-the-flap and pull-tab book for little hands celebrates her birthday in typical Maisy style. If you’re a Maisy fan, what’s not to love?

Purchase for all your little ones!!!

[Erin Weaver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute preschool book with all kinds of moving pieces. So much fun to read and discover!

[JC C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Growing up I remember reading and watching Spot. Maisy is just as delightful and brings me back to my childhood now that I have littles who are interested in all the picture books!

[Jessica · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the flaps in this book has you lift Maisy's skirt to see what's underneath and I just think that's weird.

[Caroline Barnett]

Happy Birthday Maisy, is an engaging book for students. I would have this book as an independent reading book, students will have fun pulling the different tabs to view presents and make the animals move. Students can make text-to-self connections about their own birthdays and how it relates to Maisy's birthday.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's Maisy's birthday and her friends are coming over for her party. Little ones will enjoy pulling a tab to let the mail into the door's mail slot, take a card out of the envelope, blow out candles and more. The tabs to pull and the flaps to lift make this a fun book to share, especially before a birthday party.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly entertaining story from the "Maisy" series. I find these books to be mildly irritating, but our girls seem to really enjoy them.

[Shams Rashad]

Maisy books are brilliant! The colors, the characters, pulling the tabs and lifting the flaps. They are definitely my toddler's favorite books!

[Ally McCulloch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the flaps are fun.

[SamZ · Rating 4 out of 5]

So cute!

[Eva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice video with great introduction to vocabulary. Perfect for ESL students

[Yueun · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's very cool!

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's a funny picture moving book

[Kaitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

The lift-the-flap edition was so cute!