New Releases by Lucy Cousins

Flap your wings, fly up high, open your beak and sing in this fun action rhyme story about fantastical birds by multi-award-winning author Lucy Cousins

When Maisy and friends have a special day for races and competitions, it’s not about winning or losing — the fun is in playing the games. Join Maisy and her pals for Field Day! First is the egg-and-spoon race (oops, Eddie’s egg is a little too wobbly). No problem, there are lots more games to play — a wheelbarrow race, a three-legged race, and even a get-dressed-up-silly race. When it’s time to play ringtoss, Eddie’s trunk comes in handy, and in the relay race, Maisy and Charley run as fast as they can. Last of all comes a great big game of tug-of-war, where both teams fall down laughing at the end!

Going on her first sleepover, Maisy''s shyness disappears as she and her friends talk, dance, giggle, play games, and eat a tasty supper.

Maisy''s plan to have a quiet read is put to the test by her giggling friends, in this ode to the pleasures of the local library.

“Take the plunge with Maisy and her friends as they splash and wade through their first swimming lesson.” — Kirkus Reviews Today Maisy and her friends are going swimming for the first time. Eddie is a natural, but Maisy and Tallulah get into the pool slowly—ooh, it’s freezing! But soon they are kicking and floating and even blowing bubbles with the rest. Whether water-shy or raring to go, young readers will relate to Maisy as she learns to make a splash!

Follow Maisy and her friends as they prepare for the big day and decorate the tree Cyril strings up the fairy lights, Tallulah adds the baubles, Charley hangs the sugar canes, and Eddie tops it all off with an angel. But the fun doesn''t stop there - there are presents to wrap and songs to be sung Merry Christmas, everyone

Maisy and her friends enjoy a game of soccer.

Maisy and her pals discover the magic of the big screen as they go to a movie theater for the first time.

Maisy and all her friends are on hand to show off their favourite colourful foods, including tasty yellow bananas and some delicious apples. This board book combines bright, vibrant hues with embossing and textures - making learning about colours an exciting, tactile adventure The joyful final spread - a fun-filled picnic scene featuring Maisy and all her favourite friends - ties everything together and recaps all the colours one more time.

Five in the tent! A camping trip with Maisy turns into a slapstick comedy of errors in this hilarious picture-book adventure (ages 2-5). When Maisy sets off to go camping in the country, it’s only natural that all her friends come along, too. But they soon find that pitching a tent is not an easy thing to do. Even if they do manage to keep the tent up, there’s the matter of fitting them all in -- Maisy, Charley, Cyril, Tallulah, and finally, the huge elephant, Eddie. What a squeezy squish-squash! Good night, campers! Uh-oh-what’s that popping sound?

A collection of nursery rhymes. Also includes: Mary, Mary Quite Contrary; Polly Put The Kettle On; Oranges and Lemons; This Litte Pig Went to Market.

Maisy and Charley visit their friend Dotty, who lives in a big city filled with noisy traffic, enormous buildings, and crowded sidewalks.

Full of fun, a colourful, interactive introduction to telling the time with everyone''s favourite character. Each page of this colourful large-format board book has a die-cut window revealing a chunky, clunky clock with real hands and cogs that can be turned to show the time. Young children will love pointing them to the correct time for each activity Maisy is doing. At eight o''clock, Maisy gets up and decides what to wear; at ten o''clock she goes shopping, and at twelve o''clock she has lunch. New time-tellers can follow Maisy right the way through her day to bedtime at seven o''clock, turning the hands and telling the time with Maisy!

Maisy loves going to nursery. There''s so much fun to be had, with all her friends and their teacher - singing at music time, a nap at quiet time, listening at book time and then play time in the garden. What a day.

At the end of a busy day, Maisy says goodbye to her friends and takes Panda inside to get ready for bed.

When Maisy''s friends gather at her house for a Christmas Eve celebration, they realize that Eddie the elephant is missing.

The acclaimed creator of the Maisy series and other popular children''s books revamps eight classic stories, from Little Red Riding Hood to The Musicians of Bremen, retaining all the emotion and humor from the original fairy tales.

Maisy takes all of her friends on a train ride to the country where they climb up a hill, speed down a valley, and chug through a tunnel. On board pages.

Maisy is having some imaginative alphabet fun with her friends. She sails in a boat, flies a kite, dresses up as a queen, rides a train and makes music. There are tabs to pull and flaps to lift, and each letter is drawn as a capital and in lower case, with a word beside or beneath it.

Readers must lift the flaps and pull tabs to help Maisy as she works around the farm.

When Maisy hurts herself on a trampoline, she goes to the hospital, where she is taken care of and meets a new friend.

A pop-up-and-play book that opens up with a free-standing model of Maisy''s barn, garden and farmyard. It comes with a sixteen-page full-colour booklet that features learning activities based on Maisy''s day on the farm. In each room, there''s a sheet of card pieces to press out, tabs to pull, doors to open and more.

Maisy shows how she loves her friends by making them all feel special. On board pages.

Follow Maisy and her friends as they use a variety of vehicles to get to where they are going.

The reader is given clues as to just where Maisy does live.

Pull the tabs, lift the flaps, and help Maisy celebrate her birthday!

Maisy and her friends make music.

Maisy investigates various sounds, including a creaking gate. On board pages.