The book is fairly large but the inside makes up for that because the illustrations are just amazing. But Little Fish favorite fish is introduced in the end of the story, can you guess who this special fish could be? Little Fish friends are all different, colors, shapes, appearances, sizes and there are some friends that are the same. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2021.In this story Little Fish takes you along to meet all his friends. 'Six Winners of Booktrust Best Book Awards Unveiled!'. Postal Service Celebrates Children's Books'. ^ '2014 Best Books for Babies List Released by Carnegie Library'.^ 'About Maisy At the Farm, Lucy Cousins'.^ 'Walker Books Snaps Up Lucy Cousins Licensing'.^ Gershowitz, Elissa (9 February 2015).Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. ^ a b c Phinney, Margaret Yatsevitch (24 January 2003).Maisy Goes to Preschool: A Maisy First Experiences Book.Maisy's Animals/Los animales de Maisy.Maisy Goes to the Library: A Maisy First Experience Book.She received Mathical Honors for Count with Maisy, Cheep, Cheep, Cheep!. Ĭousins won a Booktrust Best Book Award in 2014 for Peck, Peck, Peck. Postal Service in their 2006 Favorite Children's Book Animals Series. Ĭousins' character, Maisy, was featured on a postage stamp published by the U.S. The Carnegie Library listed Maisy's First Colors as a 2013 pick for their Best Books for Babies list. Her board books, designed especially for toddlers, are considered among the best, according to Horn Book Magazine.

Īpart from the Maisy books, Cousins has also published other children's books, such as Jazzy in the Jungle (2002) and one about Noah's Ark. Her work, especially the character of Maisy Mouse, is a successful publishing brand, with books printed in 27 different languages and over 27 million copies of her books in print. Work Ĭousins' books are aimed at preschool-aged children and younger or older. She developed her sense of design and colour at the Royal College of Art. She then attended the Royal College of Art, where she met artist Quentin Blake, who encouraged her work. Cousins received BA Honours in graphic design from the Faculty of Arts and Architecture at Brighton Polytechnic. But it took until the end of six years in art college for her to decide that she wanted to create children's books. She is best known for her books featuring Maisy Mouse, referred to as the Maisy Series published from the 1990s onwards, from which the TV series Maisy was created in 1999.Ĭousins, whose parents were also artists, was interested in children's books from an early age. Elizabeth 'Lucy' Cousins is a British author and illustrator of children's books.

Hooray For Fish! by Lucy Cousins