Maisy Big, Maisy Small: a Book of Rhyming Opposites by Lucy Cousins

Maisy Big, Maisy Small: a Book of Rhyming Opposites

Hardcover – Picture Book, January 14, 2025

Lucy Cousins

Candlewick Press · Hardcover · January 14, 2025

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Who it’s for
Maisy explores opposites through changes in her size, movement, appearance, and age.
Themes
Opposites, Learning concepts, Vibrant colors and patterns
Genres
Opposites, Small Pets, Size & Shape

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About this book

Get a whole new perspective on Maisy! Lucy Cousins reimagines her famous mouse in an exuberant concept book that will fascinate young fans. You’ve never seen Maisy like this! She’s fast, she’s slow, she’s messy, she’s clean—in this kaleidoscopic concept book, the beloved mouse even changes her look from familiar to new as she demonstrates thick and thin, tall and short, young and old, wiggly and straight.

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With colors and patterns so vibrant they leap off the page, this fresh approach to concepts makes learning about opposites irresistible, for both loyal Maisy fans and new friends alike.

Maisy’s Opposites

Maisy explores opposites through changes in her size, movement, appearance, and age.

Come here for

  • Maisy demonstrating thick and thin, tall and short, young and old
  • A shift from familiar to new in Maisy’s look

Expect

  • Contrasts including fast and slow, messy and clean
  • Vibrant colors and patterns

Where it sits

Opposites72%
Small Pets40%
Size & Shape31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Small Pets
  • Opposites
  • Imagination & Play
Authors
Lucy Cousins
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
January 14, 2025
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Opposites · Learning concepts · Vibrant colors and patterns
Reading lane
Small Pets