FROM THE PUBLISHER

Lift-the-flap fun for preschoolers who are crazy for Maisy!

Maisy mavens will love to look for Maisy and her friends in WHERE ARE MAISY'S FRIENDS?, a happy new board-book adventure from award-winning author-illustrator Lucy Cousins.

FROM THE CRITICS

Children's Literature - Children's Literture

In this lift-the-flap board book, kids are invited to play hide-and-seek with Maisy. Each spread asks a question about who is hiding in, under, or behind the object pictured (bed, closet, shower curtain). The places will be familiar to most toddlers, and they will enjoy lifting the flaps to reveal one of Maisy's friends. The last flap reveals Maisy in her playhouse. Bright illustrations on sturdy pages will hold up and hold the interest of the preschool crowd. 2000, Candlewick, Ages 2 to 4, $4.99. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot

School Library Journal

PreS-Two more board books featuring the lovable mouse. In the first title, youngsters are invited to play hide-and-seek with Maisy and her friends. Cousins's signature bold acrylic illustrations outlined in thick black lines depict familiar objects such as a bed, table, closet, and bathtub, all set against a solid white background. When they lift the sturdy flaps, children will find Maisy along with a squirrel, elephant, duck, and alligator all hiding under, inside, or behind these objects. With simple one-sentence questions, the second book invites readers to guess where Maisy lives by showing dwellings such as a henhouse, pigpen, doghouse, and stable. The appropriate animals are discovered underneath sturdy flaps: "Oink! The pigs live here" and "Arf! The dog lives here." The animal sounds and simple sentences are perfect for babies and toddlers, and the basic repetitive texts are suitable for sharing in lap-sit programs.-Olga R. Barnes, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, NC Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.