This book is full of colorful and beautiful illustrations. The words in this picture book show great variety ranging from adjectives to verbs to nouns. Great color. Vivid imagery ( )

Maisy Big, Maisy Small by Lucy Cousins is a delightfully simple concept book for small children. It is a perfect example of the “concept” genre of children’s literature, since it familiarizes children with the most basic vocabulary words and concepts like “big” and “small, “hot” and “cold,” “happy” and “sad.”
The first page, for example, has Maisy (apparently a mouse) holding a cup of orange juice, happily looking up at the sun with the words “Maisy hot.” The second page has Maisy wearing a coat, a beanie and scarf, watching snow fall from the sky, with the statement “Maisy cold.” Every page follows the same pattern of showing opposites—“Maisy alone”—“Maisy together,” “Maisy thin”—“Maisy thick,” “Maisy tall”—“Maisy short.”
This is a very effective tool for teaching small children simple concepts. If read in the right way, it can make for an extremely fun and beneficial learning experience for children.

Chloe has started the Maisy fan club here in room 3!