Maisy Takes a Bath by Lucy Cousins Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Maisy Takes a Bath
Book Review: Great Book
Summary: 5 Stars
I love all the Maisy books. This is another great one. This is especially good for bath night.
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Book Review: Maisy and her Disturbed Friend
Summary: 1 Stars
This is an incredibly weird book. We like almost all the Maisy books, but we do not read this one because it is truly strange and actually kind of disturbing.
The storyline is this: Maisy wants to take a bath, but her friend Tallulah keeps ringing the doorbell, wanting to play. The 2nd time Tallulah comes, Maisy arrives at the door, dripping wet in her bath towel. Tallulah brushes past Maisy, takes off her clothes, and jumps in the tub. Happily, the two friends play together in the tub.
I couldn't really identify with the characters in this book, nor will I encourage my daughter to identify with them. I know I won't allow my daughter to take naked baths with her friends, even if they are chickens.
Book Review: Married an Egineer
Summary: 4 Stars
This book, and the whole Maisy series, is engaging. Even my 3 month old nephew pays attention. The primary colors and simple illustrations keep him and my two-year-old daughter engaged for the whole story.
The drawback is the paper pages; they don't stand up to a toddler. However, my daughter can't relinquish "her" books and doesn't mind tape on the pages.
Book Review: My Daughter's First Maisy Book
Summary: 3 Stars
If you are the parent of a young child, you probably know who Maisy is. She's a mouse with a duck, a squirrel, an elephant, and a crocodile for friends. Why the crocodile isn't trying to eat the others is beyond me, but that's life in Maisy's world.Both of my daughters love the Maisy books; there's something about their simple stories and colorful pictures that even appeals to adults. The books are short and easy to read. But, the stories are never obnoxiously simplistic, like so many other books for small children.
This was the first Maisy book we ever bought our oldest daughter. Both of of our daughters still like it as Maisy attempts to take a bath but finds herself interrupted by Tallulah. Not one of my personal favorites, although I really can't explain why. I suspect my children are part fish, so maybe they like it because of that fact and because they love bath time (or any other opportunity to get wet).
Book Review: Nope.
Summary: 2 Stars
I have misgivings about this book.
As part of a reading program, I read "Maisy Takes a Bath" to a classroom of seventeen 4-5 year olds in a public school.
I talked with the kids about bubble bath and rubber duckies. I had them spot the rubber duck in the pictures, and being interrupted in the bath is something we can all relate to. So far, so good. But then after interrupting Maisy once, Maisy's friend Talleulah interrupts again, comes in the door without explanation, goes upstairs, takes off her clothes and gets into Maisy's bath.
The kids said "Ewww" in unison, and I felt the same. On the final page, Maisy and Talleulah are in the bath together and they say "Hooray!"
I've got no problem with these little characters sharing a bath. What didn't work for me was that someone would (1) walk into a house uninvited and (2) with no greeting, explanation, or invitation go upstairs and get into someone else's bath. The kids looked baffled/appalled by it. I couldn't find a talking point.
Suggestion: try other Maisy books.
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