Book Review: Maisy Goes to the Museum by Lucy Cousins

There are not many museum books for the youngest of readers.  This one is one of the few I've seen for toddlers and preschoolers.  Even if it weren't one of the only, it'd still be a great read as a most simple and delightful approach to the museum experience for very young children. 

 Maisy Goes to the Museum by Lucy Cousins

3-year-old:  And my favorite part was the part with Charley and about the animals.

5-year-old:  My favorite part of that book is the part with the elephant named Eddie.  My other favorite part of the book was when the squirrel dressed up like a knight.  Hey, we’ve seen a woolly mammoth like that one they saw at the museum!

Mommy:  We are well familiar with the character Maisy and her friends from their other sweet stories.  I was excited to see their adventure at the museum.  The museum itself is a amalgamation of many types of museum—natural history, science, history, the zoo, a children’s museum.  A couple of the characters find themselves reflected (in a manner of speaking) in the exhibits.  For example, the elephant “looks and looks at the woolly mammoth” as we might look and look at images of people from long ago.  This is by far one of the best very, very beginner books about museums.  The bold, bright pictures are perfect for the youngest reader, as is the minimal text.  Even my baby was entranced by the book! 

probably best for children 9 or 12 months+