Books like Maisy Goes to the Library
By Lucy Cousins
For the kid who thinks the library is basically a playground with books in it, this one gets the balance exactly right. Bright, busy, and cheerful, with the gentle chaos of good friends underfoot.
An elderly man sets out to paint his porch pink with his cat Tabby by his side, but a scampering squirrel and his neighbor's dog Zeke turn the simple chore into chaos.
A careful elephant gets a delicious ice cream cone and faces a big decision: should he share it with his best friend Piggie — before it melts away entirely?
A cheerfully chaotic character lives in a house full of muddle and mess, until two neatness-obsessed visitors arrive determined to sort him out.
Bored once the children head back to school, a group of farm animals wander into the town library — but nobody can understand Cow, Pig, Horse, or Goat until Hen tries a different way to ask.
A picnic goes sideways when rain and stormy winds send an umbrella (and Mouse!) flying into a tree — one friend calls it good news, the other bad, all the way through.
A boy and his pet fly play hide-and-seek, but when Fly Guy hides in the garbage can, the garbage truck hauls him off to the dump — where zillions of flies look just like him.
A girl brings her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school, only to discover another girl has the exact same one — and after a mix-up leaves her with the wrong bunny, her daddy comes to the rescue with a midnight swap.
Enormous dinosaurs head off to school just like any kid — riding the bus, reading books, and romping on the playground with classmates who happen to be the size of a Ceratosaurus.
A mouse named Chester has one way of doing everything, and his best friend Wilson happily matches him move for move — until a bold new neighbor named Lilly moves in with her own way of doing things entirely.
A mischievous family cat dodges bath time by scrambling Dad's chore list, so the family ends up mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, and mopping the baby instead of doing what they meant to.
An old man and his fine cat are so hot and bored they'll try anything — so when their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry suggests a sightseeing boat cruise, they climb aboard, only to run into trouble with her mischievous dog Zeke.
Three friends creep through the woods to catch a beautiful bird with their nets, shushing a fourth companion who has a much gentler idea in mind.
