Maisy's Tractor

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 30, 2015

Review

This is a sturdy board book that is perfect for little hands and short attention spans. Each spread features Cousin's signature brightly colored illustrations in a folk art style. Maisy is the main character in this story featuring all the ways that Maisy uses her tractor on the farm. She plows the field to get ready to plant seeds, brings hay to the barn for the cows, brings full milk pails to the farm house and must drive around finding the missing fourth lamb. The text states not only the specific action that Maisy is doing, but also provides the added sounds of the tractor "Chug, chug", the cow "moo", the lambs "Baa!" Cousin has provided an interactive, yet clearly singular focused story line about the farm.

Overall Book Score: excellent