Lucy Cousins
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Lucy Cousins is one of roughly one hundred authors whose work was selected by the Montessori-certified teachers at Creative Minds Montessori for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list — 120 books chosen across four reading stages, from first lap-reads to first chapter books. The selected book was chosen for how precisely it meets children at a real developmental moment. This recognition cannot be bought: no author or publisher paid to appear on our lists, and we take no commission on any book sale.
About Lucy Cousins
Lucy Cousins is the British creator of Maisy Mouse — over 21 million books in 29 languages — drawn in her instantly recognizable thick-outline, flat-color style that matches how toddlers themselves draw and see.
Cousins developed Maisy from her art-school sketchbooks just as her first children arrived; she has said she paints 'like a child with very good motor control,' which is precisely the charm.
Also by this author: Maisy Goes to Preschool · Maisy's Bus · Hooray for Fish!
Publisher page: www.walker.co.uk/author/lucy-cousins
Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list
Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.