Amazon.com Bold， block-color paintings of Maisy the mouse and friends make up this very simple， very appealing alphabet book. Maisy is a happy little rodent with a cheeky smile who journeys (in many changes of clothing) through a landscape of other animals. On the first page， she is traveling by "Bb--boat"; she sees a patch of seaweed， which opens like a door to display a hidden "Cc--crab"; her yellow sail folds back to reveal that she is riding with a stowaway "Aa--alligator"; and a pull-tab sends a purple "Dd--dolphin" leaping from the blue water. Elsewhere， insects flap their wings， a kite flutters， Maisy's prominent orange whiskers twitch， and a tortoise and a squirrel strum at a ukulele and a violin while Maisy herself plays the xylophone. This clever， effective use of pop-ups and pull-tabs make this ABC book--and perhaps the ABCs themselves--memorable. (Baby to 4) --Richard Farr From Publishers Weekly Once again Cousins deftly demonstrates her understanding of kids， as-with the help of amusingly designed flaps and tabs-her winsome mouse character (Maisy Goes to School， etc.) puts a beguiling twist on the alphabet-book genre. The fun begins on the first spread: as Maisy sails the ocean blue， an "alligator" lies in wait behind the liftable sail of her "boat." On the opposite page， a "crab" lurks behind an underwater plant and a pull-tab "dolphin" jumps from the water. Other scenarios include a fetching full-spread closeup of Maisy (typifying a "mouse，" of course) with a "ladybird" crawling across her "nose." With their vibrant colors and thick outlines， Cousins's trademark childlike illustrations suit this format to a "t" (train). Ages 3-up. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information， Inc. See all Editorial Reviews