Maisy's House: Complete with Durable Play Scene: A Fold-Out and Play Book

The book did not arrive with any of the playhouse characters or items in it. (Including Maisy) many of the pop out furniture was torn too.

This was a wonderful find… I forgot about it until I saw it here. Came beautiful with all of the pieces, except unfortunately for Maisy

My daughter received this book when she was just a little over two years old. She was already a Maisy fan. What shocked me was that she disappeared into the bedroom one day, and when I went to go check on her, she was quietly playing all by herself with this. I didn't figure it would last long. Finally, almost an hour later, I had to go in and get her to go to the grocery store. She is almost three now and STILL loves to play independently with this book/toy - it's the only toy which occupies her independently for hours on end. I bought her the farm version too, which she also likes. A definite winner!

This is a "book" that folds out to a house - complete with kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. It has accessories, including Maisy, her toy panda, sailboat, rubber ducky, clothes, toothbrush, hairbrush, food, drinks, etc, etc. The cupboards and fridge open to reveal food, dishes and more. The bathroom has incredible attention to detail, including toilet paper that actually rolls out a little. I have a 3 year old daughter and she will play with this for hours. The toys are made of paper which is pretty durable, but are showing some wear. It doesn't bother her. This is one of her favorite toys and she plays with it every day. At first I was worried about the set getting ruined by little hands, but it is holding out very well. I highly recommend this toy for Maisy fans. There is a Maisy Farmhouse which is a great companion to this one.

What a wonderful value this is -- an adorable and fun playhouse setup, creatively designed and waiting for a lucky child to discover its many hidden surprises. The book comes tied with two red ribbons. You can "read" the book and let each of the three rooms (kitchen, bathroom, bedroom) appear individually, or you can unfold the house and tie the ribbons with the book covers back-to-back so that the three-room house is completely accessible as a sort of diorama. Your preschooler boy or girl will have hours of low-tech fun playing with Maisy as she dresses, bathes or showers, cooks and plays. Three sheets of pop-out accessories include clothes, dishes, food, etc. which can be placed in the closets and cupboards and other nooks and crannies. A sliding window depicts a day or nighttime sky over Maisy's bed. A pie is in the oven. Clothes hang in the closet. A toilet with a lid that raises. There are loads of fun little surprises here. My advice: get this even for a little child who may tear the cardboard pieces. You can always tape them together or buy another playhouse, but you can't always find a cute, fun setup for little ones that requires imagination more than batteries, allowing children to act out stories in a familiar home-y environment.Highest recommendation.

My 4 year old never tires of this book and couldn't wait to get her hands on it. Lucy Cousins has wonderful illustrations that are eye-catching and fun. I wouldn't recommend it to a young child, as the pieces often don't sit up as planned and require quite fine motor skills. It's more of a "toy" than a book, but is educational nonetheless.