Lucy cousins biography
Lucy cousins biography
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University of Brighton arts graduate Lucy Cousins is an acclaimed and popular author-illustrator. She specialises in books for the pre-school age group and has received global success for her work, most notably for her creation Maisy Mouse, but her pictorial narrative talents have been used across a number of projects for children’s books.
Lucy Cousins was born in 1964 and studied for a BA(Hons) Graphic Design at what was then Brighton Polytechnic, before moving to gain a postgraduate degree from the Royal College of Art.
Success came soon after leaving college for Lucy Cousins as her character Maisy became an iconic image for children, featuring in a wide range of products and a television programme, complementing the original books, which brought entertainment and education to the under fours.
In 2006 the character Maisy Mouse appeared on an edition of stamps celebrating children’s fictional characters This was a joint venture by the Royal Mail and US Postal Services