My Cousin Rachel

Advantages: Suspense, suspense, suspense
Disadvantages: Can't think of any!

...Ambrose, Philip's guardian since the loss of both parents at an early age, travels abroad to Italy for the sake of his health where he meets, falls in love with and marries "my cousin Rachel". Months later, Philip receives a disturbing letter from Ambrose concerning the state of his health, which also hints at Rachel's involvement in his illness. On travelling to Italy to investigate, Philip finds Ambrose dead, and Rachael has departed. Philip returns to England to take up residence in the estate which he has now inherited from Ambrose. Shortly thereafter Rachel invites herself to come and stay with Philip in the house which she would have shared with Ambrose had he lived. Philip accepts, with the intention that he will question Rachel on her involvement in Ambrose's death and mete out her punishment accordingly. However...

chcouper 21.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of My Cousin Rachel - Daphne Du Maurier

The Cousin

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...Hello again café I know this is the second thing I’ve posted today, I’m sorry but I wanted to share this poem I wrote. It’s not for me to tell exactly what it’s about, but it’s not about me or any of my close relatives. It’s called The Cousin. Remember I'm no poet... >>>The Cousin<<< They say every leaf must fall from the tree, Just as certain it carpets the ground. And as it drifts slowly, when summer’s work is done, It provides a golden surround. A colourful backdrop to a lone flower pot, Nestled in the mountainside. Keeping his watch, o’er the place that you lie, The same place that your mother cried. In death a leaf shows its true colour, A stranded butterfly. And in a memory that vision never dies, On this fact we rely. Now the living carpet is growing deep, Around memorial daffodil. Your parents have...

gwlith_y_wawr 06.06.2004 · Read review
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Review of Everything that starts with C ...

George Kirrin meets her cousins for the first time

Advantages: Fun!
Disadvantages: None

...and straight to the point- which I believe would help children in not only understanding, but familiarizing themselves with the Five. George, for example, is already being introduced as a somewhat spoiled tomboyish child in Five on a Treasure Island- and this image will stick through all the series. However, Enid Blyton depicts George as being a lovable character, despite all her misgivings. Any one, child or adult, can see the impact and influence of her cousins over here. By the end of this book, she is already sharing her precious island with them! This book also starts in depicting the investigative talent of the Famous Five. The plot is simple: Julian, Dick and Ann sent to spend their holidays at their aunt's and uncle's place in Kirrin Cottage. There they meet their cousin George and her dog Timmy. When they find a wooden box...

diamond_sparkles 05.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Five on a Treasure Island - Enid Blyton

No bird in the hand, but thousands in the bush!!!

Advantages: Unique tropical island restored to natural state; see some of the world's rarest birds
Disadvantages: Ornithophobics beware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...Cousin Island Special Reserve is one of the granitic Seychelles Inner Islands, located 2Km from the south west coast of Praslin, in the remote Indian Ocean. Cousin was one of the world's first whole island and sea reserves. When Cousin was settled in the early 1900s, the 27 hectares of natural vegetation was cleared to make way for a commercial coconut plantation. In 1968 the island was purchased by Birdlife International and became the world's first internationally owned reserve to protect the last tiny population of the near extinct Seychelles Warbler. Decades of careful restoration of native vegetation and habitat management has been undertaken to return the devastated island to its natural state, to give these remarkably rare birds and others like them a fighting chance for survival in a world scarred by the destructive...

VC81 17.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Cousin Island (Seychelles)

Making lemonade with Maisy mouse

Advantages: good book
Disadvantages: no lemonade recipe

...Lucy Cousins has written and illustrated many many children's book. She has a series of books about Maisy Mouse. In this series is a book called Masie makes lemonade I got this from the library to read to my grandchild. Adrian aged 4, likes books enjoys a story and is beginning to pick out letters and words. I think it is important to have many suitable books around at home to dip into. Adrian has always had books around being read to from an early age. Lucy Cousins has written many books for children. She has written a series of books about Maisy mouse these are suitable for children aged 2 + .Maisy books are published by Walker books. Maisy makes Lemonade was first published in 2002 The ISBN is 9780744589467, it is a paperback measuring 8 x 8 x 0.2 inches. There are 24 pages in this book I would recommend reading this...

mumsymary 08.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Maisy Makes Lemonade - Lucy Cousins

Dress Your Best!

Advantages: Very popular with young children
Disadvantages: No lift-the-flap opportunities

...has made a zebra costume and the party begins!! ~ Illustrations ~ I am a big fan of the Lucy Cousin's illustrations in the Maisy series of books. They are bright, large, simple and bold. The outlines of each character or object is in thick black pen and the rest is coloured in, in rich, vibrant colours. The backgrounds are also very bright, not the bog standard white that is in so many children's books. ~ Style & Format ~ The text is quite simple and is in a large font. What is also good about the font is that there are no loops or cursive writing which makes it far easier for emergent readers to decipher. There are alternate pages of text and illustrations and the children can see from the pictures what fancy dress costumes are available. ~ Price ~ My paperback ISBN: 0-7445-7216-9 was £2.50 a couple of years ago...

neenn 03.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of Maisy Dresses Up - Lucy Cousins

Jazz It Up!

Advantages: A great hide and seek, lift the flaps adventure for young children.
Disadvantages: None but watch that little inquisitive fingers don't rip the flaps in their excitement!

...Lucy Cousins is perhaps most well-known for her Maisy series of books, some of which I have written reviews about. She has however written and illustrated some other great children's picture books and this one is no exception, it's superb!! Her books engage babies, toddler and pre-schoolers with their bold illustrations and colours. She has produced picture books, sticker books, cloth books, board books, pull-the-tab and lift-the-flap books and three-dimensional books. ~ Jazzy in the Jungle ~ This book has a very simple story line. Mama JoJo and Baby Jazzy are playing hide and seek in the jungle and the Mum asks: " Where are you Jazzy?" As each flap is lifted a variety of unusual animals reply "Not here" and a few suggest alternative places to look. Here are some of the animals in the book: Anteater, Snake, Hummingbird...

neenn 13.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of jazzy in the Jungle - Lucy Cousins

Maisy Dresses Up Book

Advantages: lovely illustraion, interaction, hours of fun & wonderful story
Disadvantages: paperback

...COST: £1.99 Place of Purchase: The Works Number of Pages: 21 Type of Cover: Paperback Autor : Lucy Cousins Cover: Full cover paperback covered with a clear plastic coating. A square shaped book with a black and red squared border enclosing a dark blue background. Cover front shows picture of Maisy in mixture of dressing up clthes in front of her toy chest. The revesre showsbarcode, picture of maisy in more dressing up clothes and a short synopsis. Story: Maisy books are a delightful collection adapted from the ever popular television series of animated stories. This one is no exception and is adaptted from the series. In this paperback, 21 pages square book Maisy is in a fluster and can't decide upon what to wear to go to her firends party - Tabulah's fancy dress birthday party. Problems arrise when Maisy first cant decide...

mints4merlin 30.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Maisy Dresses Up - Lucy Cousins

Your Biological Clock Is Ticking to See This

Advantages: hilarious, Tomei and Pesci
Disadvantages: extraneous plot twist

...Just looking at Marisa Tomei and Joe Pesci in 'My Cousin Vinny' (1992) makes me laugh. And when they speak, I laugh harder. This film is definitely one of the funniest produced in the past fifteen years. Stan and Billy, on a road trip in Alabama, are stopped by the police after buying groceries at a roadside shop. The paranoid recent university graduates speculate that people are executed for minor infractions in that area. Alabama is notorious for its use of capital punishment. One of the blokes (Ralph Macchio) has forgotten to pay for a can of tuna fish and thinks that they are being arrested for that. When they are brought to jail, it turns out that they have been arrested for a much more serious crime--murder! To save their lives, they need to find a good lawyer, so they call home. Billy's mother presents the boys...

OKkaraoke 18.01.2003 (20.01.2003) · Read review
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Review of My Cousin Vinny (DVD)

Terry's Poor Little Cousin!

Advantages: Satisfies That Chocolate Craving
Disadvantages: High In Sugar, Disappointing Compared To The Realm Thing

...OK so I'm a bit of a chocoholic but at least I admit it. So when I spied a Terry's Chocolate Orange Bar in my local supermarket there was no pause for thought, no checking on the price it was just simply put straight into my basket. I love Terry's Chocolate Oranges and always look forward to Christmas in the hope that I may receive one (or two, or three or more) but I had never seen these bars before. I suppose they are a snack size version of their bigger, bulkier cousin, but as long as they tasted the same I didn't care. The Packaging This Chocolate Bar comes in a rectangular packet which is royal blue in colour. The packaging itself feels like it is made from thick plastic and is around 4 inches in length The background of the wrapper which is deep blue has the words "Terry's Chocolate" in white writing above the word...

micksheff 18.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Terry's Chocolate Orange Bar