born ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁author ▁and ▁illustr ator ▁of ▁children ' s ▁books . ▁She ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁books ▁featuring ▁Mais y ▁Mouse , ▁but ▁she ▁has ▁also ▁published ▁other ▁children ' s ▁books , ▁such ▁as ▁J az zy ▁in ▁the ▁Jung le ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁and ▁one ▁about ▁No ah ' s ▁Ark . ▁She ▁lives ▁in ▁Ham pshire , ▁England . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁C ous ins , ▁whose ▁parents ▁were ▁also ▁artists , ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁children ' s ▁books ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁But ▁it ▁took ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁art ▁college ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁decide ▁that ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁create ▁children ' s ▁books . ▁C ous ins ▁received ▁B A ▁Hon ours ▁in ▁Graph ic ▁Design ▁from ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Architecture , ▁Bright on ▁Poly techn ic . ▁She ▁then ▁attended ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Art , ▁where ▁she ▁met ▁Qu entin ▁Bla ke , ▁who ▁encourag ed ▁her ▁work . ▁Her ▁sense ▁of ▁design ▁and ▁color ▁that ▁she ▁uses ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁she ▁developed ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Art . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁C ous ins ' ▁work , ▁especially ▁Mais y , ▁are ▁a ▁successful ▁publishing ▁brand , ▁with ▁books ▁printed ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁different ▁languages ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 7 ▁million ▁copies ▁of ▁her ▁books ▁in ▁print . ▁Her ▁books ▁are ▁aim ed ▁at ▁pr