If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...)
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
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Author: Laura Joffe NumeroffBrand: Harper Collins Publishers
Illustrator: Felicia Bond
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1985-06-30
ISBN: 0060245867
Number of pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: A Hilarious Flight of Fancy
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the beginning of an enormously popular series of books. Each is made up of a chain of fanciful interactions between a child and an animal. In this one, a boy shares one of his cookies with a mouse, who asks for milk, then needs a straw to drink it with; on giving himself a milk moustache he asks to use a mirror, and on looking in the mirror decides he needs a haircut. Each subsequent event is more absurd than the last, and the story ends with the mouse asking for a cookie.
While not high art, the illustrations are cheerfully, skillfully and whimsically drawn, and they tell the story so that little text is necessary. There is a level of cultural literacy that is necessary before children can appreciate some of the humor, but there is enough here to appeal to a pretty wide age range, especially children who don't enjoy reading longer stories. Several from this set are available from the public library or elsewhere with a read-aloud recording, to which are added some funny songs and interesting commentary.
Summary of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...)
If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim....
The consequences of giving a cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but young readers will come away smiling at the antics that tumble like dominoes through the pages of this delightful picture book.
1986-87 Alabama Young Readers' Choice Award, K-1
1987-88 California Young Readers' Medal
1988 Colorado Children's Book Award
1988 Georgia Children's Picture Story Book Award
1988-89 Nevada Young Readers' Award
1989 Buckeye Children's Book Award, K-2 (Ohio)
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Who would ever suspect that a tiny little mouse could wear out an energetic young boy? Well, if you're going to go around giving an exuberantly bossy rodent a cookie, you'd best be prepared to do one or two more favors for it before your day is through. For example, he'll certainly need a glass of milk to wash down that cookie, won't he? And you can't expect him to drink the milk without a straw, can you? By the time our hero is finished granting all the mouse's very urgent requests--and cleaning up after him--it's no wonder his head is becoming a bit heavy. Laura Joffe Numeroff's tale of warped logic is a sure-fire winner in the giggle-generator category. But concerned parents can rest assured, there's even a little education thrown in for good measure: underneath the folly rest valuable lessons about cause and effect. Felicia Bond's hilarious pictures are full of subtle, fun details. Fans will be happy to know that this dynamic author-illustrator pair teamed up again for If You Give a Moose a Muffin and If You Give a Pig a Pancake. (Great read aloud, ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
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