If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

(idea) by DaVinciLe0 Fri Apr 14 2000 at 10:01:10
A children's book written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond. This has always been a personal favorite of mine. It's a step-by-step story of the vicious cycle that ensues if you happen to give a mouse a cookie. It starts out with him wanting a glass of milk to go with the cookie. I don't want to give away the ending, but if you haven't had the pleasure, do yourself a favor and look this one up!
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(thing) by junkpile Sat Nov 11 2000 at 16:22:40

copyright Laura Numeroff 1985. HarperCollins. 32 pgs. children's picture book. ages 4-7.


This is Laura's tenth book for children, and by far her most popular. It was turned down by nine publishers before HarperCollins got wise and bought it.

If a hungry mouse knocks on your door, you might give him a cookie. But if you give him a cookie, he's going to want a glass of milk. But if you give him a glass of milk, he might need to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache . . . he might then notice that he needs a trim . . . he might have to borrow the scissors . . .

It's a cute story (cute without being hateful), illustrated well by Felicia Bond. Most of the funniest bits are in the pictures, which show a little boy being progressively run ragged by the escalating demands of the mouse.

This book was born on a long, boring car trip. Laura was trying to make a friend laugh by telling a silly story, and by the time they got to Oregon, she'd written the book.

Laura visits classrooms all over the country, and the kids always want to hear this book. Sometimes she warns them that she may make a mistake or two while reading, and that they should please let her know if she screws it up. Then she says something like "If you give a mouse a banana. . . "   - and the kids howl.

There's also a song, "Doin' the Mouse Cookie," as well as an accompanying dance. No word on what that involves.


thanks to:
http://www.eforest.com/numeroff_bio.html
www.amazon.com

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(thing) by deep thought Sun Nov 12 2000 at 16:38:18
This book was followed by another, similar story-

If you give a Moose a muffin .

Also by Laura Numeroff.
Similar circular plot, with different animals and props. Kids love this because they love seeing people interact with animals in silly ways. I think kids wish they could invite all of outdoors into their living room for dress-up and story time. A great book.

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