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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...
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
May 9th 1985
by HarperCollins
(first published 1985)
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If you give a mouse a cookie, he's probably going to poop all over your kitchen counter. When's he's done pooping all over your kitchen counter, he'll probably take up residence in your pantry, invite his girlfriend over, and have himself a nice little family in a matter of weeks. He's certainly NOT going to do all of the cute things that this book suggests.
Last night I read this to my son and then tucked him and his fifteen stuffed animals (one of which is most likely a mouse) into bed. Then I...more
Last night I read this to my son and then tucked him and his fifteen stuffed animals (one of which is most likely a mouse) into bed. Then I...more
May 14, 2011
Gundula
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
small children who like repetition and cute "what if" stories
Like my GR friend Abigail states in her excellent review, this was indeed a cute little story, but like her general reaction, I was also left a bit unaffected and unmoved by the book (even the illustrations I found rather unspectacular). I guess that I generally prefer stories (even in picture books for younger children) that have a bit more substance and plot to them. And while I could imagine reading this story aloud to a small child, I would most likely not enjoy reading If You Give a Mouse a...more
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I know a ton of people love this book, but not me. The illustrations aren't horrible and neither are they uniquely memorable; moreover, the story is uninteresting and bland. What type of thought went into this book anyway? I've met Laura and she's a nice lady, but give me a break! The story is cute, but it is just a bland series of partially logical observations made by the author about this mouse.
If Laura can come up with a book like this and publish it, then I have lost a lot of confidence in...more
If Laura can come up with a book like this and publish it, then I have lost a lot of confidence in...more
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Genre: Other Picture Book
An energetic and somewhat demanding mouse tires out this poor little boy with all of his requests, which all starts when the boy offers the mouse a cookie.
a.) A major strength of this book is the illustrations.
b.) The cartoon-like pictures are very colorful and detailed. They are great incorporations to the book because they go exactly with the text. If this was a wordless picture book, readers would be able to follow along and understand the storyline.
c.) An example of...more
An energetic and somewhat demanding mouse tires out this poor little boy with all of his requests, which all starts when the boy offers the mouse a cookie.
a.) A major strength of this book is the illustrations.
b.) The cartoon-like pictures are very colorful and detailed. They are great incorporations to the book because they go exactly with the text. If this was a wordless picture book, readers would be able to follow along and understand the storyline.
c.) An example of...more
Enter 5-year old me. Having just learned how to read, I was ecstatic about luring some ungrateful little mouse into my life with MY favorite meal of cookies and milk. Who knew that cuddly overall-clad vermin and a seasoned gourmand such as myself had the same fine taste in haute cuisine?
I was a bit apprehensive, as I didn't have any chocolate chip cookies at the time. I desperately hoped that he would like the black & whites from Greenberg's that I dearly loved. He should, right? No, he wou...more
I was a bit apprehensive, as I didn't have any chocolate chip cookies at the time. I desperately hoped that he would like the black & whites from Greenberg's that I dearly loved. He should, right? No, he wou...more
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond was a fun story about a boy who is brainstorming about what might happen if he gave a mouse a cookie.
From needing a glass of milk to hanging pictures on the fridge, the mouse will do just about everything after getting a cookie. The illustrations are colorful and full of details. Most of the illustrations are quite lifelike, but with a measure of simplicity. I think the children would get a big kick out of all t...more
From needing a glass of milk to hanging pictures on the fridge, the mouse will do just about everything after getting a cookie. The illustrations are colorful and full of details. Most of the illustrations are quite lifelike, but with a measure of simplicity. I think the children would get a big kick out of all t...more
While scouting the library for the classic book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff, I came across the Spanish edition of the book, Si le das una galletita a un raton and instantly knew that it was time to put my Spanish to good use. I know this book very well in English and thought it would be a fun way to re-read the book. The illustrations remained the same: colorful, creative, and whimsical. A little mouse in cute tiny overalls is both fitting and adorable. The soft colored...more
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a hilarious story of the series of event that would happen if you were to give a mouse a cookie, such as wanting a glass of milk, and then needed a napkin. Children love this book, because of the mouse's need for something else at every turn. The biggest part of this book, is the illustrations. The illustrations are vibrant, and seem to pop out from the page. The pictures are not necessarily realistic, but they are not abstract either. I have seen multiple lessons...more
This all time favorite classic still can make me feel like i am sitting in the classroom hearing it as a child. The simple and funny story line will keep children wondering and using their heads to think what the mouse may need yet. The Mouse teaches children through the story the concept of cause and effect, by giving one thing the mouse will need something else. The vocabulary used in the story is easy for children to identify with and keep interested throughout the book.
Children can practice...more
Children can practice...more
Grade/interest level: Primary (K-2nd)
Reading Level: Fountas and Pinnell, N
Lexile: 540
Genre: Picture book
Main characters: The mouse, the boy
Setting: Inside and all around the boys house
POV: Third person
The story begins with a mouse encountering a young boy who is eating cookies. The boy offers the mouse a cookie, which in turn causes a domino effect. The mouse continues to ask for more and more things as a direct result of what he previously asked for. In this funny picture book, we follow the b...more
Reading Level: Fountas and Pinnell, N
Lexile: 540
Genre: Picture book
Main characters: The mouse, the boy
Setting: Inside and all around the boys house
POV: Third person
The story begins with a mouse encountering a young boy who is eating cookies. The boy offers the mouse a cookie, which in turn causes a domino effect. The mouse continues to ask for more and more things as a direct result of what he previously asked for. In this funny picture book, we follow the b...more
Tags:
Paperback, Modern Fantasy, Fantasy, Picture Book, Children’s book
Summary:
If you give a mouse a cookie, is a story about a young boy who gives a mouse a cookie and finds out all of the responsibilities that come along with giving that mouse a cookie. Once the boy gives the mouse a cookie, he soon finds out that he has to give him a glass of milk and then a straw for his milk and so forth and so on until he has to eventually give the mouse another cookie. The illustrations are so good in th...more
Paperback, Modern Fantasy, Fantasy, Picture Book, Children’s book
Summary:
If you give a mouse a cookie, is a story about a young boy who gives a mouse a cookie and finds out all of the responsibilities that come along with giving that mouse a cookie. Once the boy gives the mouse a cookie, he soon finds out that he has to give him a glass of milk and then a straw for his milk and so forth and so on until he has to eventually give the mouse another cookie. The illustrations are so good in th...more
This story is my all time favorite from my childhood. If you give a Mouse a Cookie is about a mouse that wants a cookie and when the boy gives him a cookie it leads to a long list of other things the mouse will want to have. The mouse first gets a cookie and he asks for a glass of milk to go with it. Once he has gotten the milk he asks for a straw and a napkin. After he has finished drinking and eating the cookie he wants to check for a milk mustache so he now needs a mirror. When the mouse is l...more
This book is absolutely wonderful. Even today as an adult I love it. This book is great for many reasons. First off it is adorable! Feeding a mouse a cookie? That doesn't really happen (because it would be disgusting), but if this was really what mice really looked liked and behaved like, it would be a common thing. I love the idea of opening up a kids imagination. Numeroff does it right in the title "If you give a mouse a cookie". Automatically a child starts to think "Yeah..What would happen?"...more
This book was so sweet! The illustrations are colorful and eye-catching, as well as the characters soon become loved in each page. I thought the story line was perfectly planned out in the tale of events of the mouse and the small boy that makes a small friend by showing he cares. I think this book would be a wonderful addition to any school or home library because it specifically teaches on character building for young children, I believe. The care and kindness of the little boy in the story to...more
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This is such an amazing children’s book. I feel like it is a classic book that everyone has had read to them and has read to their younger siblings, cousins, children they baby sit, etc. I remember having my parents read this book to me when I was younger.
A young boy gives a mouse a cookie. The mouse then asks for a glass of milk. Then a straw to drink his milk out of. Then to wants to look at himself in the mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a milk mustache. After looking at himself in the...more
A young boy gives a mouse a cookie. The mouse then asks for a glass of milk. Then a straw to drink his milk out of. Then to wants to look at himself in the mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a milk mustache. After looking at himself in the...more
This is a fantastic book that helps children learn the chain of events. The plot of the story leads back to the beginning! This books helps children to think about "what comes next", in a story. It is a great book to read to children when they are learning about sequence of events.
Learning activity: LD1f: Children will interpret predictions from pictures and titles.
I will laminate cubed-shaped cards that contain pictures on them. Each picture will be a piece of a small sequence story. In a large...more
Learning activity: LD1f: Children will interpret predictions from pictures and titles.
I will laminate cubed-shaped cards that contain pictures on them. Each picture will be a piece of a small sequence story. In a large...more
Sep 29, 2011
Liam Mernagh
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is the title of a book by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Its plot deals with a boy who, when sitting on the grass outside his house eating a cookie, discovers a little mouse. He kindly gives a cookie to the mouse. After eating a cookie, the mouse has some milk and then decides to clean his face. This starts simply enough, but the mouse keeps getting distracted and is constantly moving on to other projects, leaving unfinished ones behind resulting in an amusing sequence of eve...more
My Review: I was only two when this originally came out but it took things a while to arrive in our tiny town, so I vaguely remember when it arrived. I remember when I was little I loved this book because the mouse wore overalls! How cute is that?! I also remember that next to the Very Hungry Caterpillar this was one of my brother's favorites. Now that I re-read this one as an adult I wonder what exactly is the moral of the story? I would venture to say that pretty much all children's books have...more
May 15, 2009
Shanna Gonzalez
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
children-04-08
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...more
While not high...more
I really enjoyed this book. It is very simple yet silly and teaches a good lesson all at the same time. I like this book because of the illustrations and because you can picture it all happening as if you are really there. Each page is a consequence of giving the crazy little mouse something new. If you give him a cookie, he will want milk, if you give him milk, he will want... and so on. The book tells a little lesson about maybe being overly generous to someone who is not exactly grateful and...more
“If you give a mouse a cookie” is a cute story about a little boy and the choice he makes to give a mouse a cookie. He later finds out that if the mouse gets a cookie, he will want milk, then a mirror, and scissors, and on and on again until he eventually wants a cookie again. Giving the mouse a circle is a cycle that you break when you decide to stop reading or not to give a mouse more things. The illustrations in this book are wonderful and could probably be used alone to tell the story of thi...more
So is this really what happens when you give a mouse a cookie?? The large illustrations are colorful and I absolutely adore the expressiveness of the mouse. My personal favorite is when he's clutching his throat because he's thirsty! What a drama king! I especially love the way the pages are set up so that you can predict what is going to be on the next page. The skillfully places pauses give plenty of opportunity for extension. The only reason this book does not get a five is because of the lac...more
Okay well, I guess I'm about the only person in the world who thinks these books stink. Even Julia disagrees with me and we had an entire conversation with each of us stating our points after we read this. (She's quite the debater for not yet being 6 years old.)
I don't find these books enjoyable AT ALL. In fact, I'll reiterate my thoughts for the slow ones out there - I think THEY STINK.
Who can't write this? Rocks can't I guess. Slugs. Water bugs. A few others. Most humans can I think. Well, m...more
I don't find these books enjoyable AT ALL. In fact, I'll reiterate my thoughts for the slow ones out there - I think THEY STINK.
Who can't write this? Rocks can't I guess. Slugs. Water bugs. A few others. Most humans can I think. Well, m...more
Summary:
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff is a modern fantasy that begins with a boy who is sitting outside eating yummy cookies outside his home when he sees a mouse and offers him a cookie. After the boy offers the mouse a cookie he then want a glass a milk; after he gives the mouse a glass of milk the mouse ask for another favor and another favor throughout the entire book. Throughout the book the mouse always finds the need to ask for something new after the boy gives him...more
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff is a modern fantasy that begins with a boy who is sitting outside eating yummy cookies outside his home when he sees a mouse and offers him a cookie. After the boy offers the mouse a cookie he then want a glass a milk; after he gives the mouse a glass of milk the mouse ask for another favor and another favor throughout the entire book. Throughout the book the mouse always finds the need to ask for something new after the boy gives him...more
The book, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" is one of my all time favorite children's book. I love how the author takes us on journey but then goes back to where the story started. The story of a mouse and his human friend can easily relate to Primary children and their friendship. Primary children will have no trouble getting through this story. The vocabulary is very simple and age appropriate. This story children can relate too because it shows how easily sidetracked young children can be when i...more
Written by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Illustrated by Felicia Bond
The book if a mouse wants a cookie is great for children that are ready to investigate patterns of writing, with only a change a words everything changes. In the story the mouse first gets a cookie and glass of milk to go with it. Then he asks for a straw and a napkin. After he has finished drinking and eating the cookie, he wants to check for a milk mustache so he now needs a mirror. When the mouse is looking in the mirror, he notices t...more
Illustrated by Felicia Bond
The book if a mouse wants a cookie is great for children that are ready to investigate patterns of writing, with only a change a words everything changes. In the story the mouse first gets a cookie and glass of milk to go with it. Then he asks for a straw and a napkin. After he has finished drinking and eating the cookie, he wants to check for a milk mustache so he now needs a mirror. When the mouse is looking in the mirror, he notices t...more
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is about an adventurous mouse that is also very needy, and knows how to get what he wants. He starts off about asking for a cookie, and then this book talks about what else the mouse is going to want after you give him a cookie. The illustrations provide a real life feeling to the characters and give the reader a good laugh at the mouse, and how he maneuvers to get what he wants.
This book reminds me of young children in life; with the meaning of if you get one thing...more
This book reminds me of young children in life; with the meaning of if you get one thing...more
Go Away Big Green Monster is a picture book written by Ed Emberley. The intended ages of this book are N birth through five years of age. This book is about taking apart monsters features with each turn of the page, until the last page where there is no monster at all. The design of the book is cut out pages that overlap each other to create a monster. The storyline for this book is to show children that something may look like a monster until you take it apart. I rated this book a five because...more
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff was the book I chose to read aloud in class. This book is so captivating and one of my all time favorite children books! I think the pictures are really enjoyable and they keep the attention of younger readers. This book is about a little mouse that stumbles upon a house. If you give a mouse a cookie, he will then ask for a glass of milk! Once the mouse enjoys his glass of milk, he will then want to check a mirror to see if he has a milk musta...more
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Laura Joffe Numeroff is an American author of children's books. Numeroff originally wanted to be a writer, but decided to follow her older sister's footsteps and become a fashion designer instead. Laura attended Pratt Institute of Design but then decided to become a writer again and wrote her first book with only 4 rejections. - Wikipedia.
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