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If You Take a Mouse to School
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Bringing a plucky mouse to school isn't the wisest idea, no matter how much fun it might seem. Thankfully, the bestselling duo of author Laura Numeroff and illustrator Felicia Bond -- creators of If You Take a Mouse to the Movies and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie -- have teamed up to show us the hijinks a whiskered school guest could cause.
Bringing a plucky mouse to school isn't the wisest idea, no matter how much fun it might seem. Thankfully, the bestselling duo of author Laura Numeroff and illustrator Felicia Bond -- creators of If You Take a Mouse to the Movies and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie -- have teamed up to show us the hijinks a whiskered school guest could cause.
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Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
July 16th 2002
by HarperCollins
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Anyone who has worked with children or had some of their own know that kids ask a lot of questions. Laura Joffe Numeroff builds off that truth in If You Take a Mouse to School. If you take a mouse to school... he will get into all sorts of crazy shenanigans, that is for sure!
This book was read to the group at my preschool observation this morning. Their responses to the lead teacher's pre-reading questions were priceless ("Can we have a mouse for here?"). Colorful illustrations work in tandem wi...more
This book was read to the group at my preschool observation this morning. Their responses to the lead teacher's pre-reading questions were priceless ("Can we have a mouse for here?"). Colorful illustrations work in tandem wi...more
If You Take A Mouse To School:
Summary: The book is about a student who took his mouse to school with him, throughout the day he soon realized the mouse not only wanted to go to school but wanted to be involved in everything else throughout the school day as well. The illustrations helped audiences to picture all the activities the mouse wanted to take part in.
Response: This book is much like the rest of Laura Numeroff’s other books. This book reminded me of small children. Throughout the book t...more
Summary: The book is about a student who took his mouse to school with him, throughout the day he soon realized the mouse not only wanted to go to school but wanted to be involved in everything else throughout the school day as well. The illustrations helped audiences to picture all the activities the mouse wanted to take part in.
Response: This book is much like the rest of Laura Numeroff’s other books. This book reminded me of small children. Throughout the book t...more
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Grade/Interest Level: Primary (Kindergarten-1st grade)
Reading Level: Lexile, 240 LAD
Genre: Modern Fantasy/Science Fiction
Main Characters: the mouse and his young boy owner
Setting: young boys home and his school
POV: young boy’s
This story begins with the young boy getting ready for school. As soon as the boy’s “pet mouse” realizes he is getting ready for school he wants to go as well. Everything the boy does the mouse wants to do as well with a spin to it and often times making simple activities...more
Reading Level: Lexile, 240 LAD
Genre: Modern Fantasy/Science Fiction
Main Characters: the mouse and his young boy owner
Setting: young boys home and his school
POV: young boy’s
This story begins with the young boy getting ready for school. As soon as the boy’s “pet mouse” realizes he is getting ready for school he wants to go as well. Everything the boy does the mouse wants to do as well with a spin to it and often times making simple activities...more
Apr 18, 2012
Jazzmarie Vedrine
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
4-5-year-olds,
adventure,
animals,
easy-read,
friendship,
imagination,
relationship,
team-work,
sharing
Who would have thought making a mouse the central character in this book and making it act like a young child, rather than just a pet? Well, this author did and did a fantastic job creating the adventures of a mouse and the many possibilities this mouse would have ran into if it was REALLY brought to school. It lets a young reader have fun with their imagination and be able to come up with endless possibilities in "WHAT IF" scenarios with this mouse. Any young reader would love reading this book...more
Used prior to embarking upon a writing lesson with my students about how to write about things in their everyday life. We discussed and defined the terms fiction (fake) and non-fiction (not fake = real). I asked students to look at the front cover of the book and discuss, with a partner, if the story that we were about to read was fiction or non-fiction. Then I asked them to look at what the mouse was wearing and if this could occur in real life (to clarify for students who said the story was no...more
May 23, 2012
Robert
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
complex-sentence,
dependent-clause,
school,
beetle,
fiction,
mice,
2-7,
series,
cause-and-effect,
own
These books are cute enough. Recently I realized that I can use them in my grammar classes. Most of the sentences are good examples of complex sentences with classic dependent clauses leading the way. This will be a fun book to read with the children as I introduce this skill.
If you take a mouse to school, the teacher will be able to use him to help educate the students. :)
If you take a mouse to school, the teacher will be able to use him to help educate the students. :)
I thought this book was good. It shows children that though something might seem fun and exciting, it might not always be what it's cracked up to be. This book kindof gives children an insight into responsiblity because the boy has to constantly watch what the mouse is doing and pick up after him.
Learning Experience: Have pictures of actions up on the board. For example,a picture of two kids helping an old lady cross the road. Then ask the children what do you think this lady's reaction is going...more
Learning Experience: Have pictures of actions up on the board. For example,a picture of two kids helping an old lady cross the road. Then ask the children what do you think this lady's reaction is going...more
This book has very cute pictures and a fun little story. This book is very similar to the series Laura Numeroff has created that started with the book, If you give a Mouse a Cookie. This book talks about many things that kids have to do when preparing to go to school or while at school. It talks about packing your lunch and getting dressed in the morning and being on time to catch the bus. While mouse is at school he gets to do lots of fun things like art and math etc. Then the book ends with mo...more
ISBN 0060283289 - The series of "If You..." books from Laura Numeroff is great, but this one is a little bit less spectacular than the others. It's not a bad book, and kids will enjoy it, but it simply doesn't measure up to the others.
If you take a mouse to school, all manner of things are likely to happen. He'll ask for your lunchbox, a sandwich, paper and pencils and so much more! Where will it all end?
The usual pattern in these books is that each thing hinges on the thing before and leads to...more
If you take a mouse to school, all manner of things are likely to happen. He'll ask for your lunchbox, a sandwich, paper and pencils and so much more! Where will it all end?
The usual pattern in these books is that each thing hinges on the thing before and leads to...more
This colorful book keeps your students guessing as they see if their predictions are correct. It even talks about the mouse writing a book and then reading it to his friend. The mouse shows how much fun school can be.
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Laura Numeroff has a written a few of my favorites, which include several from this series. I really enjoy Numeroff’s ability to teach and challenge children’s prediction skills and understanding of cause and effect. Illustrations by Felicia Bond may be chaotic or overwhelming at a few points, but overall the combination of bright colors and realistic objects serve complimentary to the story overall.
My recommendations would be for early primary, pre-k-1st grade. It’s a fictional insight on what...more
My recommendations would be for early primary, pre-k-1st grade. It’s a fictional insight on what...more
This book by Laura Numeroff is a great example of a patterned/predictable book. In this story, the mouse asks for one thing then after the one thing he wants more. Numeroff uses humor and great illustration by Felicia Bond, to engage students in the story. This would be a great story for students to predict what the mouse will ask for next or predict how the story will end. On the last page it says that you will have to take the mouse back to school. Students could use this ending to create a st...more
Mar 16, 2009
Val
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of [book: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie]
Shelves:
children-or-young-adult,
picture-books
This one is good -- nothing will ever be as nostalgically wonderful as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, but this one is still funny. I especially howled at the mouse doing a little math (Calculus and Physics) and spelling a few (VERY complex) words. This has a sassy edge to it that makes it very enjoyable. There is the text, and then the illustrations are just hilarious exaggerations of whatever the text says. Worth a read (but don't forget your lunch box...).
Mar 05, 2013
Neva
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review of another edition
Shelves:
early-childhood-materials
In preparation for school, a caregiver can read Si llevas un ratón a la escuela to a 4-5 year old child. The story invites the caregiver and child to discuss school type situations, in turn further developing the child’s vocabulary and narrative skills. Because the concept of school is told in a fun and playful perspective, the child can possibly associate good feelings to school and in turn increase their print motivation skills. As the caregiver reads to the child, the child is reading along,...more
This book I read was really funny because I had to read it to first grade students at Stevenson elementary. It was really an experience because I had never done that before. I liked that the children were very interested in the story, even though they had read it already. I was embarrassed at the moment but when I saw my friend do it I had the confidence to read to them. When I was finished they asked me a lot of random questions. I had fun reading this book to them. I’m sure they had fun heari...more
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If you loved the ever so charming "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie", you will love this funny tale! This funny circle story will have you laughing, and re-reading all day long. "If you take a mouse to school, he'll ask you for your lunchbox. When you give him your lunch box, he'll want a sandwich". The story goes on and on. The story is simple, yet sweet, and very funny. The illustrations are detailed, and match the story perfectly.
This book is perfect for teaching students predictable reading, an...more
This book is perfect for teaching students predictable reading, an...more
This story, along with all other Laura Numeroff stories was great! I love that it each action leads the mouse to want something else because it is so relatable to children's actions. Also, I like that it is set in a school. This makes it relatable to young students. Along with the plot, I enjoyed the illustrations. This story is silly and great to read to children of any age. It is also fun to read because the children can guess by looking at the pictures of what the mouse will want to do next.
This book is about a mouse who goes to school and has many adventures. The story has a circular pattern by starting with the mouse going to school and then ending with the mouse going back to school. Each line is a "if -, then -" statement. This can help students and children learn the cause and effect concept. There are many books in this series by Laura Numeroff that have a similar style but with different stories that children of all ages would love.
This tale is about a mouse who goes to school with a boy and what a mouse would do. This book could be used to discuss the things that go on in a school day. This story could explore possibilities about what "if's" this happened. Could talk about things that happen in a school day and why we can not bring pets to school.
Keywords: School, mouse, events at school, what you might do in a school day
Keywords: School, mouse, events at school, what you might do in a school day
Mouse's visit to the school with his owner reads more like a sequence of events rather than a chain of connected events, as in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Mouse has interesting adventures that are illustrated with some really cute pictures (mouse peeking around the boy's book, mouse's head only visible in the cloud of dust that the kids kick up as they run for the bus). However, the story just didn't have the appeal to me that the very first mouse book did. It was OK.
I liked this book a lot . This book is very funny because you cant really take a mouse to school with you . The book is a teaching tool for children because it will teach children about what happens if you take a mouse to school with you .
learning experience i would have the draw a picture of a mouse at school and i would then what do you think a mouse would do at school .
learning experience i would have the draw a picture of a mouse at school and i would then what do you think a mouse would do at school .
These mouse books are so cute to me. I love that they are entertaining and funny for kids, but as an adult reading through these books, I like how it goes through some of the attributes of childhood. What seems like a funny change of events from one item or task to another is the reality of how fast the child's mind changes. If find these books to be funny and ironic at the same time.
Best for kids ages 4 and up.
Early Literacy Skills: Print Motivation, Narrative Skills
From cover:
If you take a mouse to schol, he'll ask for your lunch box. When you give him your lunch box, he'll want a sandwich to go in it. Then he'll nee a notebook and some pencils. He'll probably want to share your backpack, too ...
Fun and funny illustration support this tale about a mouse at school.
Early Literacy Skills: Print Motivation, Narrative Skills
From cover:
If you take a mouse to schol, he'll ask for your lunch box. When you give him your lunch box, he'll want a sandwich to go in it. Then he'll nee a notebook and some pencils. He'll probably want to share your backpack, too ...
Fun and funny illustration support this tale about a mouse at school.
If You Take a Mouse to School is such a cute story and another spinoff from the "If You.." series. In this story, mouse doesn't want cookies, he wants to go school! You follow all the things that happen to mouse when you take him to school, and all the mischief he gets himself into. This is a great book that can teach students about cause and effect, and making predictions.
This book is just as great as Numeroff's first book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. These would be great books to discuss writing in a circular structure. It would also be a fun way to introduce a subject in another content area. (Ex: Read this book and then discuss or read a book or about water cycles in science and then make text to text connections!)
Another in the cumulative series that begins with "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie." The sound recording that comes with this one is particularly good, and although the novelty of the concept is beginning to wear off this is still a quite enjoyable book. Children from two to five love the humor of these books, and the silly fantasy can provoke some very funny play.
Everyone who has read the book if you give a mouse a cookie knows about the little mouse that is always needing and wanting something new. This book is about that little mouse going to school and getting into more "trouble". It is a cute book about different activities at school. At the end of the book he ends up wanting to go back to school! So cute.
Those familiar withIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie will recognize the main character in this book. This is the first of many books I'm reading to the little guy as we prepare him for his first day at preschool next month.
This was a book that was read to us in the library at the Chance preschool. This is an adventure where the mouse has to have everything you do to go to school and a lunch box too. Its a fun adventure with him at school and at the end you have to go back to school because he forgot his lunchbox. Preschool kids love this mouse. Nice picture book.
This is another of a circle story structure series by Laura Numeroff. I liked If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If you Give a Pig a Pancake, but this one was a stretch and milked the concept a little. I think as a read aloud the kids would be able to predict ahead what would be happening next and they might like the repetition.
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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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