Larry and the Cookie

by Becky Bring McDaniel, Clovis Martin (Illustrator)

After playing on the slide and swing, riding his bike, and playing basketball and football, Larry has trouble finding the cookie he stashed in his pocket

31 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 1993

Reviews

[Garrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

A masterpiece such as "Larry and the Cookie" brings about some very important questions. Questions about society, about the intolerance of emotions on the American playground, about the obesity epidemic in our nation. More questions might arise upon closer examination, however.

QUESTION: Why does Larry's parents keep a single cookie in a bell jar?

QUESTION: Why not just come back later AFTER playing outside to eat the cookie instead of putting it in his pocket.

QUESTION: Where did larry think that cookie as going every three seconds, that he felt the need to constantly check?

QUESTION: Did Larry eat the crumbs at the end? Do people still enjoy open-ended stories like this?

QUESTION: Why was Larry dressed like Super Mario?

Perhaps we will never get the answers to these questions. Maybe all of these questions could be answered with a sequel to the hit book "Larry and the Cookie"--"Larry and the Cookie 2: Dessert is a Revenge Best Served on the Playground". Or something, I'm just spitballing here.

Now for a lighter note: I think this book actually has a great moral. And that moral is this: Eat your damn cookie right away. If you save it for later it will become crumbs in your pocket and then your mom will yell at you when she goes to do your laundry. Or you tuck the overalls away, ashamed of your folly, and then you shall have ants. ANTS! ANTS, DANG IT! ANTS! AND YOUR MOTHER FINDS OUT ANYWAY! YOU WILL BE PUNISHED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!

Anyway, great book, you should read it.