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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Mini Book and CD (If You Give...) Review
Now you can enjoy the bestselling If You Give a Mouse a Cookie in miniature with your very own Mouse Cookie CD! The Mouse Cookie CD includes: "The Mouse Cookie" A reading! "Wrong Words" Who Made This Book? Fill-in-the-Blanks Read Along! User Submitted If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Mini Book and CD (If You Give...) ReviewsAugust 6, 2008 A Friend For Life If You Give A Mouse A Cookie By Laura Joffe Numeroff Illustrated by Felicia Bond "If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk." One thing leads to another in this cute picture book. When you get finished with all of the mouse's requests, he may just want another glass of milk. And we all know what goes well with milk. Jill Ammon Vanderwood Author: Through the Rug [ASIN:0979845548 Through The Rug: Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)]] August 3, 2008 Wears you down and won't hold up to repeated readings I really wanted this book to catch on with my two sons during our bedtime reading. I liked the concept of showing that one action creates another and another. However, the book didn't work and here's why: 1. The narrator doesn't have a voice. Put this against "Green Eggs and Ham" where you've got two distinct voices playing off each other or "Monster at the End of this Book" where Grover's voice goes from whisper to yelling and finally back down to a whimper. This book doesn't help bedtime readers. I might as well have read a motorcycle manual. 2. The story wears on you just as the mouse wears on the boy. I thought it was telling that near the end of the book, the boy in the story falls asleep in a rocking chair. The actions didn't get sillier or funnier or more intesting; there was just one right after another. 3. What the mouse does beyond eating a cookie isn't neither creative nor interesting. For a small character in a big world, choose instead the classic "Jack in the Beanstalk" or a mouse with character, "Stuart Little." In summary, I give it 2 out of 5 stars. This might make a good early reader book but forget about adding it to your bedtime reading collection. July 27, 2008 We had to buy it after we read it in the library :) And it's still a favorite around here two years later! It amazes me that this book is almost as old as I am, is of course considered a very popular classic, and yet - I never read it until I was an adult! Given its age, I'm sure everybody *else* here knows the plot, but just in case, this is a book about a (very logical, I'm sure) series of misadventures that happens after you give something to a mouse. Every request leads to another thing, and another, and another, until the poor boy in the story falls dead asleep. This book is too cute, and it's funny, too, in a way that both adults and kids will appreciate. Plus, it's short, which is great for those "Oh dear, go to BED already!" kind of nights! June 29, 2008 If You Give a Child This Book...You Will Have Hours of Fun Together If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a modern classic, beloved by children everywhere. It is also a book that teaches about sequential action and consequence. For example, if you give a mouse a cookie, he is going to ask for a glass of milk. If you give him a glass of milk, he will probably ask for straw. As the book continues, the drink leads to a napkin, which leads to a mirror (to check for a milk mustache), which leads to a haircut, which leads to cleaning up, etc., and so forth. The tale eventually comes full circle, with thirst leading to a glass of milk, which leads back to giving a mouse a cookie. And of course, if you give a mouse a cookie... My three year old and I love reading this together at bedtime. I start the sentence on each page ("If you give a mouse an xxxx...), and she shouts out the end of the sentence (",...he is going to xxxx."). The result is lots of giggles which are very nice right before bedtime. This fun, entertaining book is beautifully illustrated with rich, detailed, colorful drawings. I highly recommend this book for small children and beginning readers, and I guarantee that it will quickly become a family favorite. June 2, 2008 Great Bed Time Book I would highly recommend this book to any parent who has pre-school aged children. It is a great bed time story. March 6, 2008 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie This is the story that captivated by interest in this author's storytelling. My students love the books! Plus, the book came in excellent condition. February 12, 2008 Absolutely charming for ALL ages! BOTTOM LINE: Numeroff does it again! Anyone who gives this less than 4 stars is a soulless android. There is NOTHING to not like about this book in a series of 'If you give a ...'! It is laugh out loud funny, great to read, and the pictures are cute and hilarious! The story has a nice touch of irony without forcing a MESSAGE. I think its wonderful to have a children's book that is so clever and whimsical - hard to find one nowadays. Not only does my 6-yr old love it, but I love it myself. :-) February 11, 2008 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie If you give a mouse a cookie is a fabulous book from the mouth watering food pictures, to the non-stop hilerious literature. I love the cute little mouse shown in every fantastic image. I would recommend this for ages 1 to 100. It starts out as a tiny mouse wanting a cookie, then wants more and more. A fun picture book, estatic is a great way to describe this grand piece of art. February 11, 2008 Brad's reveiw that will totally help you out, i rock! This book "If you give a mouse a cookie" is a great childrens book! It"s one of Laura Numeroff's great books. Its appropriate for age groups k-5 and maybe younger. Its a book that has a little boy that offers a mouse a cookie then the mouse will keep asking for more and more stuff. It's a book that keeps you on the edge of your seat to see what the mouse will ask for next. For more If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Mini Book and CD (If You Give...) reviews click here.
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