If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Big Book by Laura Joffe Numeroff

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Big Book

Laura Joffe Numeroff

HarperCollins · Paperback · January 10, 1997

From the #1 New York Times bestselling team Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond, the award-winning If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is one of the most beloved children's books of all time.

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Who it’s for
A familiar chain of tiny requests, paced for a long read-aloud.
Themes
childhood, cause and effect, friendship
Pacing
Steady

About this book

From the #1 New York Times bestselling team Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond, the award-winning If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is one of the most beloved children's books of all time. This oversize (15- x 17-inch) big book edition is the perfect size for sharing in a classroom. This book is a great first introduction to Mouse, the star of the If You Give series and a perennial favorite among children.

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And with its spare, rhythmic text and circular tale, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is perfect for beginning readers and story time! If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you give him a cookie, he'll 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...

Playful Chain

A familiar chain of tiny requests, paced for a long read-aloud.

Come here for

  • picture-book rhythm
  • small, silly cause-and-effect

Expect

  • looping repetition
  • clean comic timing

Where it sits

Small Pets95%
Funny Stories62%
Beginner Readers58%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Small Pets
  • Pig Stories
  • Deer, Moose & Caribou
  • The Classics
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  • Counting & Numbers
  • Christmas & Advent
  • Funny Stories
  • School Stories
Authors
Laura Joffe Numeroff
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
January 10, 1997
Format
Paperback
Theme
childhood · cause and effect · friendship
Reading lane
Small Pets