Numeroff, Laura "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" - 1985
This is one of the many books that you read to your children, that they then read to themselves even though it is "only" a picture book and that you thoroughly enjoy because it reminds you so much of your own life. The mouse is like the little child that wants this and that and then something else. It teaches them about consequences.
Hilarious. Beautiful illustrations.
A happy book that I'm glad I found for my kids when they were little. A timeless classic.
From the back cover:
"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....
The consequences of giving a cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but young readers will come away smiling at the antics that tumble like dominoes through the pages of this delightful picture book."
I love this book. It was a bestseller at the bookstore where I used to work.
ReplyDeleteI always helped out at school with their book sales and this was a big hit there, too.
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