Reading Challenges
Canadian Books #5
July - June 2012

MT TBR Challenge
Jan - Dec 2012

Graphic Novel Challenge
Jan - Dec 2012







Comments for If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 05/22/11

cover art (Link goes to Powells)If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff started off the very popular If You Give series back in 1985. I'm surprised I didn't run into at that time. My brother would have been the perfect age and I read a ton of picture books to him. Whatever the reason, I completely missed this book until I had my own children.

Like all the books in the series, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a classic pattern book. It's also circular. Things progress through all the different things that the mouse will want after being offered a cookie, only to return to the mouse wanting another cookie.

As a parent I see the humor in the boy's futile but earnest attempt to keep the mouse happy. Parenting is exactly like that. Round and round and round! The only way to get out of the cycle is to wait for the little ones to grow into a new one!

Three stars.

Other posts and reviews:

| | |

Comments (2)

Permalink


Name:
Email (won't be posted):
Blog URL:
Comment:


Comment #1: Monday, May, 23, 2011 at 01:21:26

Laura @ I'm Booking It

I really enjoyed these books when my daughter was young.

Have you seen the "If you give a mom a muffin" parody? You'd probably enjoy it as well!



Comment #2: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 11:06:12

Pussreboots

I haven't seen the parody. I'll keep an eye out for it.

© 1997-2012 Sarah Sammis

Recent posts

Month in review

Reviews
The Android's Dream by John Scalzi
At Ease by Evan Bachner
The Avenue of the Dead by Evelyn Anthony
Bannock, Beans and Black Tea by John Gallant and Seth
Bollywood Babes by Narinder Dhami
Bone 09: Crown of Horns by Jeff Smith
Brain Camp by Susan Kim
Diamond Ruby by Joseph Wallace
Doodlebug by Karen Romano Young
Early Hayward by Robert Phelps
Fullmetal Alchemist 01 by Hiromu Arakawa
Fullmetal Alchemist 02 by Hiromu Arakawa
Hands of My Father by Myron Uhlberg
Hattie the Bad by Jane Devlin
Havana Mañana by Consuelo Hermer and Marjorie May
How to Crash a Killer Bash by Penny Warner
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? by Bill Martin Jr.
Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Pattillo
The Neddiad by Daniel Pinkwater
The New Gay Teenager by Ritch C. Savin-Williams
The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki
The Octonauts and the Only Lonely Monster by Meomi
The Octonauts and the Sea of Shade by Meomi
Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer
The Phone Book by Ammon Shea
Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton
Ten Little Mummies by Philip Yates
Welcome to Monster Town by Ryan Heshka
The World at Night by Alan Furst
xxxHolic 01 by CLAMP

Armchair BEA
May 23, 2011
May 24, 2011
May 25, 2011
May 26, 2011
May 27, 2011

Book Blogger Hop
May 06, 2011
May 20, 2011

On My Wishlist
May 07, 2011
May 14, 2011
May 21, 2011
May 28, 2011

What Am I Reading
May 02, 2011
May 09, 2011
May 16, 2011
May 23, 2011
May 30, 2011

Previous month

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...