The CD1 is on, making me remember reading this to kids (and once or twice to myself, just because). It regularly makes the "Read it again!" list.
Who knew that a simple act of kindness could result in so much fun and chaos?
"If you give a mouse a cookie" he'll want milk, and if you give him milk, he'll want a straw, and before you know it, he's cleaning up the entire house, making an enormous mess while he's at it.
Felicia Bond's illustrations are perfect showing a cheerful, hyperactive mouse on the rampage. They're done in an almost childlike style, simple, clean, and highly expressive.
I also love If You Take a Mouse to School, same mouse, same chaos.
If You Give a Pig a Pancake and If You Give a Moose a Muffin are also good, but the mouse is the best of the lot: the contrast between the size of the mouse and the size of the mess is part of the fun. Looking online, I see I'm well behind on Numeroff books; something else to look for next time I visit the library.
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1One sister's birthday gift to another, along with some of Numeroff's books. I do not like the CD. The woman is waaay to cutsy-voiced; the man has what my sisters are currently calling a "1-900 voice", and the songs are, so far, not really worth noticing. Not outright offensive, just "why bother?"
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