If+You+Give+a+Mouse+a+Cookie

**SUMMARY/REVIEW**
This children's picture book starts with a generous boy sharing a cookie with a hungry mouse. Unknowingly, this creates a humorous chain of events that keeps the boy and mouse busy all day long. From drinking milk to trimming hair and cleaning the house to drawing a picture**,** the boy and the mouse embark on, what seems like, and endless adventure. But by the end of the day, the care-giving boy and demanding mouse end up back where they started...eating a cookie. Teachers and children alike will enjoy this story, understanding both the wants and needs of the little mouse, and the love and patience of the generous boy. (1) The story was so popular that it inspired and launch the //If You Give// series which includes 12 books currently, and more to come!



Laura Numeroff was born on July 14, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York as the youngest of three girls. Growing up, Numeroff loved to read and was determined by the age of 9 to become a writer. From a very early age, Numeroff was involved in the arts, learning how to sing, dance, and play the piano (2). However, at the age of 15, Numeroff had a change of heart and when she headed off to college, she decided not to become a writer and instead follow after her sister and study fashion. Numeroff says, "Unfortunately, I hated everything about the fashion department and I couldn't sew to save my life!" (2). And so, Numeroff pursued her dream of becoming a professional writer, where she wrote and published her first piece //Amy For Short// in 1976, which quickly launched her writing career. At the beginning of her writing career, Numeroff was both the author and the illustrator, creating the illustrations for her first 9 books. Numeroff continued by writing an autobiography, //If You Give an Author a Pencil,// which was published in 2003. Her books have continued to be very popular, being published in several languages. Today Numeroff resides in Los Angeles, CA. (3)
 * AUTHOR BIO**

//If You Give a Moose a Muffin:// //If You Give a Pig a Pancake//; //The Best Mouse Cookie//; //If You Take a Mouse to the Movies//; //If You Take a Mouse to School//; //If You Give a Pig a Party//; //Merry Christmas, Mouse!//; //Time for School, Mouse!//; //If You Give a Cat a Cupcake//; //Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!//; //Happy Easter, Mouse!//; //If You Give a Dog a Donut;// //What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best////; What Grandmas Do Best/What Grandpas Do Best////; What Aunts Do Best/What Uncles Do Best. (3)//
 * OTHER CHILDREN'S LITERATURE**

California Young Reader Medal, Buckeye Children’s Book Award (Ohio), Georgia Children’s Picture Storybook Award, Colorado Children’s Book Award. (4)
 * AWARDS**

Genre: Children's Literature. Written and published in 1985 by HarperCollins Publisher. Tenth and best-known book by Laura Numreoff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond and then followed by //If You Give a Moose a Muffiin// in 1991.
 * HISTORICAL CONTEXT**

Morality, Generosity, Helpfulness, Friendship, Gratitude, Hard Work, Consequences/Sequential Events.
 * MAJOR THEMES**

1.) http://www.scholastic.com/browse 2.) http://www.lauranumeroff.com/bio/ 3.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Numeroff 4.) http://www.harpercollins.com/books/If-You-Give-Mouse-Cookie/?isbn=9780060245863 6.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Give_a_Mouse_a_Cookie
 * CITATIONS**