ABOUT THIS BOOK: IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
by Laura Numeroff
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie has been on best-seller and “favorite” lists since it’s publication in 1985. Ms. Numeroff has followed it with a series of over a dozen titles that follow a circular tale of cause-effect events that result from such simple gestures as a generous little boy offering a mouse a cookie. This popular book is imbedded in our culture from a mention in the Harrison Ford movie Air Force One to being praised by former First Lady Laura Bush and First Lady Michelle Obama. The humorous storyline has been the basis for plays and musicals that have been enjoyed by children all over this country. Over four million copies of this book have been sold. www.goodreads.com has tallied over 115,000 ratings.