The entire story is told in second person. A boy named Matthew gives a cookie to a mouse. The mouse asks for a glass of milk. He then requests a straw (to drink the milk), a napkin and then a mirror (to avoid a milk mustache), nail scissors (to trim his hair in the mirror), and a broom (to sweep up his hair trimmings). Next, he wants to take a nap, have a story read to him, draw a picture, and hang the drawing on the refrigerator. Looking at the refrigerator makes him thirsty, so the mouse asks for a glass of milk. The circle is complete when he wants a cookie to go with it.
Artedit
From If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
The text was interpreted by illustrator Felicia Bond to show the increasing energy of the mouse, with the little boy being run ragged by the end of the story. The art was praised by School Library Journal for its "meticulous attention to detail",[1] and was executed with vibrant colors of blended pencil in a complex process of layering magenta, cyan, yellow, and black on separate sheets, which were then assembled during printing.
Bond describes rushing to get the sketches done before leaving town with her boyfriend, and that the energy of the mouse evolved from that excitement. She has mentioned on numerous occasions that the little boy in the book was her boyfriend, Stephen Roxburgh, as a child.
In popular cultureedit
From If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie[3] quickly became established as a popular favorite and is today considered a contemporary classic.[4] A series of 17 titles[5] followed. They have been translated into more than 13 languages. The If You Give... series has garnered numerous awards and their popularity is witnessed by their consistent presence on The New York Times Best Seller List.
Charles Schulz created two Peanuts strips[6] about If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and in 2000 Oprah Winfrey chose If You Give a Pig a Pancake as one of her favorite things.[7] She also included it on her list Oprah's Favorite Things from A-Z in that same year.[8]"If You Give a Moose a Muffin" was the answer to a question on Jeopardy!. The books have been adapted into plays for children's theaters.[9][10][11][12][13]The Bronx Zoo in New York featured the art in their Children's Zoo for one year and the artwork has been used to create murals in the wings of children's hospitals. The series has fans of all ages from all over the world including Japan, where an entire Tokyo city bus was painted with images of Mouse. Mouse also made it to the White House; in Laura Bush's Celebration of American Authors at the 2001 Presidential Inauguration Felicia Bond and Laura Numeroff were among those honored for their If You Give... series,[14] and the former First Lady writes that the Bush family cat India's favorite book was If You Take a Mouse to the Movies. A bronze sculpture of her sleeping on the book is included in the George W. Bush Presidential Library.[15] First Lady Michelle Obama read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie on the White House lawn during the 2009 Easter Egg Roll.[16]
The book itself was featured in an episode of Kino's Storytime, and appeared as part of a "Mail Time" segment on the Blue's Clues episode "Blue's ABCs".
Compilationsedit
Mouse Cookies and More in libraries (WorldCat catalog) (2006)
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, A Special Christmas Edition (2010)
Moshi mo nezumi ni kukkī o ageru to (1999, Japanese, ISBN4-265-06641-0)
Yao shi ni gei lao shu chi bing gan (2005, Chinese, ISBN7-5324-6639-6)
Если дать мышонку печенье (2012, Russian, ISBN978-5-903497-87-4. However, it was published at least as early as 1991 in the children's magazine Трамвай (The Tram))
^Charles Schulz features If You Give a Mouse a Cookie in Peanuts, The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators, Anita Silvey (Houghton Mifflin, 2002) ISBN0-618-19082-1
^"...written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond is the perfect gift for the little ones in your life. "It just thrilled me," Oprah says."
^Oprah's Favorite Things from A-Z - If You Give a Pig a Pancake
^Kreiswirth, Sandra (September 13, 1991). "Van Johnson to Star in 'Show Boat'". Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA).
^Silk, Chris (June 11, 2010). . Naples Daily News. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
^"Reading Rainbow: Season 10, Episode 2. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (19 Oct. 1993)". IMDb. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
^Cherry, Nanciann (September 29, 2005). "Diversity Rules: Comedies and a Folk Tale Featured on Area Stages". Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
^(PDF). Theatreworks USA. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
^Laura Bush read If You Take a Mouse to the Movies to the children over the holidays.
^India "Willie Bush, the family cat's favorite book If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
^If You Give a Mouse a Cookie on the White House lawn
^"Watch If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Season 1 Episode - Amazon Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
^Dickson, Jeremy (September 7, 2017). "Amazon unveils fall slate for kids originals". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
Shepherd-Hayes, Deborah (1994). A Guide for Using If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a Moose a Muffin in the Classroom. Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials. ISBN1-55734-531-7.
External linksedit
Publisher's official site
Mouse Cookie Books
Economics lesson plan from Economics and Children's Literature: Supplement 2 (St. Louis, MO: SPEC Publishers, 1998) 2013-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
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This article is about the picture book For the television adaptation see If You Give a Mouse a Cookie TV series If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is an American children s picture book written by Laura Joffe Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond first published in 1985 by Harper and Row Described as a circular tale 1 illustrating a slippery slope it is Numeroff and Bond s first collaboration in what came to be the If You Give series 2 If You Give a Mouse a CookieAuthorLaura Joffe NumeroffIllustratorFelicia BondCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSeriesIf You Give GenreChildren s literatureMedia typeHardback Contents 1 Plot 2 Art 3 In popular culture 3 1 Compilations 4 Selected translations 5 Adaptations 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksPlot edit nbsp From If You Give a Mouse a Cookie The entire story is told in second person A boy named Matthew gives a cookie to a mouse The mouse asks for a glass of milk He then requests a straw to drink the milk a napkin and then a mirror to avoid a milk mustache nail scissors to trim his hair in the mirror and a broom to sweep up his hair trimmings Next he wants to take a nap have a story read to him draw a picture and hang the drawing on the refrigerator Looking at the refrigerator makes him thirsty so the mouse asks for a glass of milk The circle is complete when he wants a cookie to go with it Art edit nbsp From If You Give a Mouse a Cookie The text was interpreted by illustrator Felicia Bond to show the increasing energy of the mouse with the little boy being run ragged by the end of the story The art was praised by School Library Journal for its meticulous attention to detail 1 and was executed with vibrant colors of blended pencil in a complex process of layering magenta cyan yellow and black on separate sheets which were then assembled during printing Bond describes rushing to get the sketches done before leaving town with her boyfriend and that the energy of the mouse evolved from that excitement She has mentioned on numerous occasions that the little boy in the book was her boyfriend Stephen Roxburgh as a child In popular culture edit nbsp From If You Give a Mouse a Cookie If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 3 quickly became established as a popular favorite and is today considered a contemporary classic 4 A series of 17 titles 5 followed They have been translated into more than 13 languages The If You Give series has garnered numerous awards and their popularity is witnessed by their consistent presence on The New York Times Best Seller List Charles Schulz created two Peanuts strips 6 about If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and in 2000 Oprah Winfrey chose If You Give a Pig a Pancake as one of her favorite things 7 She also included it on her list Oprah s Favorite Things from A Z in that same year 8 If You Give a Moose a Muffin was the answer to a question on Jeopardy The books have been adapted into plays for children s theaters 9 10 11 12 13 The Bronx Zoo in New York featured the art in their Children s Zoo for one year and the artwork has been used to create murals in the wings of children s hospitals The series has fans of all ages from all over the world including Japan where an entire Tokyo city bus was painted with images of Mouse Mouse also made it to the White House in Laura Bush s Celebration of American Authors at the 2001 Presidential Inauguration Felicia Bond and Laura Numeroff were among those honored for their If You Give series 14 and the former First Lady writes that the Bush family cat India s favorite book was If You Take a Mouse to the Movies A bronze sculpture of her sleeping on the book is included in the George W Bush Presidential Library 15 First Lady Michelle Obama read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie on the White House lawn during the 2009 Easter Egg Roll 16 The book itself was featured in an episode of Kino s Storytime and appeared as part of a Mail Time segment on the Blue s Clues episode Blue s ABCs Compilations edit Mouse Cookies and More in libraries WorldCat catalog 2006 If You Take a Mouse to the Movies A Special Christmas Edition 2010 Selected translations editKekse fur die Maus im Haus 1985 German ISBN 978 3 551 08240 4 Souris tu veux un biscuit 1986 French ISBN 0 590 71710 3 Ru guo ni gei lao shu chi bing gan 1993 Chinese ISBN 957 632 197 2 Si le das una galletita a un raton 1995 Spanish ISBN 0 06 025438 6 Im titen ʻugiyah la ʻakhbar 1997 Hebrew ISBN 965 286 420 X Se dai un biscotto a un topo 1997 Italian ISBN 88 384 8007 9 Moshi mo nezumi ni kukki o ageru to 1999 Japanese ISBN 4 265 06641 0 Yao shi ni gei lao shu chi bing gan 2005 Chinese ISBN 7 5324 6639 6 Esli dat myshonku pechene 2012 Russian ISBN 978 5 903497 87 4 However it was published at least as early as 1991 in the children s magazine Tramvaj The Tram Adaptations editAn animated series adaptation of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie was released on Amazon Prime on November 7 2017 17 18 A live action short film adaptation called The Mouse was released on YouTube on January 6 2021 by video content creator Andrew Ruosso 19 20 References edit a b Jones Trev May 1985 Numeroff Laura Joffe If You Give a Mouse a Cookie review School Library Journal 31 9 80 If You Give series list of all If You Give If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff Childrensbooksguide com Archived from the original on June 19 2016 Storypath Summary contemporary classic in children s literature If You Give illustrated by Felicia Bond Charles Schulz features If You Give a Mouse a Cookie in Peanuts The Essential Guide to Children s Books and Their Creators Anita Silvey Houghton Mifflin 2002 ISBN 0 618 19082 1 written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond is the perfect gift for the little ones in your life It just thrilled me Oprah says Oprah s Favorite Things from A Z If You Give a Pig a Pancake Kreiswirth Sandra September 13 1991 Van Johnson to Star in Show Boat Daily Breeze Torrance CA Silk Chris June 11 2010 Review Naples Players Create Chaotic Fun with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Naples Daily News Archived from the original on May 21 2015 Retrieved January 22 2013 Reading Rainbow Season 10 Episode 2 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 19 Oct 1993 IMDb Retrieved January 22 2013 Cherry Nanciann September 29 2005 Diversity Rules Comedies and a Folk Tale Featured on Area Stages Toledo Blade Retrieved January 22 2013 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie amp Other Story Books PDF Theatreworks USA Archived from the original PDF on February 3 2014 Retrieved January 22 2013 Laura Bush read If You Take a Mouse to the Movies to the children over the holidays India Willie Bush the family cat s favorite book If You Take a Mouse to the Movies If You Give a Mouse a Cookie on the White House lawn Watch If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Season 1 Episode Amazon Video www amazon com Retrieved 2016 01 20 Dickson Jeremy September 7 2017 Amazon unveils fall slate for kids originals Kidscreen Retrieved 2017 09 07 Andrew Ruosso www socialblade com Retrieved 2023 10 06 The Mouse www youtube com Retrieved 2023 10 06 Further reading editShepherd Hayes Deborah 1994 A Guide for Using If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a Moose a Muffin in the Classroom Huntington Beach CA Teacher Created Materials ISBN 1 55734 531 7 External links editPublisher s official site Mouse Cookie Books Economics lesson plan from Economics and Children s Literature Supplement 2 St Louis MO SPEC Publishers 1998 Archived 2013 02 18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title If You Give a Mouse a Cookie amp oldid 1208218644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
