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If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you give him a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want to go to the store to get some more muffin mix.
In this hilarious sequel to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the young host is again run ragged by a surprise guest. Young readers will delight in the comic complications that follow when a little boy entertains a gregarious moose."From the first toss of a muffin to the final scene in which the day's activities culminate in a messy array and the story comes full circle, readers gladly follow a moose and . . . young boy in this lively sequel to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Numeroff presents the energetic sequence of events in stream-of-consciousness fashion . . . just the right springboard for Bond's distinct, pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings. Librarians will have trouble keeping this book on the shelf." —SLJ.
Children's Choices for 1992 (IRA/CBC)
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If You Give a Moose a Muffin Big Book (If You Give...) Specifications
"If you give a moose a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it." So begins the most logical silliness to be found anywhere--at least since Laura Joffe Numeroff and illustrator Felicia Bond's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Readers will follow a young boy and his voracious visitor through a series of antlered antics: jam reveries and puppet shows and big messes. It all makes perfect sense, really, once you stop to think about it. What moose wouldn't want to borrow a sweater when it's cold outside? And why shouldn't the loose button on the sweater remind him of his grandmother? Bond's cleverly detailed, witty illustrations perfectly complement Numeroff's deadpan style. Through just a few deft words and brush strokes, the reader gets a real sense of the unique personalities of the two characters. Children will relate easily to the full-circle reasoning of the story, while picking up the concept of cause and effect. The moral of the story? Keep plenty of muffin mix and blackberry jam in your cupboard. You never know who may drop by. (Great read aloud, ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
If You Give a Moose a Muffin Big Book (If You Give...) CustomerReview
The next two words should be: "Then what?" As they always are, Laura Numeroff's books appeal to the child and the child at heart. This time, there's a moose coming to the back door and the child lets him in????? I have a sign on my door reminding me not to open the door for strangers. Well, this is a fantasy and all things work out.
So, once the moose walks into the boy's house, he notices the freshly baked muffins on the stove; he'll ask for some blackberry jam to go with it, and the boy, of course, gives in. Of course the jam is homemade, and that makes it even tastier. After the moose eats most of the muffins, the boy has to put on a sweater and go to the store for more muffin mix. The moose, sensing the cold, asks to borrow a sweater; when he sees that a button is loose, he'll ask for a needle and thread, and of course, he'll remember all the wonderful puppets his Grandmother sewed.
It's just like the moose to keep on this muffin run, and he asks for old socks so he can make puppets just the way Grandma did. Then, it's scenery, paints, paint brushes, and a bed sheet (from the boy's bed, of course), to cover up the whole thing. But, knowing the moose the way we do, we see that he gets carried away, and covers himself like a ghost, and in the course of his Halloween scene, the sheet gets dirty. So, what do you think happens, next?
Right, soap and water, and a clothesline upon which to hang the sheet; once he's outside, he sees the boy's Mom in the yard, and he notices her blackberry bushes....and he remembers the blackberry jam. And you know what.....if you give him the jam, chances are he'll want another muffin. That's what happened to the boy in the story.
Well, this is life: you start one project in one room in your house, and it takes you to another place, and another place, and another project. And, this goes on, every day. So, enjoy the adventure, and be sure to keep some muffins and jam on hand.
"Happy Birthday, Alexandra!"
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