With its spare, rhythmic text and circular tale, 'If You Give a Moose a Muffin' (1991) is perfect for beginning readers and story time. This book is a great introduction to the 'If You Give.' Series, and also a perennial favorite among children.

Young readers will delight in the comic complications that follow when a little boy entertains a gregarious moose. In this hilarious sequel to 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie' (1985), the young host is again run ragged by a surprise guest. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want to go to the store to get some more muffin mix, If you give him a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it. If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.0 x 0.'If you give a moose a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it.' (Great read aloud, ages 4 to 8) -Emilie Coulter The moral of the story? Keep plenty of muffin mix and blackberry jam in your cupboard. Children will relate easily to the full-circle reasoning of the story, while picking up the concept of cause and effect. Through just a few deft words and brush strokes, the reader gets a real sense of the unique personalities of the two characters. 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. It all makes perfect sense, really, once you stop to think about it. Readers will follow a young boy and his voracious visitor through a series of antlered antics: jam reveries and puppet shows and big messes. '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. This classic book is the perfect gift for young readers who like to giggle.

In this hilarious sequel to the beloved If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the young host is again run ragged by a surprise guest. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want to go to the store to get some more muffin mix.

Moose makes his debut in this picture book in the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling If You Give. Legal Disclaimer: New hardcover with dust jacket ships promptly from Georgia

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