a book we love
the quiet one.If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Numeroff
illustrated by Felicia Bond
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what's inside.
The story.
A boy gives a mouse a cookie, setting off an escalating chain of requests - a glass of milk, a straw, a napkin - each one leading inevitably to the next. Laura Numeroff's circular story structure and Felicia Bond's charming illustrations perfectly capture the hilarious, never-ending logic of cause and effect.
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