With Halloween behind us, Charlie and I thought we would share one of his favorite books with you, and the reason is if you’re Homeschooling your children there are lesson plans you can use in your class to go along with Charlie’s favorite book.
If You Take a Mouse to The Movies published by
Mouse celebrates the holidays in this picture book in the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling If You Give series. If you take a mouse to the movies, he’ll ask you for some popcorn. If you give him the popcorn, he’ll want to string it all together. Then he’ll want to hang it on a Christmas tree.
The famous little mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie that has delighted millions of readers is back in an irresistible tale full of holiday antics.
Collect all the books in this giggle-inspiring classic series!
Enrichment Guide for “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” and “If You Take A Mouse to Sch0ol”
A resource is written as an enrichment guide for the stage adaptations of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Take a Mouse to School.
It is absolutely full of fun activities that will inspire your young readers. Included are instructions for baking, art, math, literacy, and vocabulary activities that will bring each of these two great books to life. The resource provides a story synopsis for each book, worksheets, and questions for parents of very young children.
Laura Joffe Numeroff “If You Give… Book Activities
Have learners choose activities to complete based on the books by Laura Joffe Numeroff in her book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and the rest of the books in this series through pre-reading activities. Then they construct a portfolio filled with activities they have chosen and completed. The lesson includes 15 interdisciplinary activities.
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If You Take A Mouse To The Movies
Laura Numeroff is the New York Times bestselling author of IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE, RAISING A HERO and WHAT MOMMIES DO BEST/WHAT DADDIES DO BEST. Laura was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up as the youngest of three girls, surrounded by art, music, and books. Laura attended Pratt Institute and graduated with a degree in communications and a contract for her first children’s book, AMY FOR SHORT, published in 1975 by Macmillan.
A New York Times best-selling children’s book author, Laura is best known for the series based on her book IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE. First printed in 1985, “Mouse” is now beyond its 60th printing. The fourth book in the series, IF YOU TAKE A MOUSE TO THE MOVIES was on the New York Times Children’s Best Seller list for five months- nine weeks at number one.
In 2000, IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE was featured on the Oprah show and was recommended by Oprah’s first kids’ book club, as well as being noted as Oprah’s favorite children’s book of the year on her Christmas show. “Pig” was also on Publishers Weekly Bestseller List for over a year. In addition, the series has sold over 4.5 million copies, been printed in fourteen languages, and won the prestigious Quill Award in the picture book category.
An avid animal lover, Laura has always wanted to write a book about service dogs. In 2016, with co-creator Sean Hanrahan, she released the first book of a new children’s series celebrating dogs with incredible jobs. RAISING A HERO supports Canine Companions for Independence and represents all those –human and canine– helping children, adults and veterans with disabilities and special needs.
President George W. Bush, First Ladies Laura Bush & Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama, with her mother and two daughters Malia and Sasha, read Laura’s IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE at the 2010 Easter Egg Roll on the White House Lawn. Laura was one of ten children’s authors invited to a literacy day in Washington during the Bush administration in 2001. Laura has also visited over 100 elementary schools and has been a speaker at teacher conferences around the country.
In addition to her work with service dogs, Laura also donates a portion of her book royalties to First Book, a non-profit organization that provides brand new books to children who otherwise would not have access to them. She donated all royalties from THE HOPE TREE – KIDS TALK ABOUT CANCER, to the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Laura is thrilled at the release of her latest book, IF YOU GIVE A MAN A COOKIE, which is a fun parody of her IF YOU GIVE franchise… but it’s NOT a children’s book!
Once you finish If You Give A Mouse A Cookie I thought you might like to check out the rest of the books Laura has written along the same line. Because Charlie and I could sit and read these all day every day and never get tired of them. So come to join us and let’s dive into some new books.
It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse (If You Give)
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake (If You Give… Books)
If You Give a Mouse A Brownie (If You Give Books)
Happy Birthday Mouse (If You Give..)
Merry Christmas Mouse (If You Give)
Mouse Cookies & More: A Treasury (If You Give…)
If You Give a Man a Cookie: A Parody
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies (A Special Christmas Edition) (If You Give…)
The Best Mouse Cookie (If You Give…)
Time for School, Mouse! (If You Give…)
Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! (If You Give…)
Mouse Cookies 10 Easy-to-Make Cookie Recipes with a Story in Pictures
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
