If you give a Mouse a Brownie with Read Along CD

If You Give... #9

by Laura Joffe Numeroff

There's no stopping this crazy mouse once he gets started! The laughter builds with each turn of the page-and each new demand-as young children read along.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Food, Animals, Fiction, Storytime, Humor

Audio CD

First published October 18, 2016

About the author

Laura Joffe Numeroff is the NYT best-selling author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, What Mommies/Daddies Do Best and Raising a Hero. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Pratt Institute. Laura grew up as the youngest of three girls, surrounded by art, music, and books. An avid animal lover, Laura has always wanted to write a book about service dogs. She now lives in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews

[Shelby · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Stars
This book is really adorable and fun to read. I love reading short cute books like this book. What was really interesting on how to keep a mouse happy because they want one thing after another. It is really cute. I would recommend this book to anyone.

[Bree Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mouse hanging posters for his rock concert all over the neighborhood was the cutest!

[Miloš]

Reading with my daughter

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

More about the world's most demanding rodent. These books continue to be hella popular here at the library, but the formula wears thin for me. I always LOVE Felicia Bond's artwork, though.

And,the book did make me crave brownies . . . so, there's that.

[Stephanie (Reading is Better With Cupcakes) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely love this series of books, so you can be sure that I was extremely excited when I learned a few months back that this one was going to be coming out. I just knew I had to get it! I was counting down the months and then the days until I could go out and pick it up.

And I am so glad I went and got it.

Like always, Mouse is up to his normal mischief. Except this time we start it off by giving him a brownie. Then of course he needs something else, and then something else, and then something else...until we come full circle and he finds himself needing another brownie.

Silly Mouse! This new edition to the series is exactly what we have come to expect from Laura Numeroff when it comes to these books. The art work is the same as it always has been, bright and fun. The story follows the same route as all the others. It is just a new adventure for our friend to share with our littles!

This review is based on a copy I purchased for myself. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Find more of my reviews here:
http://readingwithcupcakes.blogspot.com/

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me, the adult, was mentally EXHAUSTED by this story (which is the point, I think).
My 3-year old granddaughter loves it.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our toddlers love it. They ask for the ‘brownie’ book. Their favorite page is the mouse singing on stage.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mouse has returned and is offered a brownie, but when he requests some ice cream to go with the brownie, it sets off a chain reaction of adventurous mayhem. Read along and find out what one brownie loving mouse has in store.

[Kristen Dutkiewicz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another addition to the series about what would happen if... it's cute. And I love brownies :)

[Robin Pelletier · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t know this book existed until I went to read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie while dressed up as the mouse at the bookstore.

It’s super cute and mouse is up to his usual shenanigans.

[Katja Labonté · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars & 2/10 hearts. This is just frankly dumb to me. The scenarios don’t even follow logically, like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can definitely see the appeal of these books for the kiddos, especially as they'll start guessing what that crazy mouse is going to ask for next. (Who starts with a brownie and predicts a rock concert??)
The human in the books has an infinite amount of patience to indulge the little mouse's requests - patience that I'm guessing a lot of humans won't have if their own little ones decide to give it a try...

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

My family grew up reading books by this author, it was so fun to discover she'd written some more! And I absolutely LOVE brownies, so it was a perfect way to rediscover our favorite children's author.

The story was classic, and fun, and the pictures so cute and the story so engaging! I want to definitely add this one to my collection! :D

[Joanne Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than some in this series, with just the right rhythm and flow. The situations are somewhat ordinary, but I think the author has caught the spirit of the original. An enjoyable addition with few surprises.

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mice are very needy creatures

[Spencer · Rating 4 out of 5]

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The Give a Mouse series is always adorable!

[David Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond are back with another edition of their “if you give a..” series. This time the adventure starts with giving a mouse a brownie which sets in motion a series of new requests sending the reader on an adventure keeping the mouse satisfied and ending right back where you started, by giving the mouse a brownie. “If You Give a Mouse a Brownie” is a delightful tale that is very easy to read, even for emergent readers. Each page has no more than three lines of text with many only having one line. The illustrations are colorful and provide just the right amount of detail to show the reader what’s happening in the story. I would argue that many of the illustrations tell the story without the need for text. The illustrations show the chaos and even the frustrations of the child who was just trying to make a new friend by giving this little mouse one of his brownies. Although classified as a pattern/predictable picture book, some of the things that happen next are surprising and a first-time reader may not make the correct prediction. This could surprise the reader as the unexpected continues to happen, or it could frustrate a reader trying to predict, either way it will engage the reader. The pattern is the mouse continuing to ask for more and more things and ensuing chaos of trying to please the mouse would be a pretty accurate prediction.

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

A mouse is given a brownie, which unexpectedly sets off an entire series of events.

If one gives a mouse a brownie, it will start a chain reaction culminating in his wanting another brownie, which will start the cycle all over again.

This picture book is both a good example of a circular tale and of a slippery slope argument. It also introduces younger readers to the concept of cause and effect as well as the warning if you give someone an inch, s/he may try to take a mile.

The story follows the same formula as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t know there were so many books in this series – I’d only read the first two. If You Give A Mouse A Brownie is just as cute as the ones I’ve read. The cause and effect of giving the mouse a brownie takes the reader on a crazy adventure. And the illustrations are just so adorable and fitting for these books. I love all the colors – they’re so…welcoming, so to speak. It’s quite a different experience reading this book as an adult. The mouse comes off as very demanding (comically, sort of, in a way) that it’s no surprise the boy in the story is exhausted by the end. But reading it is still a fun experience.

[Carson Gentry · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book starts with a boy giving a Mouse a Brownie. When the mouse receives his brownie he wants some ice cream to go with it. Once he gets his ice cream he needs a spoon to eat it with. When he gets his spoon he begins to drum. Drumming makes him want to do more things and it begins this whole cycle. It eventually ends up where it started.

This book is a good book that I would suggest to first graders. It's an easy read and isn't too overwhelming and the pictures could help students figure out some of the words from the pictures.

I loved this book and I love all books by Laura Joffe Numeroff

[Rebecca Rowsey]

This book is about a mouse and what happens when a boy gives him a brownie. After he gets a brownie, he continues wanting one more thing after the other. The boy learns that if you ever give a mouse one thing, he will continue asking for things. In the end, the mouse ends up asking for another brownie.

I love this book. It is one that makes you want to keep turning the page to see where else the mouse's mind goes. I would use this in my classroom for a fun read. I think students would enjoy the pictures and the storyline a lot. I would also add in the lesson of always wanting what we can't and trying to be content with what we do.

[Rachel Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: Modern Fantasy
Grade Level: PreK - 2

These books are classics. I love the engaging plots and colorful illustrations. Numeroff does a great job engaging the reader and keeping them guessing. Students enjoy this type of entertaining book and so it would be a great addition to a classroom library. It is fairly easy to read, so young readers can enjoy it. Overall I would highly recommend this simple yet fun story.

[Lara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, the If You Give stories can be repetitive with such a strict format that she follows. You'll probably always favor the first ones that you read just because they seem the most original to you. It's still always cute to see what the characters get up to. And let's face it - the illustrations will always be adorable (his little rain coat!!).

Storytimes? Music, rain, the park, brownies, mice...

[Stephanie Littig · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read many of the If You Give a Mouse books but this one is one I have not read yet. It is very cute like all the others and the kids will love this book. This book follows the same theme as the others so if you give him a brownie, he is going to want so much more. This book talks about he will want to start a band, and what his band will do. It is a really cute book. Def will be in my classroom library.

[Rebekah Jacobs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am familiar with this author's other books like "If You Give a Moose a Muffin," of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," etc., but I'd never heard of this picture book. I enjoy these books because they make you think of cause and effect, and the illustrations add to the enjoyment because you can actually see a mouse enjoying a brownie and picture all that follows. While it was a delightful story with cute drawings, I do actually prefer the author's other books, but this is a wonderful addition.

[Maggie Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about a mouse that got a brownie and wanted some ice cream and they go on to put on a concert and all the way back around to the brownie.

This book is very creative in the way it went in a circle. I really liked it I thought the illustrations went very well with the text.

I would use this book to talk about how things relate, like you want ice cream so you get a brownie to go with it.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you give a mouse a brownie, he's going to ask for some ice cream to go with it. When you give him the ice cream, he'll probably ask you for a spoon. He'll start drumming on the table. Drumming will get him so excited he'll want to start a band. . . .

Mouse makes his long-anticipated return to the spotlight in this winning picture book from the acclaimed team of Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond.

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Children's literature picture book
Grades K-2

Watch what happens to an adorable mouse when he gets on a sugar high! Illustrator Felicia Bond has created a mouse any child would love to read about. Children can identify with the mischievous mouse as it dreams up things to do after eating the brownie with ice cream. My favorite scene was when the mouse had to stay in the boy's pocket to warm up after getting wet.

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

As my first book in the HRCYED challenge, I decided to read a sequel to one of my favorite children’s books…”If You Give a Mouse a Cookie…”, “If You Give a Mouse a Brownie”. Well the story is still cute. I have to say it makes me wanna go back and read the original more. Overall, not a bad book for kids. I liked a lot of the illustrations… But I think it would’ve been even better if they’ve been able to, perhaps do it in rhyme. But not a bad way to start the challenge. 1 down…many to go!

[Penney Letbetter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another well-done story in the series. Some of them seem to have faltered but this one did a good job. The kids were begging to hear it and they visited book fair this week. I do believe this is the first time the book fair has offered the same story in paperback and hardback. We sold out of the paper back in two days.