If You Take a Mouse to the Movies: A Special Christmas Edition

by Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illustrator)

Overview

Mouse celebrates the holidays in this picture book in the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling If You Give... series!

Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond have added stories, recipes, songs, games, and activities to make this deluxe edition a perfect way for families to celebrate the holidays together. This special Christmas edition includes:

• The complete If You Take a Mouse to the Movies storybook
• A CD with two songs and reading of If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Jason Alexander
• Three holiday recipes 
• Sheet music for two Mouse—style Christmas carols 
• Three activities for you and your family to share 
• Anecdotes from the author and illustrator 
• A sneak peek into Felicia Bond’s winter sketchbook 
• Letters to you from the author and illustrator

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061762802
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/22/2009
Series:	If You Give... Series
Edition description:	Book and CD
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Laura Numeroff is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for young readers in addition to the If You Give…series, including The Chicken Sisters and Laura Numeroff’s 10—Step Guide to Living with Your Monster. She lives in Los Angeles, California, and is involved with several children’s charities, including First Book. You can visit her online at www.lauranumeroff.com.

Felicia Bond is both writer and illustrator of Tumble Bumble, The Day It Rained Hearts, the Poinsettia books, and many others. She painted the art for numerous other award—winning books, including those in the much loved If You Give . . . series and the contemporary classic Big Red Barn. She lived for many years in New York and currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

 

Hometown:

Brentwood, California

Date of Birth:

July 14, 1953

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, New York

Education:

B.F.A. with honors, Pratt Institute, 1975; attended Parsons College, 1975

Website:

http://www.lauranumeroff.com

Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
The creators of one of the most successful children's book series ever produced -- the writer-illustrator team of Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond -- continue their If You Give A... series with yet another exploration of whimsical creatures -- a pushy mouse in this case -- and arbitrary whims. If You Take a Mouse to the Movies follows the same formula Numeroff has used in the previous books by showing how a single demand can snowball into a long list of exhausting needs. But this time out there is a Christmas theme and plenty of holiday hijinks to heighten the fun.

The language is simple but lively, lending itself well to being read aloud. The accompanying illustrations are both colorful and vivid, with plenty of details to keep curious young eyes busy as they seek out details mentioned in the story. It's a fun way for children to grasp the idea that their own demands may be taxing at times. And as an added incentive (not that one is needed), a portion of the royalties from If You Take a Mouse to the Movies benefit First Book, a national nonprofit organization for the promotion of children's literacy.

--Beth Amos

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