Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Charming illustrations bring a creative story to life
Cons: Only if you run out of muffins
The Bottom Line:
Creative story
Filled with some wild connections
Great illustrations
Of Moose, Muffins, Jam, and …
Having found the charm in Laura Numeroff’s books last year,
I didn’t hesitate when I found If You Give a Moose a Muffin on a friend’s bookshelf recently. It was another delight that kids especially
will enjoy.
When you see a moose out your kitchen window, you might be
tempted to give him a muffin. That is,
of course, a nice gesture. But can you
really eat a muffin without jam? And
that jam might make a mess, and then who knows where that might lead. Somehow, I think it will be a fun tale (or is
that tail).
These are simple books with just a sentence or two on each
page. As a result, they are very quick
reads. However, the illustrations from Felicia
Bond absolutely make them worth reading.
The detail is wonderful and the way she takes a wild story and draws the
pictures adds to the comedy.
Of course, the story itself also makes the book worth
reading. If I told you were this book
wound up, you’d think I was crazy, and yet it all makes perfect sense as you
read along. Seeing just what the current
action leads the Moose to want to do next is the entire fun of the book, and
watching those connections again and again make repeated reading fun.
So you need to see for yourself just what happens If You Give a Moose a Muffin. You’ll be pleased with the results, I’m sure.
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