If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Author: Laura Joffe Numeroff
Title:  If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Illustrator:  Felicia Bond
Genre:  Children's picture book
Sub Genre: Circular story
Theme: Kindness and Sharing
Primary & Secondary Characters:  Mouse (primary) & Little Boy (secondary)
Date of Publication: 1985
Award(s):  none
Publisher:  HaperCollins
Summary:  A generous boy shares a cookie with a mouse, who then wants a glass of milk, and so on throughout the book. Its a cute, funny story that young children can relate too. They can relate to the wants of the mouse and the tiresome feeling of the little boy. This book can be used in the classroom to teach about sharing and being kind and patient to one another.