Time for School, Mouse! (If You Give...) (Board book)

~ Laura Numeroff (Author), Felicia Bond (Illustrator)

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Product Description

Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he hunts for his homework in a comic getting-ready-for-school adventure.

About the Author

Laura Numeroff is the author of many books for young readers in addition to the If You Give . . . Book^™ series, including The Chicken Sisters and Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide To Living With Your Monster. She lives in Los Angeles, California, where she loves to ride horses and read biographies. A portion of her royalties will be donated to First Book, a national nonprofit organization that promotes children's literacy.

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Laura Numeroff, autora de numerosos libros para niÑos, entre los que se incluye la conocida serie Si le das . . . , The Chicken Sister y Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster. Vive en Los Angeles, California, donde le encanta montar a caballo, leer biografÍas y jugar con sus mascotas. Parte de las regalÍas obtenidas por este libro serÁn donadas a First Book, una organizaciÓn nacional sin Ánimo de lucro que promueve el amor por la lectura.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Board book: 24 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (June 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061433071
• ISBN-13: 978-0061433078
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,372 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If You Give a Kid This Book, He's Gonna Want Something Better, January 11, 2009

By	Kristin (Wilmington, DE USA) - See all my reviews

I love all of the If you Give a Mouse/Pig/Moose/Cat series books, and therefore, I bought this one since my almost three-year-old adores them. However, I was extremely disappointed in this "story." There is absolutely no plot to speak of; the mouse simply cannot find his homework. For one, this book is definitely geared toward little ones with its few words per page and board book design. Most little ones have no idea what homework is yet. But I would have bought into it anyway had it used any of the cute if/then consequences the series is famous for. It doesn't. And several of the illustrations are lifted straight off the pages of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and my toddler son quickly noticed: "Mommy, that's the same picture as in dat book!" he said pointing. My other issue is that the only pictures that aren't exact replicas from the Cookie book are so poorly drawn, I wondered if it was even the same illustrator. I would recommend you save your money and buy one of the other books from the series; this one is a real disappointment in every way.

5.0 out of 5 stars Further Mouse Adventures in a Well-Illustrated Board Book, December 8, 2008

By	Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

Youngsters whose older siblings head off to school are curious. What's it all about?

Long before they are ready to think about what happens at school, the younger brothers and sisters want to know more about getting ready. In that way, the mystery is unraveled in a non-threatening way.

An oldest child also needs to start learning about school. Time for School, Mouse! is a great way to begin.

If you are a fan of Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond, you have probably read If You Take a Mouse to School. Well, that book does create a lot of mayhem. Long before youngsters are ready for that book, Time for School, Mouse!, is just the ticket to laughter and good humor . . . without creating any anxiety.

Adults will appreciate this board book. Felicia Bond's drawings cleverly contain little bits and pieces to entertain the person reading the story . . . you! My favorite is when mouse finds his homework and it's covered with solid geometry and various equations. Clearly, this is one smart mouse.

The illustrations also have fun with perspective, changing the size of the mouse to either dwarf or to be dwarfed by the mouse's surroundings. It's very cleverly done.

Don't be bored with board books. Get this one!

5.0 out of 5 stars 2 year old loved it!, October 18, 2008

By	Rajalakshmi Srinivasachari "book lover" (Redmond, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I started reading this to my son when he turned 2, and at first, he was o nly interested in the illustration that had a fan depicted. I would read the first 1-2 pages of the book, and he would quickly flip over to his favorite page and then we were done with the book. However, I used to read it to him every day and soon he progressed to actually letting me read the entire story to him. I think this book did a good job of holding his attention and even increasing it a little! We have since moved on to books with more content per page, but this book still remains one of his favorites (the other is goodnight moon- if I had a penny .....I would be a millionaire)

I recommend the entire series of "If you give a ..." books by the same author to parents of 2-3 year olds who are beginning to foray into the world of story-books. This is perfect for the transition from picture books to stories.