Laura Joffe Numeroff

One thing leads to another when you give a pig a party.

One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake.

If you give a man a cookie...he's going to want milk to go with it...God forbid he should get it himself. If You Give a Man a Cookie is a woman's commentary about her helpless man and the chain of events that leads him on a journey from the bed to the bathroom to the couch and back to bed at nightfall.

Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests.

Mothers and fathers participating in everyday activities show their love for their children in very similar ways.

When four young girls meet in dance class, it takes time for them to find a way--and a reason--to pull together as one, but Emily helps them realize that, just like a bag of jellybeans, they can be different and still go well together.

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. . . .

When four friends with different talents and abilities go to summer camp together, they use their strengths to make camp fun for all.

The Jelly Beans--four friends who have different strengths and talents--work together to make their book reports a success and to promote a love of reading.

"Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he decorates his Christmas tree in a holiday counting adventure."--p. [4] of cover.