Laura Joffe Numeroff

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young boy's day. Includes "The Great Cookie Chase" board game on back lining papers.

A series of increasingly far-fetched events might occur if someone were to give a cupcake to a cat. If you give a cat a cupcake, he'll ask for some sprinkles to go with it. When you give him the sprinkles, he might spill some on the floor. Cleaning up will make him hot, so you'll give him a bathing suit and that's just the beginning!

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

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

Taking a mouse to the movies can lead to letting him do other things, such as making a snowman, listening to Christmas carols, and decorating the Christmas tree.

Relates the increasingly outrageous demands a mouse is likely to make if it is given a brownie. 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 will want to start a band.

It's time for school, but Mouse can't find his homework.

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.

Four classic episodes of Reading Rainbow, hosted by LaVar Burton.