I'm not one for giving a mouse a cookie or letting it freely take one, for that matter. Because as the book goes, if you give a mouse a cookie, they'll always keep coming back for more.

Handy, Bruce. “ How ‘The Story of Ferdinand’ Became Fodder for the Culture Wars of Its Era,” The New Yorker, Dec. 2017. Reading Rainbow, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” PBS, 1993.

A conservative economist even warned in The Washington Post several years ago that “If You Give a Mouse” is an ode to a welfare state, noting that someone has to pay for that cookie.

— Well-known proverb The hugely-popular children's book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie involves a boy who gives a mouse a cookie. The mouse then asks for milk, and a series of requests begins.

Yakima Valley Libraries’ Storytime tour will feature "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie" at 10 different libraries from March 22-28. 2024 Storytime Tour featuring Clifford the Big Red Dog.

A clever scheme artist mouse successfully stole a cookie. The mouse is seen sneaking out of an oven, checking the coast is clear and running to grab an Oreo. Carrying the Oreo in its mouth, the ...

"If you have kids or if you've been a kid yourself recently," Steele explains, "you've probably heard of the famous children's book 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.' It's the cautionary tale about ...

Laura Numeroff, whose "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" is a modern classic, is struggling to be heard over 170 loud, ebullient kids stuffed into a tiled meeting room at The Elliott Bay Book Co.

Ever since Magik Theatre tackled Laura Numeroff's “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” in 2009, its consistently lively take on her children's books have been a big hit with audiences. The latest ...