But, never fear...I'm ready!
Tonight's day 5 book is by one of my FAVORITE children's books authors:
If You Take A Mouse To The Movies - by Laura Numeroff
Laura Numeroff has written some of my favorite children's books - including "Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers", but we are BIG fans of the "If you..." series that she's created.
This story is the Christmas version - and definitely keeps with the cute style of the string-of-events storytelling that these books are famous for. If you aren't familiar with the other books in this series GET FAMILIAR, they are adorable. (My personal fav is "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake").
The book follows a little boy and a mouse - and "if you take a mouse to the movies, he's going to want some popcorn". The popcorn leads him to stringing it up, then wanting to get a Christmas tree, then wanting to make ornaments, etc etc etc. The journey goes from the movies, to the woods, to the backyard, to the house, and then winds up back at where you started. He wants to go back to the movies.
Laura Numeroff's stories in this series always follow a chain of events that lead the character and the animal back to where they started. But there's no shortage of cuteness and laughter along the way.
The book is illustrated by Felicia Bond, who illustrates all the books in this series. Her drawings are so cute and perfect for the story. There's a simplicity to them, but a reality that makes the sparkles, popcorn, lights, snow all come alive on the page. I've always loved how "friendly" the artistry is in these books.
This story is a cute way to stay in the Christmas spirit. It doesn't have a moral, but it's holiday fun at it's finest. Check it out of the library at the least. And while you're in the N section - get some of the others!
OOH - I heard that the latest in this series is "If You Give a Dog a Donut" and I'm just waiting for our turn with that one from the library!
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