Happy Easter, Mouse!

If You Give...

by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illustrator)

Join Mouse from  If You Give a Mouse a Cookie  as he goes on an Easter egg hunt! Who is hiding eggs in Mouse’s house? This adorable board book combines an engaging Easter theme with a story about colors! This board book with sturdy pages is perfect for toddlers, who will enjoy the simple introduction to colors and counting. Each page has one or two sentences and points out a different color and number of eggs. Starring the ever-popular Mouse, this is a colorful and fun addition to a little one's Easter basket.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday, Animals, Fiction, Kids, Teaching

24 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Laura Joffe Numeroff is the NYT best-selling author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, What Mommies/Daddies Do Best and Raising a Hero. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Pratt Institute. Laura grew up as the youngest of three girls, surrounded by art, music, and books. An avid animal lover, Laura has always wanted to write a book about service dogs. She now lives in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm probably not the best person to review board books as they always seem too simple to me and I don't have any babies/toddlers to read them with so I can't tell their reactions. But, this one is cute enough. I really don't see where it has anything in common with the other "Mouse" books story wise (except for the cute character, of course) but it's a cute little story about how Mouse goes looking around the house to find out who is leaving the eggs around the house. There's an added bonus that each time he finds eggs there is one more than the time before, so this can be used as a very early counting book, too. I think it goes up to five or six eggs.

[Shauna Ludlow Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series. Fun illustrations. Cute story. Heavy board book.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was cute but really short! Even the sentences were short. Didn't feel like a whole story. I love the illustrations per usual

[Bethany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone's favorite mouse is back and this time, someone is hiding eggs around the house. As he looks, he finds eggs of all different colors, but still has no idea who's hiding them. There are hints for the readers to take a guess too. In the end, he discovers that it's Bunny!

HAPPY EASTER, MOUSE would make a great Easter gift, but it's also educational. By using the eggs, it teaches about the different colors. The word also matches the color which is even more fun. For example, the word "blue" is the color blue and so is the egg. I also love how things are to the appropriate scale for a mouse--everything is bigger than him.


Final Verdict: I would recommend this to fans of IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE, learning about colors, and Easter.

Review can also be found on YABC: http://www.yabookscentral.com/kidsfic...

[Maggie Moser]

This book is part of the "If you Give" series. This series is if you give a mouse a cookie it will ask you for more and more. The series is about different animals, that are given different things, but always want more. But in this book the mouse keepings finding easter eggs all over the house. The mouse is finding different color eggs all over the house, but he cannot figure out who was putting them around the house, until he finds out it was the Easter bunny. Over the years there has been different variations of the book, like "If You Give A Pig a Pancake" "If You Give a Dog a Donut" and so many more.

[Lacy | literary_lacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a short, easy Holiday read. My kids enjoyed it. They both liked seeing the different colored eggs (especially since we dyed some ourselves this year), and the bunny ears peaking out behind different objects until the bunny was revealed at the end.

This book was enjoyable, and kept my kids’ attention. We enjoyed this book, and it was would definitely be a fun read around Easter every year.

This book is great for younger kids!

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

The mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie celebrates Easter with an egg hunt, which teaches colors.

The number of eggs count up 1-to-6, but this is only shown in the illustrations and not indicated in the text.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Browsing books to give my friends' children as gifts since I won't gift anything I haven't first read myself.

Although it wasn't strong enough to be a five-star rating for me, it's a fun holiday visit with Mouse. With a focus on colors, little readers can help hunt for eggs throughout the illustrations, so it is both teaching and interactive, which are solid plusses for me. A definite thumbs up for an Easter basket item for the toddler and preschool set.

[J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have found out that these “If you give a...” books are excellent early readers. J has read a couple of them now, and I plan to hit up the library this week for a stack of new ones. There’s something about ‘real’ books (as opposed to Bob Books or books from Phonics box sets, etc) that really gets her excited and proud of herself for what she’s read.

(Self read April 14th 2019)

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun book! My 2 year old nephew is enthralled with this book. He helps me “read” it because each color word is printed in that color! He knows his colors so he happily calls out “blue!” Or “red!” as I point to the color word. We also have fun counting the eggs on each page. This is a hit!

[Elle · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's not much of a story here, as this is just Mouse waking up to find hidden eggs and wondering who has left them. The illustrations are lovely and while you don't really have time to sit with any of them due to how short the sentences are, it's still a fun read. Just quick!

[Miss Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mouse from the famous if you give a mouse a cookie book wakes up to find colored easter eggs everywhere. very cute and simple. toddler and up

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good counting book.

[Terry]

We've got a review of this addition to the "Mouse" collection at the Reading Tub.

[M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a good read.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This reminds me of a childhood favorite, Ducky's Easter Surprise. A good opportunity for children to learn about Easter and their colors.

[Alicia Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

For: Mouse fans; readers looking for an Easter book that also emphasizes colors and counting.

Possible red flags: mystery and intrigue.

[Rebecca Timberlake · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series of books are always a winner with kids, and this is no different. It's adorable and fun!

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute Easter book that lets us practice getting to know colors and counting as well.

[LizthePrude · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has it all. It has counting, colors, and seeking for eggs!

[Igor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok. My son understood the rabbit's trick. Too simple for my taste.

[Sarah Lu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute. Liked how you can work with numbers and colors with this book.

[Elle Wise · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good addition to teaching colors and counting!

[Lexi · Rating 3 out of 5]

The valentines book was better.

[Mira Prater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Theo requests to read this every night. I find it’s very obvious who is leaving the eggs around but Theo is always surprised.

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book

[Therese Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, cute, cute! Cam and I enjoyed counting the colored eggs.

[Addie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty cute! 20 month old enjoyed finding the eggs, but wasn't super into this book

[Zach Lilly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty good, but a little challenging. My 3-year old nephew had to read it to me.

[James Greening · Rating 4 out of 5]

Among one of the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" books, this cute little picture board book is sweet, endearing, and full of wonderful illustrations. A wonderful addition to any child's library!