The moral of the story? Keep plenty of muffin mix and blackberry jam in your cupboard. Children will relate easily to the full-circle reasoning of the story, while picking up the concept of cause and effect. Laura Numeroff is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for young readers in addition to the If You Giveseries, including The Chicken Sisters and Laura Numeroff’s 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster. Through just a few deft words and brush strokes, the reader gets a real sense of the unique personalities of the two characters. Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests. What moose wouldn't want to borrow a sweater when it's cold outside? And why shouldn't the loose button on the sweater remind him of his grandmother? Bond's cleverly detailed, witty illustrations perfectly complement Numeroff's deadpan style. Muffin Liners- various colored paper muffin liners. Muffin Pan- a red, silicone 6 muffin baking dish. Antlers metal with textured ridges along the surface. Moose fur- brown, high -pile and fuzzy fabric. It all makes perfect sense, really, once you stop to think about it. The objects I chose use for my story box were: Stuffed Moose- a brown, fuzzy moose with two antlers, four legs, facial features and a tail.

Readers will follow a young boy and his voracious visitor through a series of antlered antics: jam reveries and puppet shows and big messes.

'If you give a moose a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it.' So begins the most logical silliness to be found anywhere-at least since Laura Joffe Numeroff and illustrator Felicia Bond's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

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