If you have kids or if you’ve been a kid yourself recently, you’ve probably heard of the famous children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” It’s the cautionary tale about how ceding a trifle of ...

led to a long and successful career writing children’s books, including such beloved works as “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” and “If You Give a Pig a Pancake.” So, when Numeroff met ...

But what happens when a seemingly innocent book about a boy and a hungry mouse becomes fodder for the culture wars? Over the last decade, Laura Joffe Numeroff’s If You Give a Mouse a Cookie has ...

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. The mouse makes request ...

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