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Then, it's scenery, paints, paint brushes, and a bed sheet (from the boy's bed, of course), to cover up the whole thing. So, enjoy the adventure, and be sure to keep some muffins and jam on hand. Well, this is a fantasy and all things work out. That's what happened to the boy in the story. The next two words should be: "Then what." As they always are, Laura Numeroff's books appeal to the child and the child at heart.
Well, this is life: you start one project in one room in your house, and it takes you to another place, and another place, and another project. Of course the jam is homemade, and that makes it even tastier. And, this goes on, every day. "Happy Birthday, Alexandra." But, knowing the moose the way we do, we see that he gets carried away, and covers himself like a ghost, and in the course of his Halloween scene, the sheet gets dirty. Right, soap and water, and a clothesline upon which to hang the sheet; once he's outside, he sees the boy's Mom in the yard, and he notices her blackberry bushes.and he remembers the blackberry jam.
This time, there's a moose coming to the back door and the child lets him in. After the moose eats most of the muffins, the boy has to put on a sweater and go to the store for more muffin mix. And you know what.if you give him the jam, chances are he'll want another muffin. I have a sign on my door reminding me not to open the door for strangers. So, what do you think happens, next. It's just like the moose to keep on this muffin run, and he asks for old socks so he can make puppets just the way Grandma did.
So, once the moose walks into the boy's house, he notices the freshly baked muffins on the stove; he'll ask for some blackberry jam to go with it, and the boy, of course, gives in. The moose, sensing the cold, asks to borrow a sweater; when he sees that a button is loose, he'll ask for a needle and thread, and of course, he'll remember all the wonderful puppets his Grandmother sewed.
It's 18.99 today. Guess we'll have to slide it under the bed. I paid $20.74 just a couple days ago. I didn't pay close enough attention when at least one other reviewer said this is too big. It's a cute story but not worth the price and inconvenience of the size. I can't store it with my other books. It is 15X17 inches. It doesn't fit on a bookshelf or in a credenza.
But it doesn't get old to the four-year-old and I find Felicia Bonds drawings to be so beautiful that Mom doesn't get tired of it either.The Moose story is his favorite for now. He loves them.You might think that it would get old. He literally wanted to read it back to back, over and over, and he doesn't generally react to new stories that way.I can almost taste the blackberry jam -- yum. Laura Numeroff has a formula that works, which started with the If You Give a Pig a Pancake and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. These are books that I bought for my now ten-year-old daughter.I am now sharing them with her 4-year-old brother.
It's GInormous.But, the content is great. I mean this childrens book is nearly 18 inches long. Just never thought of having a lifesize muffin to read about. Having read this book to my children a million times as a child, I wanted to get it for a friend who is having their first baby. I was SHOCKED when I opened the HUGE box from Amazon.
I think the fact that it is such a large book is nice as well. I bought this for my Grandaughter and she loves it.
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