If You Give A Moose A Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff

Book Genre: Fiction
Publishing Info: HarperCollins; 32 pages
Awards or honors received: none

Summary: The story is about a boy who has a moose. He makes the moose a muffin and the moose eats them all. The moose wants some more so the boy goes to the store. The moose goes with him. When they get to the story it is cold so the moose wants to borrow the boys sweater. When the moose puts on the sweater the buttons become loose then the moose wants a needle and thread. When he begins to sew it reminds hims of the puppets his grandmother used to make. Then we wants socks. The story continues on this path. The moose wants something from the boy and it leads into something else. In the end the moose wants some jam and of course a muffin to go with it!

Personal rating: ***Good. This was not my favorite story, however the students would like it. The boy and the moose would attract the students attention! The storyline is funny and could lead to analogies in higher grades.


Reading level: 2.4
Reading interest K-3

Possible uses of the text:
Science: Discuss a moose. Its habitat, food it eats, etc.
Art/Writing: Have various objects in a paper bag. Students could choose one object from the bag; they would write and draw a picture about what they would want to go along with it similar to the story.
Math: Have student work out addition problems with moose counters-they are available in most education magazines.