The best cookie is the one shared with friends. Join everyone's favorite familair literary character, Mouse, from the acclaimed series "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie", as he enjoys one of his favorite pastimes - baking his favorite sweet treat. With positive messages about the value of friendship, sharing and not letting failures stop you from completing your task, Laurie Numeroff's little mouse will engage small children's limited attention spans and makes a valued addition to any Early Education classroom library. It's cute, simple and with its sturdy board pages, perfect for gripping with little hands.