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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. This time, there's a moose coming to the back door and the child lets him in. 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. Well, this is a fantasy and all things work out.
And you know what.if you give him the jam, chances are he'll want another muffin. 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. Of course the jam is homemade, and that makes it even tastier. 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. And, this goes on, every day. 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, what do you think happens, next. 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.
So, enjoy the adventure, and be sure to keep some muffins and jam on hand. I have a sign on my door reminding me not to open the door for strangers.
That's what happened to the boy in the story. 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 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. 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.
"Happy Birthday, Alexandra."
Guess we'll have to slide it under the bed. It is 15X17 inches. I didn't pay close enough attention when at least one other reviewer said this is too big. I paid $20.74 just a couple days ago. I can't store it with my other books. It doesn't fit on a bookshelf or in a credenza. It's 18.99 today. It's a cute story but not worth the price and inconvenience of the size.
He loves them.You might think that it would get old. 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. 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 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.
I mean this childrens book is nearly 18 inches long. 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. It's GInormous.But, the content is great. Just never thought of having a lifesize muffin to read about.
I bought this for my Grandaughter and she loves it. I think the fact that it is such a large book is nice as well.
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