Laura Joffe Numeroff

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

Taking a mouse to the movies can lead to letting him do other things, such as making a snowman, listening to Christmas carols, and decorating the Christmas tree.

Mothers and fathers participating in everyday activities show their love for their children in very similar ways. One side of this upside-down book celebrates all of the things mothers do for their children. Turning the book over and around produces a similar celebration of fathers.

It is bedtime, but Cooper is not ready to climb into his mother's pouch and go to sleep until they enjoy some lullabies.

Relates how a disguise can be used to evade the school bully, Mom's lima beans, and other unpleasant things.

Follows a boy and his mouse through a busy day at school.

A series of increasingly far-fetched events might occur if someone were to give a cupcake to a cat.

On the third afternoon of going to the library with her big brother Henry, Beatrice finally finds something she enjoys doing.

Mouse bakes his own cookies in his little mouse house.

If you give a mouse a brownie, he's going to ask for some ice cream to go with it. When you give him the ice cream, he'll probably ask you for a spoon. He'll start drumming on the table. Drumming will get him so excited he'll want to start a band....