(4) PS Illustrated by Felicia Bond. The dog from If You Give a Pig a Party gets his own zany cause-and-effect plot. In a familiar pattern, the dog's initial request (apple juice to go with his doughnut) comes full circle, though some of the links in the chain of events seem arbitrary. The bright illustrations match the text's enthusiasm.

Reviewer: Brittany Schlorff

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Felicia Bond. The infamous demanding mouse's delightfully frenzied activity begins with movie popcorn, which gets strung into chains, which makes him want a Christmas tree, etc. Festive details, such as the candy canes on the mouse's boxer shorts, add charm to Bond's homey ink and watercolor illustrations. This "Special Christmas Edition" includes recipes, music, games, Numeroff and Bond's holiday reminiscences, and a CD.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Felicia Bond. The latest in the If You Give... series features a familiar cat whose every whim is indulged by a young friend. Though some of the causes and effects are less convincing than in previous volumes, fans will appreciate the cat's silliness. Bond's dynamic illustrations will make this another popular read-aloud for group sharing.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden

(3) K-3 Translated by Teresa Mlawer. Illustrated by Felicia Bond. This Spanish translation of If You Give a Pig a Party retains the spirit of playfulness found in the English language version. The translation manages to convey just the right feeling, using Spanish vocabulary simple enough to be understood by the book's intended audience.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(4) PS Illustrated by Felicia Bond. This hardcover edition was originally published as a board book. The ubiquitous mouse (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie) takes matters into his own paws, baking a batch of cookies. Too bad he doesn't pay attention to the time. Bond's familiar illustrations play up the humor of the slight story.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Felicia Bond. This overstuffed volume includes If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (1985), If You Give a Pig a Pancake (1998), If You Give a Moose a Muffin (1991), and If You Take a Mouse to School (2002), in addition to ten recipes, nine activities, music for eight original songs, and some notes from the author and illustrator.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(3) K-3 Translated by Teresa Mlawer. Illustrated by Felicia Bond & Felicia Bond. This Spanish edition of If You Take a Mouse to School is a good example of how translations of picture books should be handled. First, bring in a top-notch translator. Second, have that translator convey not only the meaning but also the rhythm of the original text. Mlawer accomplishes both goals admirably here.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(3) PS Illustrated by Felicia Bond. The creators of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie return with their fifth and most far-fetched book about the inquisitive mouse who sets off a chain of events stemming from a simple beginning--in this case, when a boy gives the mouse his lunchbox. Bond's expressive rodent will appeal to anyone who can appreciate the sight of a mouse unleashed on an unsuspecting elementary school.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) PS Translated by Teresa Mlawer. Illustrated by Felicia Bond. This Spanish translation of If You Take a Mouse to the Movies perfectly captures the simple rhythms and cadences of Numeroff's original text.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(3) PS Illustrated by Felicia Bond. In this book previously published as How Little Porcupine Played Christmas, Little Porcupine wants a part in the Christmas play, but his classmates object and call him "stick ball." On the night of the play, the students realize they've forgotten the Christmas star. Little Porcupine saves the day, climbing up the tree to be the "shiny, spiny star." Both text and illustrations are clear and appealing in this edition that features new jacket art.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Felicia Bond. Winter holiday activities are the current order of business for the infamous demanding mouse. This time his delightfully frenzied activity begins not with a cookie but with movie popcorn, which he decides to string into chains, which make him want a Christmas tree, and so on. Festive details, such as the candy canes on the mouse's boxer shorts, add charm to Bond's homey ink and watercolor illustrations.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Felicia Bond. This is a fifteenth-anniversary edition of the perennially popular story about a cookie-eating mouse. Also available in Spanish.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) K-3 Translated by Teresa Mlawer. Illustrated by Felicia Bond. This reissue of the Spanish edition of the popular If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a good addition to Spanish read-aloud time. With uncluttered details and understated humor, Bond's illustrations are the perfect match for this breezy what-happens-next tale. Also available in English.

Reviewer: Elena Abos Alvarez-Buiza

(3) K-3 Translated by Teresa Mlawer. Illustrated by Felicia Bond. If you give a pig a pancake, you may end up exhausting your maple syrup supply, searching for a rubber ducky, building a treehouse, and taking pictures for all the piggy's friends. This Spanish edition of If You Give a Pig a Pancake is as breathless as the original, and the crisp illustrations, full of humorous details, are as good an accompaniment to the text as syrup is to pancakes.

Reviewer: Elena Abos Alvarez-Buiza

(3) K-3 The creators of 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie' re-create that hilarious havoc, this time with a girl and a precocious piglet. The girl waits on the charming pig, who rushes from activity to activity, including building an elaborate, wallpapered tree house. The eye-catching illustrations consist of neatly drawn pen-and-ink outlines with watercolor washes sitting crisply in lots of white space.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.