If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numberoff

Published: New York: Scholastic, 1991.
32 pages
Target Audience: K-2
Reading level: 2.7
Genre: Picture Book
Themes: Sharing

Synopsis: If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you give him a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want to go to the store to get some more muffin mix.

CHARACTER: ****
PLOT: **
THEME: ***
LANGUAGE:****
OVERALL RATING:***
A simple act of kindness sets the stage for this silly adventure when you give a moose a muffin. The illustrations enhance the story as the reader follows the little boy and the moose. Young readers will ask for the story again, and again.

About the author: Laura Joffe Numberoff
http://www.lauranumeroff.com/