If You Give a Moose a Muffin

I first saw this book last October. It was in a beautiful book store in Mystic, Connecticutt. I wanted to bring it home but already had a bulging suitcase so regretfully left it behind. But some books stay with you and this was one of them. Several months later I knew that I HAD to send off for it but was worried that I would be disappointed when it arrived, that my initial brief perusal had been misjudged. I'm relieved to say it wasn't. This is a wonderful book. It delivers on every level with stunning, engaging illustrations and clever text which leads you on to the next page never quite knowing what is going to happen next. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog entitled 'Every Story is a Love Story'. This may be a picture book but it is also a form of love story between a boy and a moose, between a writer and her craft, between an illustrator and the characters whom she has brought to life on the page. For me this is a classic book, one not to be missed and never to be parted from.

An absolute hit with the 5 year olds, and I love it too. You might think it will have one of those -don't let the camel put his nose in the tent- moral endings, but it doesn't. The moose and the boy become friends. It is about kindof going with the flow of your friends. It's nice and the illustrations hilarious!

This is gorgeous - I've bought it before for other children. It's a BIG book with wonderful pictures about what happens when you ( a child) give a moose a muffin. You just have to love a moose who is going to the shops in a cardigan belonging to the child's mother (borrowed because it's chilly out) - and who gets all picky because it's got a button missing - so he sews on a button - and then wants to make sock puppets with buttons for eyes. It's a delight to read out loud to a child.

Worth every penny. Was my favourite book when I was a kid--now my nephew has one too! The story-line is fun--and now my husband has been educated for when I say: "This is a moose/muffin moment" when I'm shopping for add-ons on Amazon.

Eine Story, die Kindern eine Ahnung davon vermittelt, wie anstrengend (und lustig) es sein kann, von einem nimmermüden, ideensprühenden Wesen umgeben zu sein (Elch möchte Muffin, kriegt Muffin, will Marmelade dazu, kriegt Marmelade, isst alle Muffins, möchte mehr Muffins backen, möchte mit zum Zutaten- Einkaufen,möchte Jacke ausleihen, will fehlenden Knopf annähen, möchte Sockenpuppen basteln...,...,... sieht Blaubeerbüsche, möchte Blaubeermarmelade, und na klar, will zur Marmelade natürlich einen Muffin!Herrlich absurde Situationen (Elch möchte sich als Halloween- Gespenst verkleiden...) und vergnügliche Zeichnungen (Elch beim Knopfannähen...) sorgen dafür, dass man beim Ende angekommen gleich wieder von vorne anfangen will. Absolute Kaufempfehlung, auch schön für Englisch - Storytelling in der Grundschule.