If You Take a Mouse to School by Felicia Bond

If You Take a Mouse to School Reviews

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  Juan Zozaya

  This book I read was really funny because I had to read it to first grade students at Stevenson elementary. It was really an experience because I had never done that before. I liked that the children were very interested in the story, even though they had read it already. I was embarrassed at the moment but when I saw my friend do it I had the confidence to read to them. When I was finished they asked me a lot of random questions. I had fun reading this book to them. I’m sure they had fun hearing me read it. I recommend the book for children.
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  Rossy

  He's soooo cute and smart <3 It was really sweet/fun/sad when he wanted the lunchbox!
  I hate mice, but this one is adorable!
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  GG_Reads

  Why is this so darn cute?
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  Dawn Michelle

  This one was one of Madi's favorites. We read it multiple times every day.
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  Tatiana

  Anyone who has worked with children or had some of their own know that kids ask a lot of questions. Laura Joffe Numeroff builds off that truth in If You Take a Mouse to School. If you take a mouse to school... he will get into all sorts of crazy shenanigans, that is for sure!
  
  This book was read to the group at my preschool observation this morning. Their responses to the lead teacher's pre-reading questions were priceless ("Can we have a mouse for here?"). Colorful illustrations work in tandem with the simple story to bring the adorable tale to life.
  
  
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  Maki

  A great roundabout story about what happens when you take a mouse to share. I love the illustrator as well, very funny drawings!
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  R.A.

  I love these books, and the movies are great too!! :P
  
  I find it funny how the mouse just writes a whole book without barely thinking about it! I wish it was that simple!! xD
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  Jessy

  noch nie wurde mir ein buch so liebevoll vorgelesen wie als Lilly mir heute dieses buch vorgelesen hat in englisch... enough Said
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  M.K. Aneal

  Very cute book(:
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  Jenny Clark

  This is one that my pre scholars really liked. It is another one good for beginning readers, also if you have a little one afraid to start school, this shows how fun it can be.
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  Megan

  Man, this mouse was selfish.
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  Joanna

  A good remix on the original If You Give a Mouse a Cookie but for back-to-school! Just as fun as the original but in a different environment.
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  Krista the Krazy Kataloguer

  Mouse's visit to the school with his owner reads more like a sequence of events rather than a chain of connected events, as in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Mouse has interesting adventures that are illustrated with some really cute pictures (mouse peeking around the boy's book, mouse's head only visible in the cloud of dust that the kids kick up as they run for the bus). However, the story just didn't have the appeal to me that the very first mouse book did. It was OK.
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  Anna Dipprey

  If you take a mouse to school is a great book that would be best suited for beginning learners. The colorful illustrations, silly plot and simple vocabulary make this book great for pre k to kindergarten students.
  This book would be best as a read aloud to young students, or an independent reading book for slightly older children. In my opinion, this book could be used as an independent reading book for children in the 1st grade.
  
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  Judy Magallanez

  This colorful book keeps your students guessing as they see if their predictions are correct. It even talks about the mouse writing a book and then reading it to his friend. The mouse shows how much fun school can be.
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  Brittney Daniel

  This book is a great way to discuss sequences and also make predictions. The series of animals experiencing different experiences can also be discussed as a whole group where the children make conclusions about what they may do.
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  Heather

  My favorite part is looking at the words and math formulas the mouse writes on the board. :)
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  Kaethe

  If you take a mouse to school chaos will ensue. It's obvious to adults that this is true. Not so much to kids, who love these books. or possibly, just love chaos.
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  F.R. Southerland

  My daughter loves loves LOVES this book series
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  Paige Ryan

  If You Take a Mouse to School follows mouse and the boy from the famous If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, but the boy takes mouse to school with him. The story shows the sequencing and schedule of a school day, and all the school related activities mouse would do. Again, it revolves back in a cycle with wanting to go to school and ending with wanting the boy to take him back to school, similar to other works in the series. But the storytelling changes a bit with the mouse going somewhere, similar to If You Threw a Pig a Party. The cover is similar to the first in the series but a different color scheme, and the mouse has a different expression. There is lots of background detail in this story with students watching mouse and the boy. Students and children can almost relate to these background characters because they are also watching mouse go throughout his school day. The small size of the mouse is important throughout the story, and you can see its size comparison throughout the storytelling and relation to objects as well as the illustrations. Framing changes throughout the story from sequencing and showing the motion to focusing on the mouse and the boy. Follows that same cause and effect sequencing as well as the traditional style and tone. Overall, a great addition to the series and is a great book to have in the classroom and bridge activities and lesson plans with.
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  Rachel Olive

  Summary: If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff goes through what it would be like you brought a mouse to school with you. It would involve making them lunch, sharing a backpack, and wanting to look around. He might want to do some math, english, or science which may lead him to get a little messy. He will write a story that he hides away in the lunch box for when you get home. He will also want to play with blocks, play basketball, and even ride on a skateboard. There are many things exciting the mouse that he may forget the lunchbox and at that point you will have to take him back to school.
  Analysis: I enjoyed this book because it offered a comical representation of what it is like to go to school. Numeroff has a vast collection of books that are great for entertaining kids within reading. I liked how this book showed all different types of what a child could enjoy about school. This book is warm and inviting and I would recommend reading this book.
  How I would use this book:
  I would use this book as a fun book on the shelf that students can enjoy as a leisure read. It is not a difficult book to read for even beginner readers, but could strike imagination in a young reader of what it would be like if their favorite animal came to school with them.