Laura Joffe Numeroff

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. . . .

Sumario en español: Si le das un pastelito a un gato, querrá ponerle confites de colores. Cuando le des los confites, derramará algunos en el piso. Después de limpiar, sentirá color. Tendrás que darle un traje de baño. Y éste es sólo el comienzo. A series of increasingly far-fetched events might occur if someone were to give a cupcake to a cat. If you give a cat a cupcake, he'll ask for some sprinkles to go with it. When you give him the...

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

Describes the many activities puppies enjoy, from wake-up kisses to goodnight kisses, before identifying what they do best.

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

When four friends with different talents and abilities go to summer camp together, they use their strengths to make camp fun for all.

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.

A young boy considers what is special about all of his friends' parents, and realizes that his own are the most wonderful of all.

Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests.