Munsch, R. (2000). Mmm, Cookies! Illustrated by Michael Martchenko. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Scholastic Canada.
Brief Annotation: Christopher thought it would be fun to make fake cookies out of play clay and tricked his mom and dad into taking bites of them. His parents contacted the teacher informing her of what Christopher had been up to that morning. The teacher decided to play the trick on Christopher, who also took a bit of the cookie. The teacher and the class then made real cookies to eat, including making a gigantic cookie to bring home for his parents to eat.
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: Pre-K to Grade 3
Readers who will like this: The book has such a humorous level to it that readers who have a variety of interests will enjoy reading or listening to it. Children who like to play tricks on people will get a kick out of the text.
Response/Rating (1-4): This book deserves a 4. The description words of Christopher and his teacher making play clay cookies allows for a wonderful read aloud. For example, you can act out “whapping” the play clay in your hands. The illustrations take the humor of the story to a new level as well. The faces of everyone eating play clay cookies provides an imagery component for younger readers.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What does it mean to trick somebody?
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