I recently tried out The Lift Box (a monthly subscription box for weightlifters), and found something pretty cool inside:
The Complete Cookie is also, well, huge. I'd measure it at around 4.5 to 5 inches across. Enough to make a pretty hefty dessert or even split between two people. These cookies are also vegan (completely dairy free), non GMO, and don't contain any soy. On his way to the fair, Cookie Monster sees many things that remind him of the shape of his cookies (such as a baseball diamond), and eats each shape as he sees them, resulting in no cookies being left when he arrives at the contest.
It was a giant peanut butter cookie (with extra protein, of course).
Cookies for getting jacked? That is a concept I can get behind.
Upon further inspection I realized I was looking at The Complete Cookie by Lenny and Larry's.
I had seen this in the store frequently (giant cookies tend to catch my eye) and was really excited to give it a try.
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So without further ado, here's my Complete Cookie review, and whether it's good for weight loss and bodybuilding:
Overall, The Complete Cookie is absolutely delicious and pretty well-nutritionally balanced. It's low to medium on sugar levels with great taste, without being loaded with artificial sweeteners, and uses mostly whole, real ingredients.
It won't compare to regular bakery-style cookies in taste (obviously), but is a better option for diets or bodybuilding meal plans — though, as a warning, the whole cookie is pretty high in calories. Flare 2 2 76.
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Author | Laura Numeroff |
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Illustrator | Felicia Bond |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | If You Give.. |
Genre | Children's literature |
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a children's book written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond, first published in 1985. Described as a 'circular tale',[1] illustrating a slippery slope, it is Numeroff and Bond's first collaboration in what came to be the If You Give.. series.[2]
Plot[edit]
A boy gives a cookie to a mouse. The mouse asks for a glass of milk. He then requests a straw (to drink the milk), a mirror (to avoid a milk mustache), nail scissors (to trim his hair in the mirror), and a broom (to sweep up his hair trimmings). Next he wants to take a nap, have a story read to him, draw a picture, and hang the drawing on the refrigerator. Looking at the refrigerator makes him thirsty, so the mouse asks for a glass of milk. The circle is complete when he wants a cookie to go with it.
Art[edit]
The text was interpreted by illustrator Felicia Bond to show the increasing energy of the mouse, with the little boy being run ragged by the end of the story. The art was praised by School Library Journal for its 'meticulous attention to detail',[1] and was executed with vibrant colors of blended pencil in a complex process of layering magenta, cyan, yellow, and black on separate sheets, which were then assembled during printing.
Bond describes rushing to get the sketches done before leaving town with her boyfriend and that the energy of the mouse evolved from that excitement. She has mentioned on numerous occasions that the little boy in the book was her boyfriend, Stephen Roxburgh, as a child. Goetia 1 2 download free.
In popular culture[edit]
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie[3] quickly became established as a popular favorite and is today considered a contemporary classic.[citation needed] A series of sixteen titles[4] followed. They have been translated into more than thirteen languages. The If You Give.. series has garnered numerous awards, and their popularity is witnessed by their consistent presence on The New York Times Best Seller List.
Charles Schulz created two Peanuts strips[5] about If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and in 2000 Oprah Winfrey chose If You Give a Pig a Pancake as one of her favorite things in 2000.[6] She also included it on her list Oprah's Favorite Things from A-Z in that same year.[7]'If You Give a Moose a Muffin' was the answer to a question on Jeopardy!. The books have been adapted into plays for children's theaters.[8][9][10][11][12]The Bronx Zoo in New York featured the art in their Children's Zoo for one year and the artwork has been used to create murals in the wings of children's hospitals. The series has fans of all ages from all over the world including Japan, where an entire Tokyo city bus was painted with images of Mouse. Mouse also made it to the White House; in Laura Bush's Celebration of American Authors at the 2001 Presidential Inauguration Felicia Bond and Laura Numeroff were among those honored for their If You Give.. series,[13] and the former First Lady writes that the Bush family cat India's favorite book was If You Take a Mouse to the Movies. A bronze sculpture of her sleeping on the book is included in the George W. Bush Presidential Library.[14] First Lady Michelle Obama read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie on the White House lawn during the 2009 Easter Egg Roll.[15]
Alleged political symbolism[edit]
According to a Washington Post article the book was believed to represent a critique of the welfare state and entitlement programs in the United States.[16]
If You Give.. series[edit]
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (November 1985)
- If You Give a Moose a Muffin (March 1991)
- If You Give a Pig a Pancake (February 1998)
- The Best Mouse Cookie (July 1999)
- If You Take a Mouse to the Movies (May 2000)
- If You Take a Mouse to School (September 2002)
- If You Give a Pig a Party (April 2004)
- Merry Christmas, Mouse! (August 2007)
- Time for School, Mouse! (2008)
- If You Give a Cat a Cupcake (2008)
- Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! (2009)
- Happy Easter, Mouse! (2010)
- If You Give a Dog a Donut (2011)[17][18]
- It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! (2012)
- Happy Birthday, Mouse! (2012)
- If You Give a Mouse a Brownie (2016)
Compilations[edit]
- Mouse Cookies and More in libraries (WorldCat catalog) (2006)
- If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, A Special Christmas Edition (2010)
Series awards[edit]
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Book | Award and Year |
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie | Alabama Children's Choice Book Award, K–1 (1986–87)[19][20] |
California Young Reader Medal (1988)[21] | |
Colorado Children's Book Award (1988)[22] | |
Georgia Children's Picture Story Book Award (1988)[23] | |
Nevada Young Readers' Award (1988–89)[24] | |
Buckeye Children's Book Award, K–2 (Ohio) (1989)[25] | |
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award (1994)[26] | |
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (1994)[27] | |
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Blue Chip Classic Award (1994)[28] | |
If You Give A Moose A Muffin | Children's Choices (IRA/CBC) (1992) |
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (1998)[29] | |
If You Give A Pig A Pancake | Oppenheim Platinum Award (1999) |
IRA Children's Choice (1999) | |
Oprah Winfrey named If You Give a Pig a Pancake her 'favorite book for children' | |
Listed on Oprah Winfrey's 'Oprah's Favorite Things from A-Z' | |
If You Take A Mouse To The Movies | NAPPA Gold Award (2000) |
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award (2001) | |
IRA/CBC Children's Choice (2001) | |
If You Take A Mouse To School | Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (2003)[30] |
If You Give A Pig A Party | Quill Award (2006) |
The book series was also awarded an Honoree 'Laura Bush Celebrates American Authors' in 2001 plus Presidential Inauguration 'NEA Teacher's Picks Books to Read Across America' in 1999.
Selected translations[edit]
- Kekse für die Maus im Haus (1985, German, ISBN978-3-551-08240-4)
- Souris, tu veux un biscuit? (1986, French, ISBN0-590-71710-3)
- Ru guo ni gei lao shu chi bing gan (1993, Chinese, ISBN957-632-197-2)
- Si le das una galletita a un ratón (1995, Spanish, ISBN0-06-025438-6)
- Im titen ʻugiyah la-ʻakhbar (1997, Hebrew, ISBN965-286-420-X)
- Se dai un biscotto a un topo (1997, Italian, ISBN88-384-8007-9)
- Moshi mo nezumi ni kukkī o ageru to (1999, Japanese, ISBN4-265-06641-0)
- Yao shi ni gei lao shu chi bing gan (2005, Chinese, ISBN7-5324-6639-6)
- Если дать мышонку печенье (2012, Russian, ISBN978-5-903497-87-4. However, it was published at least as early as 1991 in the children magazine Трамвай (The Tram))
Adaptations[edit]
An animated series adaptation of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie was released on Amazon Prime on November 7, 2017.[31][32]
References[edit]
- ^ abJones, Trev (May 1985). 'Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (review)'. School Library Journal. 31 (9): 80.
- ^If You Give.. series—list of all If You Give..
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- ^If You Give.. illustrated by Felicia Bond
- ^Charles Schulz features If You Give a Mouse a Cookie in Peanuts, The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators, Anita Silvey (Houghton Mifflin, 2002)ISBN0-618-19082-1
- ^'..written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond is the perfect gift for the little ones in your life. 'It just thrilled me,' Oprah says.'
- ^Oprah's Favorite Things from A-Z - If You Give a Pig a Pancake
- ^Kreiswirth, Sandra (September 13, 1991). 'Van Johnson to Star in 'Show Boat''. Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA).
- ^Silk, Chris (June 11, 2010). 'Review: Naples Players Create Chaotic Fun with 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie''. Naples Daily News. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^'Reading Rainbow: Season 10, Episode 2. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (19 Oct. 1993)'. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^Cherry, Nanciann (September 29, 2005). 'Diversity Rules: Comedies and a Folk Tale Featured on Area Stages'. Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books'(PDF). Theatreworks USA. Archived from the original(PDF) on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^Laura Bush read If You Take a Mouse to the Movies to the children over the holidays.
- ^India 'Willie Bush, the family cat's favorite book If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
- ^If You Give a Mouse a Cookie on the White House lawn
- ^https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/21/one-of-americas-most-popular-childrens-books-has-a-secret-political-message/
- ^New York Times Best Seller List If You Give a Dog a Donut
- ^If You Give a Child a Book, HarperCollins book donation programArchived 2013-04-07 at Archive.today
- ^'Alabama Children's Choice Book Award, now named Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Award'(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^'Renaming of award'. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^California Young Reader MedalArchived 2013-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Colorado Children's Book AwardArchived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award[permanent dead link]
- ^Nevada Young Reader's Award
- ^Buckeye Children's Book AwardArchived 2015-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award If You Give a Mouse a CookieArchived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award If You Give a Mouse a CookieArchived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Blue Chip Classic Award If You Give a Mouse a CookieArchived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award If You Give a Moose a MuffinArchived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^If You Take a Mouse to School Oppenheim Toy Portfolio AwardsArchived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^'Watch If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Season 1 Episode - Amazon Video'. www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ^'Amazon unveils fall slate for kids originals'. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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Further reading[edit]
- Shepherd-Hayes, Deborah (1994). A Guide for Using If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a Moose a Muffin in the Classroom. Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials. ISBN1-55734-531-7.
External links[edit]
- Economics lesson plan from Economics and Children's Literature: Supplement 2 (St. Louis, MO: SPEC Publishers, 1998)