Mmm, Cookies!

by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator)

Overview

Christopher LOVES to play with play clay, and has great time fashioning a delicious-looking cookie out of it. But when he goes looking for someone to take a bite (YUCK!), the real fun begins!

This fun, whimsical Munsch classic about a boy whose innocent prank leads to a whole lot of delicious fun, has now been revised and redesigned for the toddler set.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781443148474
Publisher:	Scholastic Canada Ltd
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Pages:	28
Sales rank:	954,582
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	3 Years

About the Author

ROBERT MUNSCH started telling stories when he was teaching in a daycare, to get the kids to settle down. Now he is Canada’s number one author for young readers with more than 80 books in print, including such bestsellers as The Paper Bag Princess, We Share Everything!, So Much Snow! and Love You Forever. Every one of his stories was first told aloud to children – and each one is dedicated to the kid who inspired the story. He is a member of the Order of Canada, has a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and is a hero to generations of young readers. Robert Munsch lives in Guelph, Ontario. Visit him online at http://scholastic.ca/munsch/.

MICHAEL MARTCHENKO has illustrated dozens of books, and is most famous for his work with Robert Munsch including Smelly Socks, Makeup Mess and We Share Everything!. He lives in Burlington, Ontario.

Interviews

ROBERT MUNSCH is Canada's bestselling author of more than sixty picture books for young readers. His heartwarming and hilarious stories are beloved by children, parents, teachers and booksellers alike. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

MICHAEL MARTCHENKO's illustrations are as instantly identifiable and lovable as Robert Munsch's stories. His wild and colorful pictures add depth and even more hilarity to these picture book tales. Michael lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

The creators of Alligator Baby and Andrew's Loose Tooth again rely on hyperbole to make the narrative and visuals tick in this slim one-joke tale. The paper-over-board volume stars Christopher, who makes two "cookies" out of red clay and gives one to each of his parents. As they bite into the inedible confections, their eyes bulge, their faces turn scarlet and they utter identical sentiments: "YUCK! PWAH! SPLICHT! PLAY CLAY! GLA-GLA-GLA-GLA!" Such sound effects and a good deal of repetition make Munsch's narrative a quick and sprightly read-aloud. When Christopher's parents make a phone call informing the boy's teacher of his prank, she makes a similar cookie and gives him a taste of his own deception, after which the entire class bakes up an authentic, gigantic cookie to deliver to Christopher's parents. Martchenko's brassy, over-the-top watercolors overflow with silly images, such as Christopher's dog biting big chunks out of the kitchen cabinet, the boy and his classmates creating colorful chaos as they mix up the batter and the children and a menagerie of animals feasting on the final (real) oversized cookie. A light morsel. Ages 3-6. (Mar.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

K-Gr 2-Another participation story from the author of Mortimer (1985) and 50 Below Zero (1986, both Annick), with much repetition and a touch of mean-spiritedness. Christopher makes a "cookie" out of play clay and presents it to his mother, telling her his Dad made it for her. She bites into it before realizing her son has played a joke on her. The child then tricks his na ve father the same way. After the chagrined parents inform their son's teacher of his pranks, she makes sure he gets his comeuppance by giving him a taste of his own medicine. Then, when the schoolmates make a huge, real cookie and offer it to Christopher's parents, they cringe in horror. The last page shows all of the kids munching on the gigantic treat. Martchenko's bright watercolors with their expressive, exaggerated facial contortions are entertaining, but can't save the one-joke tale.-Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

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