If you enjoy the “If you …, then …” cause-and-effect style of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, then you may like When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore, illustrated by Howard McWilliam. The title phrase initiates the sequence of events that follows, and this simple action leads to comical situations as we read of a demanding mouse who continues to want more. It is commonly referenced as an example for not one, but two literary devices: the use of second person point of view and circular plot structure. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond, soon became a classic after it was published in 1985. I’ve been highlighting a lot of books with heavy material, so I thought I’d lighten up the mood with a pair of fun books.
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