| | |  | Cat Books and Books for Cat Lovers | Home » » If You Give a Cat a Cupcake (If You Give... Books) | | | | | | | Description: | | If you give a cat a cupcake, he'll ask for some sprinkles to go with it. When you give him the sprinkles, he might spill some on the floor. Cleaning up will make him hot, so you'll give him a bathing suit . . . and that's just the beginning! The lovable cat who first appeared in If You Give a Pig a Party now has his very own book! Written in the tradition of the bestselling If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond's newest story will show everyone that Cat is where it's at! | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Laura Numeroff | | Hardcover:
| 32 pages | | Publisher:
| HarperCollins | | Publication Date:
| September 30, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0060283246 | | Product Length:
| 9.2 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.2 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.6 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.85 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 48 reviews |
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24 of 29 found the following review helpful:
Not as Good as Mouse/CookieOct 03, 2008
By Christine
"MJsMama"
We love the "If You Give..." books at our house. Our 2 1/2 year old will sit through "Mouse Cookies & More" which has "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie", "If You Give a Pig a Pancake", "If You Give a Moose a Muffin" & "If You Take a Mouse to School" all in one, and then she'll want to read it all over again.
We were very excited to get a new "If You Give..." book, especially one about a cat (our daughter's favorite animal); but I found this story to be less charming than the others. Some of the transitions felt forced; for example, Cat goes to the gym and then suddenly wants to go to the park - I didn't get the connection so the book just didn't flow as well as the others I've read.
This is not to say my little girl isn't completely captivated by the book. We've had it less than a day and have read it through several times (we had to stop because of dinner and bedtime or we'd probably still be reading it!).
So, overall the story is cute and sweet, just like the others, but "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" is still my favorite.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Terrible storyJun 08, 2011
By Robo
I gave this two stars only for the illustrations and because I liked the other books in the series so much. This is a terrible story it doesn't even make sense. I thought I missed a page at one point and went back. I had not missed a page it just really didn't make sense. The story does not flow and seems forced, like the author couldn't think of anything else.
I LOVE If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, If you Give a Moose a Muffin and If you Give a Pig a Pancake. I love the sequence of events and the fun circular story bringing the reader back to the beginning. In my humble opinion, she should have stopped there. They continue to get worse, with this one taking the cake (pardon the pun). My son would not even sit through the first reading. Just got up and went to look at another book. I can't say that I blame him. And I should say we read the others over and over and over. We love them. Save your money and buy a different book.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Great book for toddlersNov 13, 2009
By Julie S.
"Julie S."
My mother bought this book at a local deparment store that was selling the book for $5 and the cute stuffed cat for $5. It quickly became one of my daughter's favorites. She loves the illustrations, and the story is simple enough for her to follow, without being boring. There are 32 pages, but only a short sentence or two on each page which is ideal for toddlers that can't sit still for long stories. I highly recommend it.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Maybe The Cat Really Wasn't Interested in the CupcakeJul 15, 2009
By A. Mellgren
My husband, daughter (who's not quite 2 years old) and I really like the If You Give . . . series of books. I especially like the If You Give a Pig A Party book, so we were quite happy to learn of this new book. However, when we got the book, the flow just wasn't there. The other books at least flow from scene to scene. In this case, however, A hall of apes in a museum for one thing is rather odd and why would someone put a hot cat in a bathing suit and bring him to the beach of all places. It's just not as good as the others.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Not as good as the othersDec 29, 2008
By G. Bowers
This book is not anywhere as good as the others she has written. It doesn't flow or make much sense. The transitions are very poor and it feels like something that was slapped together with out much thought.
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