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If You Give a Man a Cookie is a fun new take on the old childhood favorite. While much of this story is very true, I feel that it just wasn't as silly as I had hoped. I expected to chuckle my way through, and instead I just smiled. I will say, however, that the cover art is on point! It is fun and vibrant and the format really alludes to the other cookie book. Note: This is a parody - NOT a children's book.

Author Laura Numeroff delivers a humorous and relatable parody in If You Give a Man a Cookie, playfully depicting the comical escapades of a man's insatiable desires and his endearing dependence on his partner.

A great, humorous, quick read based on the “If you give a mouse a cookie” books. I love the mouse books and this one was cute and funny. Thanks #NetGalley for the digital ARC to review.

First of all, I LOVE all the Mouse books. As a former teacher and librarian, I cannot get enough. I still love them. When I saw If You Give a Man a Cookie, I Knew I had to have it. For anyone who says this is mean or a double standard, they have never had a husband with male patterned blindness. This is meant to be humorous and done jokingly. If you do not like it, I feel you should look at your own level of humor. I loved it as someone who was married to a man exactly like this. I cannot wait to get the hardcopy for myself, my sister, and my mom.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Negalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

If You Give a Man a Cookie is a 32-pages pure comic entertainment. Wives would be able to relate to the funny and — more often than not — annoying behaviors of their husbands that were narrated in this graphic novel.

A hilarious addition to the collection that began with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Very cute idea.

I was not able to download this book, but was able to read a print copy when it became available. It was a great parody that brought out many laughs.

Who better to write a take off on the well known children's book, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, than the original author Laura Joffe Numeroff, and she doesn't disappoint with her new picture book, If You Give A Man A Cookie: A Parody. The 32 pages of tongue in cheek stereotypical behaviors Is perfect for those who have a sense of humor and love all things absurd. Of course, if a man wants a cookie, he'll also need some milk and when he's done he'll simply put the empty milk carton back in the fridge and so on. The illustrator is Duane Ajhar who has created these comical adult oriented caricatures (as compared to the original artist Felicia Bond's whimsical drawings meant for children). Of note is the man's companion, a dog, whose antics are included in the story. Unfortunately, the jocularity is a little advanced for most small children, as this publication is geared towards a more mature crowd. While perfect as a bridal shower or gag gift, I don't see a huge audience for this title, and some men (or even women) might find it a tad offensive, especially when Numeroff suggests the man "drag his sorry ass out of bed and get it himself". What fun!

Four stars and a thank you to Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The just isn0t for me, isn't my kind of humor and I not marry so....yeah! I want to believe that even if I was marry this one do not like me, the good part is that the images are pretty good and the title is eyer catching

Cute funny parody based on the Children's book. The illustrations are cute but the story is very simple. It is a very quick read.

This is an entertaining parody, made by the author of the original. The artwork is great, and its written in the same children's style of the original, which makes it pretty funny, but its full of common stereotypes and is a little patronizing, which brings it down a little for me.

If You Give a Man a Cookie is a parody book and is by the same author as the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" book that you may be familiar with. There is a series of events portrayed in the book between a husband and a wife - if you give a man a cookie he will ask for milk (god forbid he gets it himself) and then things just spiral completely out of control from there. A lot of fun to read and good for a quick laugh if you're looking for one!

I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.

I wanted to love this, because I do love the children's series. I didn't find this to be really humorous, but I'm sure a lot of people will.

A hilarious parody of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" but instead with man's desire for a cookie leading to all sorts of misadventures.

'If You Give A Man a Cookie: A Parody' by Laura Numeroff with illustrations by Brian Ajhar is a parody based on something written by the same author, and it's a pretty funny one.

When my son was little, we read the book 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie' so many times that I could recite it without looking at the pages (other parents know what I'm talking about). There were a whole string of these books about mooses and muffins, pigs and pancakes, etc. So it's only natural that the author would put out a parody of her own corner of the publishing industry.

A man gets a cookie from his wife, which sets off a whole chain of events, starting with making her get him some milk. There are wet towels on the floor, folded laundry (not by the husband), and falling asleep on the couch along the way.

This is a parody book for grown ups. It is probably best enjoyed by those familiar with what is being parodied. The art is pretty comical, as is the text of the book.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

If You Give a Man a Cookie

Written by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Illustrated by Brian Ajhar

For as long as I can remember, our family byword for “one thing leading to another” has been “if you give a mouse…” We don’t even have to finish the title; we all know what it means. I’m sure a lot of my readers can identify with that as you grew up with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as a storytime favorite. Or maybe you were one of the many adults who shared this book with children.

Laura Joffe Numeroff has since produced many variations on this children’s book, but now she has written one for adults: If You Give a Man a Cookie. In this humorous parody, a woman offers up a cookie to her husband and, to nobody’s surprise who has read the original, he asks for milk to go with it. The book progresses in this delightful fashion with lots of helpless husband scenarios that may seem familiar to patient spouses.

Whereas Felicia Bond is responsible for the sweet, funny, and appealing artwork in Numeroff’s children’s books, the illustrator of If You Give a Man a Cookie is Brian Ajhar. His style is very different with sharper lines in a more comic book manner, with more appeal to its adult target audience. Be sure to note the dog who appears on almost every page adding to both the story and the humor.

This book would make a fun, less serious gift for the woman who has it all, including a man with 24/7 needs. I think most men would even find the humor in it. Also, consider it for those contemplating marriage; they might have second thoughts!

I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley.com and to Andrews McMeel Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 4/5

Category: Entertainment, Humor

Publication: October 10, 2017—Andrews McMeel Publishing

Parodies of children's books are fun, even more so when the author of a children's book parodies her own book! Laura Numeroff is famous for If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and the whole series of similarly titled books. Her newest, If You Give a Man a Cookie, is for Mom and Dad. It's a little bit sexist, playing on the stereotypes of the man who worries about losing his hair, leaves messes around the house, falls asleep watching TV, and generally takes his wife for granted.


But stereotypes get to be stereotypes because they contain a grain of truth, and I'll go ahead and acknowledge that Numeroff's stereotypes have the ring of truth! If you've enjoyed her previous books with your kids, read this one with the man or woman in your life and enjoy a good laugh!


Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!

If You Give a Man a Cookie just wasn’t the same as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Maybe the humor was too obvious, but I love that the author wrote the parody herself! It was a great idea.

One of the funniest books I have ever read! This is a MUST have for ANY woman who has ever had a man in their life!!!! I laughed out loud through the entire book!!!!!!

Many many moons ago, I worked at a local Barnes & Noble – which was the equivalent of putting a cat in charge of a patch of catnip. Between a 30% employee discount and the occasional availability of stripped books, my personal library redoubled. I had to touch basically every book in the place in any given week as we put shelves back together after a long day of customers tearing them apart – and the section in most need of attention, of course, was the picture book section. (It was not uncommon for the manager of the children's department to have to call in authorities, as parents would dump their kids off in front of the shelves and go see a movie at the theatre down the road. Of course, even theoretically supervised children did a lot of damage. But I digress.) It was while trying to restore order one evening that I came across [book:If You Give a Mouse a Cookie], and I was instantly completely charmed. I didn't buy myself a copy, though … I wonder why.

Now, almost thirty years after Mouse was first published, comes a new book from Laura Joffe Numeroff for all those folks who grew up with the mouse, the cookie, and the ramifications of giving one to the other, and who are now married. It's the same sense of humor, only now aimed squarely at the grown-ups: "If you give a man a cookie, he'll ask for some milk to go with it … God forbid he should get it himself!"

I'm completely in love with the vivid, adorable illustrations. The cookie-getting man reminds me of a much rounder Greg Proops, shown as exasperating and ridiculous without making him a complete buffoon. And it pays to pay attention to the dog, who appears in every picture with his master. (The man can't be as big a jerk as all that, introduced as he is playing with the dog. But he is a twit.) My only regret, and it's on me and not the book, is that for some reason it felt like this would be one of those picture books where close examination of the illustrations would turn up little visual puns or gags or other kinds of hidden surprises. It doesn't – except for the fact that the dog is the subject of every "photo" shown in the house, framed or hung on the fridge.But that's a quibble. If you give a woman adorable, she'll want puzzles too.

I love that this was targeted at adults without resorting to vulgarity or non-G-rated language (except for a non-equine use of "ass"). A child, attracted by the illustrations, could absolutely read it safely – but it would whoosh over his head.

I wonder if there will be a follow-up, like [book:If You Give a Moose a Muffin]. Because if you give a woman a book she likes, she'll ask for another one. (God forbid she should write one herself.)