The books we give our children to read often reveal as much about our own concerns and obsessions as about theirs. Take “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” the children's book written by Laura ...

There's a great book for kids from the States that tells the tale of what happens to a boy when he decides to give a mouse a cookie. This little act of kindness sets off a bizarre chain reaction of ...

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"If you have kids or if you've been a kid yourself recently," Steele explains, "you've probably heard of the famous children's book 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.' It's the cautionary tale about ...