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If You Give a Cat a Cupcake (If You Give... Books)x$7.40
  (12 reviews)
Best Price: $7.40
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!
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Customer Reviews
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Not as Good as Mouse/Cookie
By AMOCXL9C4BZX5 on 2008-10-03
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.
Simply joyous!
By A119JJQ6WL0566 on 2008-10-10
If you give a boy a book, he'll ask you to read it. When you finish, he'll ask you to read it again. Soon he will have it memorized and ask if he can read it to you. You will say yes and be rewarded with the rare perfect moment.
Cat + cupcake = Totally cute!
By A2RENQ1HWTOLBX on 2008-10-14
Laura Numeroff's latest addition to her "If You Give..." series is absolutely adorable. Her adventure-loving cat gets to amuse himself at the beach, at the gym (even doing karate!), on a merry-go-road, and with that kid-favorite, dinosaurs (at a museum). This is a sweet, silly, fun book, and Felicia Bond's illustrations are more than just the frosting on the cupcake. I especially liked the treadmill and weights. And yes, I'm biased because I think cupcakes are the most adorable dessert ever, but I can safely say that this book does the dessert and the story justice in a way that kids (and kid-like adults) are sure to enjoy.
Too expensive
By A26VO4PUW0Z2S0 on 2008-11-08
My two older daughters are infatuated with the series Why Some Cats are Rascals ( Book 3). They have all three books from the series and cannot wait for more to come. The most recent addition to the collection was Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Following the girls infatuation with the cats I bought "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" for my almost three years old son. Unfortunately the magic did not work. My son had some passing interest in the illustrations but did not care much about the story... Since he is not able to write a review I decided to do it on his behalf.
I must say that I am disappointed by the fact that this book was practically a waste of money when my son is concerned, especially that I found it rather expensive. I think publishers should find a way of making books more affordable for parents on a low budget, especially when small kids are concerned. Maybe hardcover is not such a good idea for small kids after all... "Why Some Cats are Rascals" are paperback and for that reason much more affordable. On a positive side I find the illustrations in "If you Give a Cat..." indeed very appealing.
It's as good as most
By A2S1JQWKZMGFD2 on 2008-11-11
What happens if you give a cat a cupcake? Well, the cat may want sprinkles...and then some!
The premise of `If You Give A Cat A Cupcake,' like apparently the other books in this series, is the cat will then want one thing after another. The cat will want sprinkles on the cupcake, make a mess on the floor, to go to the gym, the beach, the museum of natural history, drop sand on the floor when removing its shoes, and so forth.
Like just about all good-quality children's books produced today, the illustrations are charming. The story is zany and would be fun for young children. However, I believe that the interest may wane a little for children past the first grade.
In all, `If You Give A Cat A Cupcake' is a good story, but not really distinguished in any meaningful way. As far as making this a holiday gift for your little reader, it's as good as most.
- We have them all
By A2NBI1MRUCZKH4 on 2008-10-17
My kids love this whole series starting with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. They are so cute and silly. Great illustrations and fun to read. Our favorites are Give a Mouse a Cookie and Give a Moose a Muffin, but the cat and her cupcake are a nice addition to round out our collection.
- Age says 3-7 but my 2.5 year old enjoys it too
By A2NM1IMTZB2V79 on 2008-10-30
My 2.5 year old doesn't totally understand the cause and effect purpose of the book (at least I don't think he does) BUT we have great fun talking about the wonderful illustrations and making our own story for now. Illustrator did a smart job of incorporating the more familiar mouse from 'if you give a mouse a cookie' book into the busy pics and it is kinda like where is waldo for us.
- Another great "if you give..." book
By A1YZ3IJXI2J119 on 2008-11-05
Reviewed by Cayden (age 4) and Max (age 2) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (8/08)
"If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" is written in the format of the popular "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" book. "If you give a cat a cupcake, he'll ask for some sprinkles to go with it. When you give him sprinkles he might spill some on the floor. Cleaning up will make him hot, so you will give him a bathing suit and take him to the beach." The book continues on until you make a full circle back to the sprinkles and cupcake again.
Max: "Cupcake! Yum!"
Cayden: "Cupcakes are real good, especially the frosting!"
Cayden: "He didn't just spill a little bit of sprinkles on the floor; I think he spilled the whole bottle!"
Max: "Trunks!"
Cayden: "He put on swimming trunks like we do to go swimming."
Cayden: "I wonder why they built the sand castle in the water."
Cayden: "He sure has a lot of stuff in that bucket!"
Cayden: "Maybe I can try karate some day!"
Max: "Boat! Fish!"
Cayden: "He is getting sand all over the house! That is not good!"
Cayden: "There is the cupcake again!"
Max: "Me want cupcake!"
Cayden: "That cat is pretty funny!"
Parent's comments:
My children love the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" book so I figured that since "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" by Laura Numeroff is pretty much the same concept that they would enjoy this one as well and they definitely did. They thought that the cat's antics were hilarious and really got into it. There is a lot to look at in the illustrations and they are very entertaining. This book definitely was a winner with my children!
- Great addition to the series
By AZOF57NLO0UU6 on 2008-10-18
My daughter is a big fan of this series ... she likes the mouse best. Bought this for her 4th birthday and it was a huge hit. I have lost track of how many times I have read it and it has been out less than a month. Great addition!
- Just as good as its predecessors
By A15N6QW2GVNV00 on 2008-11-15
This little cat is a welcome addition to the Numeroff menagerie. My two-year old loves it.
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