If You Give a Moose a Muffin

A boy welcomes a hungry moose with a muffin, but one muffin leads to jam, then a trip to the store for more mix, spinning into one favor after another.

For the kid who loves circular, one-thing-leads-to-another stories, this moose-sized favor chain is the kind of silliness that earns an instant re-read.

• Big idea: One small kindness can snowball into an endless string of requests — generosity has a way of multiplying.
• Vibes: Playful, cumulative, gently chaotic

• love cause-and-effect stories that build and build
• enjoy repetitive, rhythmic read-aloud text
• like to predict what happens next
• respond well to a story that circles back to the beginning

• Story recall: What did the boy give the moose first, and what did the moose want after that?
• Sequencing: Can you remember all the things the moose asked for, in order?
• Imagination: If a moose came to your house, what do you think he'd ask you for?
• Real-life connection: Have you ever done one favor for someone that turned into a lot more favors?
• Feelings & empathy: How do you think the boy felt every time the moose asked for something new?