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Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? Hardcover – Picture Book, September 1, 2000

by Bonnie Lass (Author), Philemon Sturges (Author), Ashley Wolff (Author)

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This text is a fun adaptation of the classic playground song. Help Skunk solve the mystery as he asks each of his animal friends, Mouse, Raven, Squirrel, Rabbit, Turtle, Raccoon, Snake, Beaver, and Frog, who took the cookie from the cookie jar?

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PreSchool-Grade 2-A picture-book adaptation of the familiar childhood game featuring animal characters. Wolff's distinctive watercolor-and-pen art brings the lively chant to life. The title page shows Skunk taking cookies out of an oven, but by the first page of the story, the cookie jar is empty. Accompanied by Lizard, he ventures out into a desert landscape accusing, in turn, a number of animals of taking his baked goods. Each illustration provides a visual clue to which creature Skunk will approach next. A feather on the ground leads to Raven, and so on. The authors expand on the game by allowing each animal to respond with an alibi of sorts. For example, Beaver replies, "Who, me?/Couldn't be!/My favorite snack/Is sticks in a stack." Children will enjoy the challenge of solving the mystery and astute observers will notice the clues provided on the front cover and title page. In the happy ending, the culprit Ants invite all of the animals to share Skunk's cookies, and the baker himself doesn't seem to mind. This book includes instructions to play the circle game, and the music and guitar chords necessary to sing the song. Fun for storytimes and for one-on-one sharing.
Tim Wadham, Maricopa County Library District, Phoenix, AZ
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Ages 3-5. A children's rhyme is given visual expression in this colorful picture book. "Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?" is the repeated question, which is followed by protests from various animals being accused of cookie theft. Ashley Wolff sets the illustrations in the American Southwest; a skunk, dressed western style, with a bandana, a vest, and a cowboy hat, plays detective, searching for clues and asking about the cookies. The artwork is bright and cheerful, ending with a double-page spread of all the animals (and the guilty ants) munching cookies in the moonlight. Directions for playing a game based on the rhyme, plus music for the rhyme, preface the story. Todd Morning
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition (September 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316820164
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316820165
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 6 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.38 x 0.38 x 10.38 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,325,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #311 in Children's Songbooks (Books)
- #1,668 in Children's Mammal Books (Books)
- #8,397 in Children's Mystery, Detective, & Spy

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Philemon has had a strong appetite for books since he was a boy. He loves to read books and poetry aloud in his booming voice. The father of three grown daughters, Philemon enjoys visiting schools and writing for a young audience. "Everything is new to kids," says Philemon. "it is an honor to introduce them to things -- plus, it's fun!"
A former award-winning architect, Philemon now uses his vision to create books rather than buildings. Philemon had his first book published in 1995 and has published at least a book a year since then. He typically likes to work on two or three new story ideas at a time.
As a boy, Philemon spent many summers at his grandpa's house in Bristol, Rhode Island, where he fell in love with boats and the sea. After a four-year Navy stint in Japan, he moved back to Rhode Island. When he wasn't working on the development of downtown Providence, the waterfront of Newport, or the boat basin on Nantucket, he spent his time sailing, clamming, and riding the waves in his dory, the Dawn Treader. He even spent a year living on an old ferryboat moored in Providence Harbor.
Currently, Philemon splits his time between the city and the country. He can be found at home in the heart of Boston's South End (in a brownstone he redesigned) or out in the charming country town of Princeton, Massachusetts. He lives with his wife, Judy Sue, and his two dogs, Rufina and Giotto. Wherever he is, Philemon enjoys cooking and eating and spending time with friends. (Rufina and Giotto love his leftovers!)
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Ariel H

Great book for a toddler!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024

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My 2 year old absolutely loves this book! He requests it almost every night before bed. It’s catchy, witty and makes him laugh. As the reader, it can be a bit repetitive, however, the joy it brings my son when we read it is totally worth it. Illustrations are cute and the book is sturdy and well made. An absolute must have in your toddlers library!

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KimPor

Great Book For All Ages

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2019

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A book that brings the preschool game to life! The pictures are bold, beautiful and vivid. This book is set in the dessert and uses traditional desert animals to play the game. The book is big so the pictures are large and can be seen by all the kids. We had fun playing along with the story and afterwards talked about the animals which led to a week's lesson on the desert. A very fun book for group reading or adult and child storytime.

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Elizabeth Bergeron

Great Book

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2022

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I’m a speech therapist and my kids love this book so much

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S. Gardner

Who Took the Cookies???

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2009

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This fun book is great for toddlers! My son loves it and insists we read it almost daily. When Mom gets tired of reading it verbatim, I'll say, "Did Mouse take the cookies? or Did Turtle takes the cookies?" and my son loves shaking his head and saying "Noooooo" and gets very excited at the end when we rediscover who took the cookies. He also enjoys naming the animals.

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2017

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Great update and illustrations. But why we have to be so politically correct and change the original title with the word "stole" to "took", I will never understand-it's just DUMB.;NEVER had a problem with the older version with any child of any age!!

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Hsbmm3

Beautiful illustrations

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2018

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The illustrations are absolutely beautiful! I love the details and clues they give you along the way as to who will be accused next. I gave this book 4 starts instead of one because of how repetitive it is... it’s boring for Mom to read but my boys of course love it! To me it’s a little redundant.

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2013

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This is one of my favorites. I have great memories as a child, singing this song. I wanted to introduce it to my son so we checked it out at the library. After renewing it 3 times we had to buy it. My son was 2 and had just started talking and he would try to sing along with the book. I even found him one day "reading" the book in his room and trying to sing along. He loved it and still does at almost 4. It is always a bed time favorite for our family.

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2014

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My autistic 3 year old son loved this book. They were reading it in his preschool class, so we purchase it ahead of time to get him used to the book (this helps him be more engaged in the classroom when they read it).

This is one of those great books that has a good rhythm when reading, it makes it easy to pause at the animal's name and wait for the child to say it! He learned all the animals in no time!

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