Are you looking for some Cookies children’s books to use in your classroom that include literacy extension ideas? This list may be just what you are looking for!
Cookies of any kind are a wonderful theme and are filled with some exciting literacy experiences to explore. You may have had the opportunity to read some of these Cookie books already, but hopefully some will be a new adventure for you and your kids. Whether you like or dislike Cookies, try these engaging books and some of the extension activities suggested.
1. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie y Laura Numeroff
If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk. He’ll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a milk mustache, and then he’ll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim.
The consequences of giving a cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but readers of all ages will come away smiling at the antics that tumble like dominoes through the pages of this delightful picture book.
Literacy Extensions:
- Cookies Literature List
- Student Booklet: “My Favorite Cookies”
- Cookies Counting
- My Cookie Story: Student Worksheets
2. The Cookie Fiasco by Dan Santat
Four friends. Three cookies. One problem.
Hippo, Croc, and the Squirrels are determined to have equal cookies for all! But how? There are only three cookies and four of them! They need to act fast before nervous Hippo breaks all the cookies into crumbs!
Literacy Extensions:
- “To Make Cookies” Classroom Book
- “Cookie Counting” Student Booklet
- Venn Diagram Comparing Cookies vs Cupcakes
- Cookies Build a Two Addend Number Sentence
3. May I Have a Cookie by Jennifer E. Morris
Alfie learns that the best way to get a delicious cookie is to say please! Alfie loves his mommy’s cookies, and he wants one more than anything! But grabbing for one, fishing for one, and dressing up as a cookie inspector don’t seem to work.
His mommy says there is a better way. What is it? Beginning readers will learn proper manners with Alfie as his mommy teaches him to say the magic words.
Literacy Extensions:
- Classroom Book: My Favorite Cookies
- Cookies Story Parts Worksheet
- Macaron Cookie Bottle Cap Art Project
- Cookies Number & Ten Frame Match Game
4. Mr. Cookie Baker by Katie Van Camp
As sweet and satisfying as holiday baking, here is a beautiful update of Monica Wellington’s Mr. Cookie Baker. In this book, youngsters can follow the process of measuring, mixing, baking, decorating, and eating cookies.
This book is a perfect supplement to early math units on sequencing, sorting, measuring, and telling time. The simple, straightforward behind-the-scenes view of a bakery makes it a splendid read. Yummy in any season!
Literacy Extensions:
- Cookies Literature List
- Cookies Story Parts: Student Worksheet
- Cookies Roll It! Read It! Short Vowels
- Cookie Paper Plate Art Project
5. Who Took the Cookie From the Cookie Jar by Bonnie Lass
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?
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.
Literacy Extensions:
- “To Make Cookies” Classroom Book
- Cookies Story Sequencing Student Worksheet
- Cookies Art Project
- Cookies Add & Subtract Match Game
6. Fortune Cookie Fortunes by Grace Lin
The main character, an anonymous young Chinese girl, believes that all the fortunes in the cookies will come true. The reader follows each member of her family to see how their fortunes are fulfilled.
Crack, crack, crack! The cookies snap open, and the family’s fortunes are revealed. Mei Mei wants to know how hers will come true. Jie Jie scoffs that they never come true. But Pacy isn’t so sure.
As she waits and watches, she notices magical things happening in her family. Could the fortunes really be right? And what about Pacy’s “You will see the world in a new way”? Well, yes, it’s true! Pacy has been seeing the world through fortune cookies!
Literacy Extensions:
- Cookies Word Bank
- Cookies Literature Retelling Organizer Student Page
- Cookies Make a Short Vowel Word Game
- Cookies Roll & Cover Math Games
7. Cookie Count by Robert Sabuda
Cookie Count is a mouth-watering book of lavish surprises — a baker’s bounty of ten pop-up spreads. Award-winner Robert Sabuda’s intricate paper engineering, along with his whimsical art, creates a book that will be counted as a family favorite for years to come.
This delicious counting book offers much more than the numbers one to ten. Each page is a feast of sweet, sugary treats like coconut kisses, peanut-butter cookies, Linzer hearts, and more are carefully concocted and counted by mouse chefs.
The tempting desserts are made all the more delectable by the brilliant pop-up constructions that leap from the pages, practically into your salivating mouth. The sing-song rhyme, counting exercises, and joyous paper explosions of confectionery delights make this a wondrous read-aloud for the sweet-toothed of all ages.
Literacy Extensions:
- “I Can Make Cookies” Student Booklet
- Cookies Make a Short Vowel Word
- Cookies Sight Word Games
- Cookies Build 2 Addend Addition Number Sentences
8. Catch the Cookie by Hallie Durand
Marshall knows one thing for sure, despite what all the stories Gingerbread men cannot run. Cookies are for eating, and he can’t wait to eat his after spending all morning baking them with his class. But when it’s time to take the gingerbread men out of the oven they’re gone!
Now, to find those rogue cookies, Marshall and his class have to solve a series of rhyming clues. And Marshall just might have to rethink his stance on magic. Catch That Cookie! is an imaginative mystery, deliciously illustrated book. It’s sure to inspire a new classroom tradition and maybe even a few new believers!
Literacy Extensions:
- “Our Favorite Cookies Classroom Book
- Cookies Letter & Sound Match Game
- Cookies Build a Word
- Cookies Numbers & Ten Frames Math Game
Finally, there are so many Cookies children’s books you can choose from. From fiction to nonfiction, the list of Pirate books is endless. Remember to pick the books that best fit the needs of your students or children and support your learning activities. Happy Reading!
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