Laura Joffe Numeroff

One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake.

Taking a mouse to the movies can lead to letting him do other things, such as making a snowman, listening to Christmas carols, and decorating the Christmas tree.

A series of increasingly far-fetched events might occur if someone were to give a cupcake to a cat.

If you give a man a cookie...he's going to want milk to go with it...God forbid he should get it himself. If You Give a Man a Cookie is a woman's commentary about her helpless man and the chain of events that leads him on a journey from the bed to the bathroom to the couch and back to bed at nightfall.

Chaos might ensue if you were to give a dog a donut.

Relates how a disguise can be used to evade the school bully, Mom's lima beans, and other unpleasant things.

When four young girls meet in dance class, it takes time for them to find a way--and a reason--to pull together as one, but Emily helps them realize that, just like a bag of jellybeans, they can be different and still go well together.