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Overview
Level 2. Puppy, Turtle, and Cat want to find out who stole the cookies from the cookie jar. This is a very basic mystery story for beginning readers.
Each in a series of animals denies taking the cookies, but the true thief turns up in a cave.
Synopsis
Bright and colorful collages illustrate this popular rhyme about missing cookies from the cookie jar. A girl, a bird, a cat, a dog, and a mouse each accused in turn ("who, me?") as the cookie thief - follow a trail of crumbs to a cave where they discover the real culprit. Then it's back home to make a new batch for everyone!
Children's Literature
This beautifully illustrated book is a rendition of a game children may already know. Cookies have been stolen. Numerous suspects are questioned before the culprit is found-but there is a happy ending. Word repetition, simple vocabulary and pictures as visual cues make this book a good choice for early readers. Level 1 Preschool-Grade One selection in the "All Aboard Reading" series.