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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Laura Numeroff

If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you give him a cookie, he'll 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.... Thi...

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was described as being more powerful than other books about World War II and the Holocaust. It's a graphic novel that uses animals as people to tell the story.

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The graphic novel 'Mouse' by Art Spiegelman is somehow it's a graphic novel using animals as people. And somehow it hit me harder than a lot of the books I've read about World War Two and the Holocaus...

— Episode: 290 - Full Metal Recovery

Episode: 290 - Full Metal Recovery

It was described as being more powerful than other books about World War II and the Holocaust. It's a graphic novel that uses animals as people to tell the story.

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The graphic novel 'Mouse' by Art Spiegelman is somehow it's a graphic novel using animals as people. And somehow it hit me harder than a lot of the books I've read about World War Two and the Holocaust did.

Rotten Mango

The book was brought up in two episodes as a metaphor for how a small action can trigger a cascade of increasingly serious consequences, illustrating the concept of creeping normality. Hosts referenced it to compare the unfolding events in the stories to the chain reaction portrayed in the title.

Episode: #286: US Student Arrested In North Korea During Va...

It was mentioned in the context of a North Korean poster situation, where a small action could lead to a chain of events with increasingly dire consequences, analogous to the book's plot.

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have you guys read the book if you give a mouse a cookie

no it's like if you give a mouse a cookie they're gonna ask for a cup of milk to go with it then they're gonna ask for this this

Episode: #151: “The Bad Vegan” (Case of Sarma Melngailis)

It was mentioned as an example of a children's book that illustrates the concept of 'creeping normality' where small, seemingly insignificant changes can lead to significant consequences, similar to the events in the podcast's story.

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Or with children's books, if you give a mouse a cookie. Have you guys read that book? It's about you give a mouse a cookie and then suddenly it steals your house and your wife and your kids.

The Viall Files

The book was invoked as a metaphor for how a small favor can trigger a chain of additional requests, with the speakers likening a single crumb to the classic scenario of a mouse asking for more. Both Angie and Nick referenced the premise that after giving a mouse a cookie, it will soon request a glass of milk, using it to illustrate the escalating situation they described.

Episode: E1063 - Tiffany Haddish Goes Off, RHOSLC Reunion P...

The hosts mentioned the children's picture book, noting its premise that after giving a mouse a cookie, it will ask for a glass of milk.

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Angie Kay referenced, you know the book, if you give a mouse a cookie. I was like, it's gonna ask for a glass of milk.

Episode: E1066 - Going Deeper with Angie Katsanevas

The speakers referenced the children's book as a metaphor, saying the cast member gave her "one little crumb," likening the situation to the story where giving a mouse a cookie leads to a chain of requests.

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the book, if you give a mouse a cookie, like she, you know, gave her one little crumb.

Episode: E1066 - Going Deeper with Angie Katsanevas

Angie referenced the children's book while comparing a small favor to the story's chainreaction premise.

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the book, if you give a mouse a cookie, like she, you know, gave her one little crumb. And from what I hear, she's just now just all over online. Like, you know, it's like, Oh my gosh, Meredith saw me. She heard it.

The Matt Walsh Show

The title was highlighted twice on the show, first as a metaphor for a policy that the host described as a real‑life version of the children's story and called one of the most prophetic works of literature of our time, and later as a classic he enjoys reading with his children alongside other favorites. Both mentions conveyed strong approval of the book’s relevance and charm. The overall tone was enthusiastic and endorsing.

Highly Recommended

Episode: Ep. 1488 - Why We Should Stop Apologizing for Our...

He compared the policy to the children's book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie", saying it was a reallife version and one of the most prophetic works of literature of our time for his money.

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It's like a real life version of the children's book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, which has proven to be one of the most prophetic works of literature of our time for my money.

Episode: Ep. 1155 - White Male Republican Bravely Comes Out...

Walsh listed the picture book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" among the titles he enjoys reading with his children.

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We enjoy reading Dr. Seuss, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, all the classics.

Episode: Ep. 563 - BLM Riots Over Death Of Knife Wielding M...

Matt Walsh recalled the children's picture book as a prophetic work he loved as a kid, describing its chainreaction plot and using it as an analogy for leftwing political behavior.

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Okay, it's... the book, if you give a mouse a cookie, is one of the most prophetic works of literature, I think in, of our time in American history, certainly. And there's a great example right here.

And if you're not familiar with it, if you give a mouse a cookie, it's all about this kid who's got a mouse in the house and the mouse wants a cookie and he says, okay, I'll give you the cookie. But next thing you know, he wants a napkin, then milk, then carrots, then everything else.

That's the way it works with the left: you give them the one thing they want and now, no, now we need more and here's the next thing, here's the next thing.

Episode: Ep. 374 - Chick-fil-A's Cowardly Cave

Matt Walsh described the book as one of the most prophetic books of our time, noting its plot where a mouse continually asks for more items, leading to a dark ending about homelessness and hunger.

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the children's book if you give a mouse a cookie is I think one of the most prophetic books of our time and In that book that books all about if I remember it's been a while since I've read it, but In that book you've got a greedy Gluttonous psychotic mouse Who demands a cookie from this kid and the kid gives the cookie and thinks that okay? The mouse is me happy now because he got his cookie But then no he wants a glass of milk and then no he wants a napkin and No, actually wants. You know he wants a sandwich to he's still hungry and now he wants a glass of water and And and before long it's this kid is destitute living on the street Homeless and starving. That's how the book ends. It's pretty dark at least as I recall but the point is You give them one thing and they want another and another and another and they're just they're never ever satisfied ever

Strict Scrutiny

The speaker referenced this children's book as an example that was cited in a dissent, noting it was excellent and better than its sequels.

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she also cites if you give a mouse a cookie which is an excellent book and way better than its many sequels like if you give a pick a party and cat a cupcake and moose a muffin which really go downhil...

— Episode: A Fear of Too Much Justice

Episode: A Fear of Too Much Justice

The speaker referenced this children's book as an example that was cited in a dissent, noting it was excellent and better than its sequels.

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she also cites if you give a mouse a cookie which is an excellent book and way better than its many sequels like if you give a pick a party and cat a cupcake and moose a muffin which really go downhill

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

'Mouse' was discussed in the context of books that have faced challenges due to mature content or potentially disturbing imagery related to the Holocaust. It was used to highlight the subjective nature of what might be considered inappropriate for young readers.

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same with like that book mouse graphic novel mouse which is about you know Nazism from the perspective of these like kind of anthropomorphized mice characters which is a very powerful piece of graphic...

— Episode: Strange News: Governor Warns against Dri...

Episode: Strange News: Governor Warns against Drinking City...

'Mouse' was discussed in the context of books that have faced challenges due to mature content or potentially disturbing imagery related to the Holocaust. It was used to highlight the subjective nature of what might be considered inappropriate for young readers.

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same with like that book mouse graphic novel mouse which is about you know Nazism from the perspective of these like kind of anthropomorphized mice characters which is a very powerful piece of graphic literature but perhaps there were some bad language or there was something in it that was visually disturbing or whatever

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