The Search for Chocolate Chips
Illustration of Mother Mouse holding a bag of chocolate chips.
Written by Barbara Kuhn, Debbie Hewitt,
Joan Ciampa, and Elaine Metropolis from the Thomas Carroll School in Peabody, MA
Illustrated by Darcy Schwartz
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Dedicated to the children of the Thomas Carroll Elementary School and to the Smith Family... who really did lose their chocolate chips to a mouse family.
 
 
 
 
 

Special thanks to the Massachusetts Department of Education whose funding supported teachers and parents in the development of this story. © CAST, 2005


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Illustration of Mother Mouse baking.
“Now that lunch is on the table,  I think I’ll bake chocolate chip cookies for my children today,” said Mother Mouse.
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Illustration of Mother Mouse's children reading a cookbook.
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Illustration of Mother Mouse with empty bag of chocolate chips.
“Where are the chocolate chips?” thought Mother Mouse.
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Illustration of Mother Mouse looking up the chimney.
“Did I store them up in the chimney?"
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Illustration of Mother Mouse holding a piece of cheese.
“No, but here’s some cheese.”
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Illustration of Mother Mouse's children baking.
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Illustration of Mother Mouse looking beneath a chair.
“Did I store them under the chair?”
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Illustration of Mother Mouse holding a bag of potato chips.
“No, but here are some potato chips.”
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Illustration of Mother Mouse's children baking.
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Illustration of Mother Mouse looking under the couch.
“Did I store them behind the couch?”
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Illustration of Mother Mouse holding a bowl of cherries.
“No, but here is a bowl of juicy red cherries.”
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Illustration of Mother Mouse's children with hot cookies.
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Illustration of Mother Mouse thinking.
“Did the children have the chocolate chips for lunch?”
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Illustration of Mother Mouse thinking.
“No, I made them cheddar cheese sandwiches for lunch.  I will go see if they have finished them.”
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Illustration of Mother Mouse's children bringing her fresh baked chocolate chip cookies.
"SURPRISE!  We love you so much, we baked chocolate chip cookies for you. "
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Illustration of Mother Mouse with her children framed by a heart.
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The End!
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