If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Joffe Numeroff

“If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” was the tenth book that she wrote. The series has sold more than four and a half million copies, won the prestigious Quill Award in the picture book category, and has been printed in fourteen languages. It had been rejected by publishers a total of nine times before Harper finally accepted it. “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”, published in the year 1985, launched the hit “If You Give…” series.

To supplement her income when she first started out, she worked such odd jobs as doing private investigation and running a merry-go-round. The story was published just before she graduated by Macmillan Publishing in the year 1975, and launched her writing career. One of the homework assignments for one of these classes prompted her to write “Amy for Short”. Eventually though, she found that fashion wasn’t for her, so she returned to her dream of becoming a writer, and began taking classes in animation, illustration, photography, and one class called Writing and Illustrating Children’s Books” with Barbara Bottner. Instead she majored in fashion, following in her sister’s footsteps. When came time for Laura to apply to college, she chose not to pursue becoming a writer. She enjoys exploring the state of California (where she lives) and enjoys driving through the country and watching the cows (she spent twenty-five years in New York City). One year, she saw a total of seventy-two movies. Now she loves nonfiction, biographies, and stories that deal with travel.īesides reading, she also loves watching movies.

She credits her current profession to two very specific childhood favorites, claiming that they are the reason she is a writer: “Eloise” by Kay Thompson and “Stuart Little” by E.

Then as quickly as she finished the six books, she would head on back to the library to get more. She would lie on her bed and just read for hours. She was thrilled when she was told she could take any six library books home. As a child, she was an avid reader, and by age nine had decided she wanted to become a writer when she grew up. Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living with Your MonsterĪuthor and illustrator Laura Joffe Numeroff was born Jin Brooklyn, New York and is the youngest of three daughters, surrounded by books, art, and music. The Hope Tree: Kids Talk about Breast Cancer Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles Phoebe Dexter Has Harriet Peterson's Snifflesĭoes Grandma Have an Elmo Elephant Jungle Kit? Mouse Cookies: 10 Easy-To-Make Cookie Recipes with a Story in Pictures

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Joffe Numeroff