Laura Numeroff is the New York Times bestselling author of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie." Her new picturebook, "Max and Mama," is about a family of Corgis. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Laura grew up surrounded by art, music and books. She has published 49 titles and visited schools in every state except Idaho and Hawaii. She funded the Florence and William library in Malawi, Africa, and donates a portion of her royalties to the non-profit First Book. Laura resides in Los Angeles with her dog, Eloise, and her cat, Henry.
Awards: In 2000, "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show three times, and was recommended by Oprah’s first kids’ book club, as well as being noted as Oprah’s favorite children’s book of the year on her Christmas show. “Pig” was also on Publishers Weekly Bestseller List for over a year. In addition, the series has sold over 4.5 million copies, been printed in fourteen languages, and won the prestigious Quill Award in the picture book category.
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