Laura Numeroff

Laura Numeroff is an American author and illustrator of children's books, born in 1953. She is best known for If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the first book in a series where one small request leads to another. Numeroff's later titles follow the same pattern with other animals, including If You Give a Cat a Cupcake, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, and If You Take a Mouse to School.