It’s Mouse’s birthday! What should he eat? Muffins, or maybe a pancake? How about a cupcake? No, Mouse knows what he wants--a cooki

　　Laura Numeroff is the author of many books for young readers in addition to the If You Give . . . series, including The Chicken Sisters and Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide To Living With Your Monster. She loves to play tennis and travel and lives in Los Angeles, California.
　　A portion of her royalties will be donated to First Book, a national nonprofit organization that promotes children’s literacy. Laura Numeroff, autora de numerosos libros para ni?os, entre los que se incluye la conocida serie Si le das . . . , The Chicken Sister y Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster. Vive en Los Angeles, California, donde le encanta montar a caballo, leer biografías y jugar con sus mascotas. Parte de las regalías obtenidas por este libro serán donadas a First Book, una organización nacional sin ánimo de lucro que promueve el amor por la lectura.

BOARDBOOKS STARRING MOUSE ARE A HIT! Board book sales for the IF YOU GIVE…series are smash hits! The five titles--THE BEST MOUSE COOKIE; MERRY CHRISTMAS, MOUSE!; TIME FOR SCHOOL, MOUSE!; HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, MOUSE!; and HAPPY EASTER, MOUSE! have combined net sales approaching the 1,000,000 unit mark. We’ve also secured 8x8 licensing deals for VALENTINE’S DAY and EASTER. A BRAND NEW BOOK IN THE MEGA-SELLING IF YOU GIVE... BOOK SERIES! The IF YOU GIVE... series has sold almost 15 million copies combined. The most recent book, IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (Fall 2008), topped the indie list and had a 13-week run on the NY Times Children’s Series bestseller list. The If You Give... books have been on the New York Times Best-seller list for a combined total of more than a year and a half. Board books are a perfect gift for very young children who aren’t yet ready for Mouse’s hardcover adventures. The next trade hardcover, IF YOU GIVE A DOG A DONUT, is out in Fall 2011. A GREAT (and mouth-watering) BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Mouse celebrates his birthday thinking about what delicious treats to eat -- all the fun foods that are featured prominently in the hardcover trades. MORE MOUSE BOARD BOOKS! We are also publishing the next board book -- IT’S PUMPKIN DAY, MOUSE! -- on the Summer 20