Interview with the Author of Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse!
by Alexie Basil
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If you give Laura Numeroff a pencil…you may just end up with a brand-new classroom favorite read-aloud!
Laura, the creative mind behind the bestselling If You Give…series, was kind enough to take us behind the scenes of this week’s Dollar Deal, Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! Check out the exclusive interview in the video above to discover what makes this Mouse book so special—and what Laura’s own Valentine’s Day card to Mouse would say!
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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 she lives in Los Angeles, California. You can visit her online at lauranumeroff.com.
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Felicia Bond is both writer and illustrator of Tumble Bumble, The Day It Rained Hearts, the Poinsettia books, and many others. She painted the art for numerous other award-winning books, including those in the much loved If You Give...series and the contemporary classic Big Red Barn. She lived for many years in New York and currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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This Book Is Available from Scholastic Book Clubs