![]() ![]() A homework assignment for one of these classes prompted Numeroff to write the story Amy for Short, and in 1976, the story was published by Macmillan Publishing and launched Laura Joffe Numeroff's writing career. Eventually though, Numeroff came to terms with the fact that fashion "wasn't for me" and began taking a class on writing as she returned to her previous dream of becoming a writer. ![]() When it came time for Numeroff to apply for college, she followed her sister footsteps and majored in fashion. As she once pointed out in an interview, both stories not only captured her attention but also sported main characters that lived in her very own city of New York. White’s Stuart Little and Kay Thompson’s Eloise. She credits her current profession to two specific childhood favorites and has claimed that they “are the reason” she is a writer: E. As a child, Numeroff was an avid reader and by the age of 9 had decided she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. Numeroff was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is the youngest of three girls. ![]()
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