A few months ago, we checked out “If You Give a Pig a Party” and “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” by Laura Numeroff. One morning as we were writing some letters and drawing pictures, Pi decided she wanted to draw a picture for the author. So she did, and we wrote a little note to go along with it. I looked up her contact info, and we popped Poppy’s drawing and letter into the mailbox.

Can you guess what was in our mailbox today? It was a letter for Poppy, from Laura Numeroff! Here’s a bit of what she wrote:

Dear Poppy,

Thank you so much for writing to me!! Your drawing of the piggy and the cow is very special and beautiful.

I’m glad you love to read — and clearly you love to draw. Just be careful you don’t draw all over the walls with a permanent magic marker! And I love your name — it’s adorable! Ed: This got a very large smile from P.

I have an iPod and I love music and look forward to hearing “Personal Penguin” — thanks for the tip! …

She goes on to say that she’s working on “If You Give a Dog a Donut” and that “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake” was recently released.

The letter really brightened our afternoon. Poppy is always excited to get things in the mail, and receiving a note from one of her favorite authors was just terrific. I’m pretty sure Numeroff now has a lifelong fan!