Everything I Need to Know Before I'm Five (3 page)

is the creator of
When Ruby Tried to Grow Candy
and
How High Can a Dinosaur Count?
, called “guaranteed fun” by
School Library Journal
. She is the illustrator of
The Fantastic 5 & 10¢ Store
by J. Patrick Lewis, called “good, old-fashioned fun” by
Publishers Weekly
, and her photographs appear in the beloved Moxy Maxwell books. Valorie lives in Cornwall, Connecticut, with her family and a colossal collection of tiny toys.