Laura Numeroff, author of the popular children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” will be in St. Louis tonight and tomorrow to read her latest about critters and sugary treats.

At 7 p.m. Friday (Nov. 14) Numeroff will read “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake”  at Borders, 1519 South Brentwood Blvd. At 2 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 15) she will be at the St. Louis Public Library’s Schlafly branch, 225 N. Euclid Ave.

Cupcake activities may be involved.