 A homework assignment for one of these classes prompted Numeroff to write the story "Amy for Short".In 1975 the story was published by Macmillan Publishing, launching Laura Joffe Numeroff's writing career.Numeroff has worked with numerous illustrators including Lynn Munsinger, David McPhail, Tim Bowers, Nate Evans, Joe Mathieu, Sal Murdocca, Sharleen Collicott, and Felicia Bond; Felicia Bond is the illustrator of the "If You Give .