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It Wasn't My Fault
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1989
This book is full of smiles
I know a 5 year old boy who ask to read this story all the time. It's a funny story about a chain of events caused by a little boy ,that affect alot of animals but in the end they all forgive Murdley Gurdson and help him to feel better about making a mistake. The ...
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Tacky in Trouble
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2005
Tacky in Trouble
A very fun read with your child. Tacky the penguin goes ice surfing and lands in Africa, where he meets an elephant. Tacky and his new friend have a fun filled dinner time adventure while Tacky tries to prove that he is really a penguin and not a bouquet of flowers! ...
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The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1988
Family Favorite
Our entire family loves this book. How can you resist a chicken in a tutu, a magic chicken at that, and a magic pickle? This is such a cute book and we love the fact that it's all about working together to solve a problem (even if it's one you've created yourself). ...
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Tacky the Penguin (Sandpiper Books)
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1990
Funny and touching
Helen Lester's books all combine sweet stories with terrific humor that both children and adults can enjoy. The stories are just the right length and have a nice hidden message as well--you may be different but that can be a plus! The whole Tacky series is wonderful.
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Author: A True Story
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2002
This is a must-read for every student who struggles in schoo
This enchanting book must be read to every class of learning disabled students, and should be in every elementary classroom as well. Ms. Lester shows, with amusement and the touching words of a small child, that writing can be fun-for anyone! Even if writing is a ...
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Me First (Sandpiper Paperbacks)
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1995
Great Moral
This is a great book for kids of all ages. I read it to my fourth graders the first day of every school year, and this year I bought copies for all of the other fourth grade teachers. Pinkerton always has to be first, until his greed teaches him a lesson that allows ...
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Hurty Feelings
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2007
One of the best children's books of the year
This is the story of Fragility, a hippopotamus who, despite her large size, was very fragile emotionally. Even when someone complimented her she managed to reframe it into an insult and was hurt again. So what happens when she is responsible for protecting the goal ...
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A Porcupine Named Fluffy
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1989
Very fun to read
I bought this for my three year old daughter...again based on reviews on amazon. Other reviewers were right: this book is a hoot. Everytime we get to: "H...H...H...H...H...Hippo" my daughter bursts out laughing. Highly recommended. Great illustrations set off the ...
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Listen, Buddy
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1997
What a great book about listening.
This book was better than I anticipated. Buddy the rabbit goes along his merry way without listening correctly to anyone. Then he runs into the Scruffy Varmit who doesn't put up with little bunnies who won't listen. Buddy almost ends up as Scruffy's soup du jour, ...
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Hooway for Wodney Wat
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2002
Hooway for Wodney Wat
Munsinger's expressive watercolors give the comical rats depth and personality. A great help for children with speech problems. How not being able to pronounce r's and being teased about it can turn into an asset. Wodney ends up saving his whole class from Camilla ...
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Handbook of Neurofeedback: Dynamics and Clinical Applications
The Haworth Press Inc, 2006
Handbook of Neurofeedback is a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly growing field, offering practical information on the history of neurofeedback, theoretical concerns, and applications for a variety of disorders encountered by clinicians, including ADHD, depression, autism, aging, and traumatic brain injury. Using case studies and a minimum ...
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TACKY THE PENGUIN
Helen Lester
Scholastic Inc., 1988
Tacky the Penguin is different from the others, they are so graceful and elegant and his is well, loud and messy. Rather tacky! When evil hunters come to capture the penguins, it's Tacky who saves the day! "THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ FOR ANY KID-OR GROWN UP-WHO REFUSES TO FOLLOW THE PACK"
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Batter Up Wombat
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2008
Kids in grades 3-4 will relate to the story and will applaud the surprise ending.
It's a new baseball season and the Champs have new uniforms and new determination - even if they did finish last in the series last season. But when Wombat wanders onto the field on opening day, the Champs are in for a big surprise - and younger readers will wind Lynn ...
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Score One for the Sloths
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2003
Silly sloth book
Sleepy Valley has a school just for sloths. The sloth children sleep through their classes, and they sleep through recess, too, just like their teacher. One day, a new energetic sloth named Sparky shows up and tries to get them excited about something- -about ...
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Princess Penelope's Parrot
Helen Lester
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2001
Helen Lester Strikes Again!
As a kindergarten teacher, I am always looking for books that teach as well as entertain. Helen Lester delivers just this in her story about a very spoiled princess named Penelope and her parrot that she receives as a birthday present. Penelope does not speak ...
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