BOOKS
NEW TITLES!!
When the Rain Came Down
Written by Leslie Helakoski
Illustrated by Keisha Morris
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux
Gator's Big Mouth
Written and illustrated by
Leslie Helakoski
Published by Pelican
Rain coming down and communities rising up fill this beautiful book about flooding and people at their best.
Kirkus Review: Verse and visuals help readers imagine the devastation of flooding, the hope brought by the helpers, and the long path toward healing…
a complicated reconciliation of the beauty of the region and memories of how precarious it all is when the rain comes down.
The original Woolbur can only be ordered as a print on demand through my website. See more info on Woolbur by scrolling down.
UPCOMING TITLES!!
Crabby Neighbors (Putnam)
Fake Gnus (Groundwood Books)
Crab Did It (Charlesbridge)
Bumpy and Lumpy don't listen to their brother about building a safe home. Stumpy opens his mouth over and over to give advice, and to remind them that he told them so. Will the brothers find a safe place before the next storm comes?
Order the best selling Woolbur
The original Woolbur can now be ordered as a Print on Demand for $22. Email me with number of copies you would like along with mailing address--domestic only. I accept paypal --use lhelakoski@gmail.com family rate or venmo. Other titles can be ordered through your local indie or through mine at this link: BUY NOW
Back to the Woods
Written by Leslie Helakoski,
illustrated by Dalia Awad
A romp for those who love the outdoors and only want to GO BACK. Part of the Kiwico Camping package.
Are Your Stars Like My Stars?
Written by Leslie Helakoski
Illustrated by Heidi Sheffield
We look at the world every day, you and me.
Do we see the same things?
Do you see what I see?
A best diverse book award winner, this book
invites readers to wonder about our differences and similarities and how we view the world we share with others.
Woolbur
Harper Collins
ISBN:978-0-06-084726-5
Illustrated by Lee Harper
The fun-filled story of a sheep that bleats to his own beat. Everyone has trouble with Woolbur from the shearer to the spinner to the weaver.
Woolbur has his own ideas about being a sheep,
will his family survive?
See what other schools are doing with Woolbur at this link.
Awards
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2008 Book Sense Hot Pick
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Great Lakes Book Award finalist
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Gift of Literacy Oregon Book Choice
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2013 Michigan Reads! One State, One Picture Book Award
Nominated for following state book awards:
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Vermont
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North Dakota
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Nevada
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Florida (Honor Book)
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South Carolina
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North Carolina
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Arizona
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Washington
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Nebraska
as Print on Demand
Hoot & Honk
Written and illustrated by
Leslie Helakoski
Sterling Publishers
A tale of two eggs placed in the wrong
nests after a storm, an owlet and a gosling struggle with out-of-sync sleep patterns.
Woolbur Returns!
Written by Leslie Helakoski
Illustrated by Lee Harper
Published by HarperCollins, June 2018
Woolbur is ready for school, but is everyone else? Woolbur takes on common fears of new students as only he can.
Doggone Feet!
Written and illustrated by
Leslie Helakoski,
Boyds Mill Press
A dog's tale about a growing family and life under the kitchen table. Selected as best math book by Scholastic Magazine.
Big Pigs
Written and illustrated by
Leslie Helakoski
Boyds Mill Press
Sibling piglets compete to see who is the biggest pig.
Big Chickens
Dutton, ISBN: 0-525-47575-3
Illustrated by Henry Cole
Four fearful chickens go for a walk in the woods and allow their fear to get them in trouble again and again. Ultimately they find they can use their chicken abilities to get themselves out again and again. The unique language allows for lessons in opposites, alliteration and internal rhyme.
Check out what other schools are doing with Big Chickens.
Big Chickens Project Blog
Big Chickens Activities
Awards
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Winner, 2007 Michigan Reads! One State One Picture Book
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A 2006 Junior Library Guild selection
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Kirkus (starred review)
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Great Lakes Great Books Award 2007
State Book Awards nominee:
North Dakota
South Carolina
Big Chickens Fly the Coop
Dutton
Illustrated by Henry Cole
ISBN: 978-0-525-47915
The big chickens are back and this time they consider always staying inside the coop where it is nice and safe. But to get what they want, they must face the fear-filled farmyard.
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Kirkus starred review
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Kansas State Reading Circle
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New Hampshire State Book Award Nominee
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Bill Martin Jr. Picture book award nominee
Big Chickens Go To Town
ISBN 978-0-525-42162-7
Dutton Children’s Books
Illustrated by Henry Cole
The big chickens fall out of the pick-up truck and are stranded in a scary new world--town. Strange food, strange noises and strange birds make for an uproarious time on the streets of New Orleans.
The Smushy Bus
Illustrated by Salvadore Murdocca
Millbrook Press (out of print but available on Amazon)
Lots of math fun as a driver has to figure out how 76 kids will fit on one very small bus.
Fair Cow
ISBN: 9780761456841
Marshall Cavendish Books
(Available on Amazon)
Written and Illustrated by
Leslie Helakoski
As Effie prepares for the state fair
with help from a pig, she finds something
is wrong with her hair, her shape, her tail and more.
Review from Kirkus: Helakoski's first solo effort shows off her goofy acrylics, which are a terrific match for her frisky farm fable. A good addition to collections in need of some new barnyard or self-esteem titles.