Helen Lester
Helen Lester (born June 12, 1936, in Evanston, Illinois) is an American children's author best known for her Tacky the Penguin series. Before becoming a full-time writer, she taught elementary school in Massachusetts, Illinois, and California, drawing from her experiences and childhood struggles to create humorous stories exploring themes like cooperation, guilt, and clumsiness.[1][2][6]
Children's fiction
A Porcupine Named Fluffy
Score One for the Sloths
Pookins Gets Her Way
It Wasn't My Fault (Laugh-Along Lessons)
Batter Up Wombat
A Porcupine Named Fluffy (Laugh-Along Lessons)
Author: A True Story
Happy Birdday, Tacky!
Tacky Goes to Camp
All for Me and None for All
A Porcupine Named Fluffy (Laugh-Along Lessons)
Tacky's Christmas (Tacky the Penguin)
It Wasn't My Fault
The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
Me First
Tacky the Penguin (Book and CD)
Princess Penelope's Parrot
The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken
Tacky's Christmas
Listen, Buddy (Laugh-Along Lessons)
Hooway for Wodney Wat book and CD
The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
Hurty Feelings
Batter Up Wombat