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Helen Lester was born in 1936. She is an American children's author, best known for her character Tacky the Penguin in many of her children's stories.

She was born in Evanston, Illinois but has moved around the United States making homes in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Minneapolis and finally settling in Pawling, New York with her husband.

As a girl, Lester dreamed of getting married but never of being a writer. She became an elementary school teacher, got married and had two sons. After her sons were born, Lester took time off as a teacher and began writing children's literature. Her works are mainly influenced by her old second-grade students who helped produced characters such as Tacky the Penguin, Pinkerton the Pig and Fragility the Hippopotamus.

Lester's first children's book was published in 1979 and her writing career took off from there. She has now published more than two dozen books.

Lester has also illustrated a few of her own books, but typically illustrator Lynn Munsinger has produced the illustration for Lester's books. Lester and Munsinger have collaborated on over a dozen children books.

Beyond writing, Lester spends time traveling the country, visiting schools and encouraging children to write. She has also written a biography, A True Story directed towards young writers and is based on her school visits and the editing process as a writer.

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Total Books: 165
Me First
1992 - Me First (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590879231
ISBN-10: 0590879235
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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The Wizard the Fairy and the Magic Chicken
1988 - The Wizard the Fairy and the Magic Chicken (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780395479452
ISBN-10: 0395479452
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 2

Tacky the Penguin
1988 - Tacky the Penguin (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590994514
ISBN-10: 0590994514
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 14

It Wasn't My Fault
1985 - It Wasn't My Fault (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780395356296
ISBN-10: 0395356296
Genre: Children's Books
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It Wasn't My Fault
1985 - It Wasn't My Fault (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590486453
ISBN-10: 0590486454
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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