Co-authors Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook have been writing collaboratively since 1997.  Both work in the School District of Waukesha, Kathryn as a school psychologist and Deborah as a Kindergarten teacher.   Their experiences with young children often provide the source for their story ideas, and many of their books contain educational aspects.  Kathryn and Deborah enjoy presentations, author visits, and book talks with children, but their availability is limited at this time. 

Early Readers (Random House):

• Mouse Makes Words – Help Mouse make new words by switching the beginning sound.
• Mouse Makes Magic – Funny things happen when vowels magically change.
• Mouse’s Hide-and-Seek Words – (2004 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award) – A fun way to learn to read by ‘chunking.’
• Bear’s Big Ideas – Children read and write in this story about a hungry bear who loves fish.

Picture Books (Raven Tree Press):

• I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa and I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby – (awards include Society of School Librarians International 2007 Honor Book and 2008 Best book for Children-Kansas Reading Circle Commission)  – companion books about friends who long to be like each other
• I Wish I Was Tall Like Willie and I Wish I Was Strong Like Manuel -- (awards include Book Sense Summer 2008 Children’s Picks List and inclusion in ABC Best Books for Children 2008 Catalog) – companion books about boys who learn to appreciate their own uniqueness

Rhyming Picture Books:

• Midnight Fright, Cartwheel and Scholastic – Practice telling time in this frolicking countdown to a Halloween bash.
• Ten Grouchy Groundhogs, Cartwheel, Fall, 2009; Scholastic, Spring, 2010 – Ten in the den make for grumpy groundhogs.
• Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do, Charlesbridge, Spring, 2011 – From doctors to cowboys to firefighters -- clues help readers solve the riddles.

Contact Information:
www.helinghembrook.com

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