Author: A True Story

So begins the story of Helen Lester, author of Tacky the Penguin and many other popular books for children. By sharing her struggles as a child and later as a successful author, she demonstrates that hurdles are part of the process. She even gives writing tips, such as keeping a "fizzle box." Helen Lester uses her unique ability to laugh at her mistakes to create both a guide for young writers and an amusing personal story of the disappointments and triumphs of a writer's life.

• Arthur Writes a Story: An Arthur Adventure (Arthur Adventures)
• The Best Story
• One Day, The End: Short, Very Short, Shorter-Than-Ever Stories
• A Squiggly Story
• Ralph Tells a Story
• Rocket Writes a Story
• What Do Authors Do?
• If You Were a Writer
• You Have to Write
• Stuck