Books with author Diana Star Helmer

Get your Yuletide yuks 12 months a year!The Three Scrooges: A Christmas Parody imagines three goofy guys getting the best of those do-goody ghosts who arrive every Christmastime.Joe, Harry and Squirrelly run London’s “The Three Scrooges” shop. Former customer Jacob Snarly is the first ghost to visit the brothers. Serious slapstick follows the trio as they cope with haunted holiday hijinks. Kids of all ages will appreciate the silly seasoning added to a classic Christmas tale. Diana Star Helmer, author of more than 40 books (including Elsie’s Afghan and A Dog’s Best Friend) confesses to writing her most zany, slap-stickiest title ever.

Not so far in the future, America is much the same, except for one little thing:Kids. Where are they?Infertility is rampant throughout the country. The headlines blame obesity. Sixteen-year-old Mia is glad she doesn’t have to think about having kids, even though she has a super-hot boyfriend. She has enough to worry about: paying her rent, utilities and groceries; the recent rash of neighborhood break-ins, and her boss suddenly testing everybody for drugs.Mia, forever the optimist, has no idea how bad things could get.But somebody else does.

What happens when the seemingly-perfect home and the ideal family aren’t?Bing the dog loves love. He lives to please his people. However, a life-changing shock makes Bing question if he can ever be the dog Kevin and his mom want.Unsure where to turn for help, Bing finds friendship in the most unlikely places. A street-wise cat named Algernon and a pair of fast-talking mice become his only hope.The animal adventurers find that a public zoo may not be the safe haven it seems. When his life is turned upside down yet again, Bing must risk everything in proving what “family” really means.Author Diana Star Helmer (Elsie’s Afghan) is the author of more than 40 books for young readers.James Howe, author of Bunnicula and the Houndsley and Catina books, said: "In A DOG'S BEST FRIEND, Diana Star Helmer - through the eyes, ears, nose, and heart of her canine narrator, Bing - raises poignant questions about belonging, loneliness, and love. With a wry sense of humor and a gentle touch, Helmer brings her animal characters to life in ways that will make the reader say, 'This is exactly how I imagined a dog - or cat, or mouse, or gorilla - might experience the world. An unusual 'behind-the-scenes' look at the lives of domesticated animals."