Books with author Heather Koren

“The ‘Li'l Booger Buddies Inventors Build a Dram Car’ is a fun read for kids ages 5-7 years old that introduces the basic steps of creating and building an invention. Kids will laugh and have fun while being encouraged to creatively reuse materials and make inventions of their own.” – Midwest Book Review, December 2019 (Volume 29). The planet of Boogie Woogie is a pretty green planet and home to the Li’l Booger Buddies who are clever little aliens that make inventions using junk that they find in outer space. The Li’l Booger Buddies also share the planet with their pink, bunny-like friends the Rabbie-dabbies. Their little friends have always dreamed of joining the Li’l Booger Buddies on their fun spaceship travel adventures, but there is one problem – the Rabbie-dabbies are afraid to fly! Follow a group of young Li’l Booger Buddies in their efforts to build a special vehicle that enables their small pink friends to have travel adventures of their own. The “Li’l Booger Buddies Inventors Build a Dram Car” is a fun read for kids ages 5-7 years old that introduces the basic steps of creating and building an invention. Kids will laugh and have fun while being encouraged to creatively reuse materials and make inventions of their own.

Lily moves to a new city with her father. She meets a girl from her new school named Abby. The two girls were like sisters, had so much in common and the same plans for the future. Abby gets Lily a job with her at a local record store. One day at work Lily got a vision, but wasn't sure what to think about it. Not knowing anything about her mother who died when she was three may be the key to the odd things that are starting to happen to her. The girls saved their money for their summer trip to Italy. The day after graduation the girls get on a plane for Venice to start their biggest summer of their lives. They arrive in Venice, make their way to the villa, their home for the summer, and get everything unpacked. On the walk back to the car a dark stranger comes out of the shadows and grabs Abby and another man appears, but not soon enough, the dark stranger disappears with her. Lily is left with the other man who introduces himself as Ayden. He offers to take her home and help her find her friend. Ayden tells her that the world as she knows it is not as it seems and that it won't be as easy as she thinks it will be to get her friend out of the caves.

This holiday season, introduce young kids to Engineering concepts and the creative use of materials through this fun picture book titled "Li'l Booger Buddies Inventors Discover the Joy of Givemas." The Li'l Booger Buddies are kind green aliens from planet Boogie Woogie who make inventions using junk that they find in outer space. For a short period during the year, the planet Boogie Woogie gets cold and the Li'l Boogers Buddies are stuck inside their homes with very little to do. To spread cheer, an elder Booger named Oogie makes toys and delivers them to the youngsters on a day that has become known as "Givemas." Kids ages 5-7 years old will love reading this silly story while being encouraged to make toys for themselves and for their friends by using simple scraps around the house.

“An entertainingly informative story that will have special appeal for kids who love turtles and reptiles, ‘Diary of Tank the Tortoise’ is unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book Pets/Wildlife collections.” – Midwest Book Review, September 2019 (Volume 29).Experience life from the eyes of a young Horsfield tortoise named Tank. Learn about how Tank was adopted by her human family and how she has adapted to her new home. Tank shares her stories with photographs showing important and humorous moments from her life. Kids will enjoy the candid photographs of Tank as they learn interesting facts about tortoises along the way. Perfect story for kids ages 4-6 years old who love turtles and reptiles.