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Helen Lester

Author of Tacky the Penguin

51+ Works 16,293 Members 301 Reviews 3 Favorited

About the Author

Jon Glasby is Head of Health and Social Care Partnerships and a senior lecturer at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham. Helen Lester is Reader in Primary Care in the Department of Primary Care at the University of Birmingham.

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Series

Works by Helen Lester

Tacky the Penguin (1988) — Author — 3,280 copies
A Porcupine Named Fluffy (1986) 1,794 copies
Hooway for Wodney Wat (1999) 1,559 copies
Three Cheers for Tacky (1994) 1,332 copies
Listen, Buddy (1995) 1,040 copies
Tacky in Trouble (1998) 834 copies
Me First (1992) 730 copies
Tacky and the Winter Games (2005) 565 copies
It Wasn't My Fault (1985) 488 copies
Tacky's Christmas (2010) 459 copies
Score One for the Sloths (2001) 444 copies
Author: A True Story (1997) 369 copies
Hurty Feelings (2004) 278 copies
The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing (2007) 214 copies
Tacky Goes to Camp (2009) 176 copies
Batter Up Wombat (2006) 118 copies
Princess Penelope's Parrot (1800) 112 copies
Wodney Wat's Wobot (2011) 98 copies
All for Me and None for All (2012) 95 copies
Lin's Backpack (1993) 89 copies
Happy Birdday, Tacky! (2013) 77 copies
Something Might Happen (2003) 75 copies
Pookins Gets Her Way (1987) 65 copies
The Four Getters and Arf (1836) 55 copies
Tacky and the Haunted Igloo (2015) 48 copies
The Loch Mess Monster (2014) 43 copies
Hop to the Top (1994) 30 copies
Where's My Backpack? (1995) 7 copies
Bravo, Bucket Head! (2022) 6 copies
Cora copycat (1979) 4 copies
Roy Foy's special name (1996) 3 copies

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BooksInMirror | 5 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |
If you've read the other Tacky stories, this is very similar. The appreciation of the oddball continues. You gotta love it.
 
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matthewbloome | 17 other reviews | Jul 18, 2023 |
Tacky is a different penguin that ends up saving everyone because of his differences.
 
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B-Chad | 52 other reviews | Jul 3, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
51
Also by
1
Members
16,293
Popularity
#1,394
Rating
4.0
Reviews
301
ISBNs
340
Languages
5
Favorited
3

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