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Helen Cooper

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About Helen Cooper

Helen Cooper is an author and illustrator whose work includes classic picture books such as The Bear Under the Stairs, Pumpkin Soup, The Baby Who Wouldn’t Go to Bed and Tatty Ratty. Her books have been translated into 30 languages and won many awards including the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal – twice.

More recently she has collaborated as a writer with other illustrators. Notably, Saving the Butterfly, illustrated by Gill Smith, which was published in 2022. She has also written and illustrated children’s MG fiction and the latest – The Taming of the Cat – published in October 2023.

Recent updates about Helen Cooper

Teddy Bear Picnic Day

A beary good book The Bear Under The Stairs by Helen Cooper from Picture Corgi

Yesterday

Teddy Bear Picnic Day

Tatty Ratty by Helen Cooper from ##PublishedBy#, everyone loves a teddy bear!

Yesterday

International Joke Day

A book that will make you all laugh! Little Monster Did It! by Helen Cooper from Corgi Childrens

10 days ago

National Gardening Week (UK)

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper from Corgi Childrens. A great outdoors read to start #NationalGardeningWeek.

2 months ago

International Moment of Laughter Day

and laugh out loud this #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay Little Monster Did It! by Helen Cooper from Corgi Childrens

2 months ago

International Moment of Laughter Day

and laugh out loud this #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper from Corgi Childrens

2 months ago

National Pet Month

Read about cats in Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper from Corgi Childrens

3 months ago

National Pet Month

Read about cats in A Pipkin Of Pepper by Helen Cooper from Picture Corgi

3 months ago

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