Heidi Heckelbeck and the Cookie Contest

Brief Description: Heidi wants to win the Brewster Elementary cookie contest, but doesn't think through all the consequences of adding magic to her recipe. Brief Description: Includes an excerpt from Heidi Heckelbeck in disguise. Biographical Note: Wanda Coven has always loved magic. When she was little, she used to make secret potions from smooshed shells and acorns. Then she would pretend to transport herself and her friends to enchanted places. Now she visits other worlds through writing. Wanda lives with her husband and son in San Jose, California. They have three cats: Hilda, Agnes, and Claw-dia. Priscilla Burris has illustrated numerous books and materials for children, parents, and teachers. She enjoys cake painting and creating art for products which include murals, greeting cards, and rubber stamps. Priscilla lives with her family in Southern California. Marc Notes: ; Heidi wants to win the Brewster Elementary cookie contest, but does not think through all the consequences of adding magic to her recipe.; 1; Ages 5-7. Publisher Marketing: Heidi Heckelbeck mixes up a magical cookie concoction in a new whimsically witchy adventure that's perfect for beginning readers. Heidi can't wait to enter the famous Heckelbeck Chocolate Chunk Cookies in the annual cookie contest at Brewster Elementary. But when Melanie Maplethorpe laughs and says that Heidi's cookies are "blah," Heidi decides they could use a little magic. The result of Heidi's revised recipe is sure to steal the show...but wait--what's that strange smell? The Heidi Heckelbeck series is perfect for readers who want a "grown-up" format but are not quite ready for lengthy chapter books. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Heidi Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers. Review Citations:

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 53 (EAN 9781442441651, Paperback)

Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2012 (EAN 9781442441668, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 53 (EAN 9781442441668, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Coven, Wanda Wanda Coven has always loved magic. When she was little, she used to make secret potions from smooshed shells and acorns. Then she would pretend to transport herself and her friends to enchanted places. Now she visits other worlds through writing. Wanda lives with her husband and son in San Jose, California. They have three cats: Hilda, Agnes, and Claw-dia. Contributor Bio:  Burris, Priscilla Priscilla Burris has illustrated numerous books and materials for children, parents, and teachers. She enjoys cake painting and creating art for products that include murals, greeting cards, and rubber stamps. Priscilla lives with her family in Southern California.