Heckerty Cook: A Funny Family Storybook for Learning to Read

by Jan Ziff, Ann Rachlin, Allan Davidson

Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. An Editor’s Choice by Children’s Technology Review, “Recommended by Educators” on Google Play for Education, awarded 4 Stars by CommonSense.org, Shorty Awards finalist, a Mashable Kids Pick and proclaimed a “must have” by The Unofficial Apple Weblog — Heckerty delivers! The superb narration and enchanting animations are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. Heckerty's zany adventures continue when she serves an inedible meal to cousin Persnickerty, who insists Heckerty goes to the Cordon Black School of Cooking run by another cousin, Brewse. Heckerty is so used to terrible food she always carries a pepper shaker in her pocket. Chaos follows when her faithful cat Zanzibar turns up to surprise her, and Heckerty land in the middle of a peppery crisis. As in all Heckerty stories, everything turns out well in the end. Kind and gentle, Heckerty learns every day from her own silly mistakes. And as kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they discover important life values — caring, inclusiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So act now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!

44 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 2013