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Richard Hefter (1942–2011)

Author of Very Worried Walrus

70+ Works 2,832 Members 13 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Richard Hefter, Editor Richard Hefter

Disambiguation Notice:

Note: Wikipedia incorrectly lists birth year as 1941. Obituary lists 1942, confirming age of death at 69 years.

Series

Works by Richard Hefter

Very Worried Walrus (1977) 328 copies
Stork Spills the Beans (1977) 193 copies
Lion Is Down in the Dumps (1977) 193 copies, 1 review
Zip Goes Zebra (1977) 171 copies, 2 reviews
Hippo Jogs For Health (Sweet Pickles) (1978) 148 copies
Moody Moose Buttons (1977) — Illustrator — 136 copies
Who Can Trust You, Kangaroo? (1978) 127 copies
Xerus Won't Allow It (1978) 127 copies, 1 review
Yakety Yak Yak Yak (1977) 124 copies
No Kicks For Dog (1978) 121 copies, 1 review
Kiss Me, I'm Vulture (1978) 121 copies, 1 review
Pig Thinks Pink (1978) 120 copies, 1 review
Turtle Throws A Tantrum (Sweet Pickles) (1978) 107 copies, 1 review
Yes and no: A book of opposites (1975) 67 copies
One Bear Two Bears (1980) 66 copies
The Strawberry Book of Shapes (1976) 43 copies
The Secret Club (1982) 41 copies
A Noise in the Closet (1974) 38 copies
The Strawberry Book of Colors (1975) 38 copies, 1 review
Some Friend (1981) 35 copies
Christopher's parade, (1972) 35 copies
Noses and toes;: An up and down and in and out book (1974) 34 copies
The Strawberry Look Book (1980) 29 copies
Things that go (1975) 24 copies
An animal alphabet (1974) 23 copies
One white crocodile smile;: A number book (1974) 22 copies
Robot S.P.3 (Sweet Pickles Series, WRBC) (1981) 21 copies
Where Is the Bear? (Stawberry Library of First Learning) (1983) 20 copies, 1 review
Strawberry Picture Dictionary (1974) 18 copies, 3 reviews
Jobs for bears (Strawberry library of first learning) (1983) 17 copies
Wet All Over, Sweet Pickles Series (1982) 16 copies
Fast Food (Strawberry Library of First Learning) (1983) 16 copies
The Great Race (1981) 16 copies
The strawberry word book (1974) 16 copies
The Stickybears' Scary Night (1984) 16 copies
The Strawberry Mother Goose (1975) — Editor — 15 copies
Stickybear Book of Weather (Strawberry Library of First Learning) (1983) 15 copies
Neat Feet (Strawberry Library of First Learning) (1983) 15 copies
Quick Lunch Munch (Sweet Pickles) (1981) 13 copies
Lots of Little Bears: A Stickybear Counting Book (Strawberry Library of First Learning) (1983) 12 copies
Watch Out: The Stickybear Book of Safety (Strawberry Library of First Learning) (1983) 12 copies
Babysitter Bears (Strawberry Library of First Learning) (1983) 11 copies
Bears Away from Home (Strawberry library of first learning) (1983) 10 copies
A Shufflebook (1970) 7 copies
Bears at Work (Strawberry Library of First Learning) (1983) 7 copies
ABC Coloring Book (1973) 7 copies
Curls and Bangs and Tangles and Other Hairy Things (Exculsively for Avon) (1978) 5 copies
The Messy Book (1983) 5 copies
The NEW Original Shufflebook (Shubblebooks) (1978) 4 copies
The endangered wildlife shufflebook (1991) 3 copies
Smiles and Grins and Giggle and other Toothy Things (1978) 3 copies
Splashes and Bubbles and Foam and other Soapy things (1978) 3 copies
Sweet Pickles Series Set of 25 Volumes (1977) 1 copy
A Shuffle Book 1 copy
Quail Can't Decide (Sweet Pickles Series) 1 copy
Yes and No 1 copy
A Strawberry Book of Colors 1 copy
Shapes 1 copy
Sweet Pickles Series Set of 26 Volumes (Sweet Pickles) 1 copy
Stickybear Shapes Fun for Children 3 to 6: Software, Poster, 8 Stickers, Parent's Guide and Plastic Cover Book Casing for Apple ][, Apple ][ , Apple //E, Apple //C, Apple Gs.… (1983) 1 copy
Strawberry Books: StickyBear Complete Series, Books 1-24 (1980) 1 copy
Cabezas y pies (1985) 1 copy
An Animal Shufflebook (Shufflebook Series, Vol. 2) 1 copy
Mirar - Un Libro de La Fresa (1993) 1 copy
The great big alphabet picture book with lots of words 1 copy
El Libro de Los Numeros (1993) 1 copy
Big Alphabet Pict Gb (1972) 1 copy
Las palabras/ The Words (Libro De La Fresa) (1983) 1 copy
The Dinosaur Shufflebook 1 copy
Caps i peus (1980) 1 copy
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Associated Works

Goose Goofs Off (1977) — Illustrator — 384 copies, 1 review
Me Too Iguana (1977) — Illustrator — 303 copies, 1 review
Fixed by Camel (1977) — Illustrator — 285 copies, 1 review
Elephant Eats the Profits (Sweet Pickles) (1977) — Illustrator — 180 copies
Who Stole Alligator's Shoe? (1977) — Illustrator — 167 copies
Quail Can't Decide (Sweet Pickles Series) (1977) — Illustrator — 136 copies
Scaredy Bear (1978) — Illustrator — 130 copies
Octopus Protests (1978) — Illustrator — 128 copies
Fish and Flips (1977) — Illustrator — 123 copies
Nuts to Nightingale (1978) — Illustrator — 118 copies
Jackal Wants Everything (1978) — Illustrator — 115 copies, 1 review
Rest Rabbit Rest (Sweet Pickles) (1977) — Illustrator — 113 copies
Wait! Wait! Wait! (1980) — Illustrator — 103 copies, 1 review
Happy Birthday Unicorn (1978) — Illustrator — 88 copies
Rainy Day Parade (1981) — Illustrator — 58 copies
What's So Great About Nice? (1981) — Illustrator — 58 copies
What a Mess! (1981) — Illustrator — 54 copies
A Bad Break (1981) — Illustrator — 34 copies
Wet Paint (1981) — Illustrator — 32 copies
Some, more, most (1976) — Illustrator — 28 copies
The Grand Prize (Sweet Pickles) (1981) — Illustrator — 27 copies
Ice Cream Dreams (Sweet Pickles) (1980) — Illustrator — 17 copies
Speedy Delivery (1985) — Illustrator — 10 copies
Read About Me and the Fortune Cookies (1974) — Illustrator — 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1942-03-20
Date of death
2011-05-06
Gender
male
Education
Pratt Institute (BA)
Pratt Institute (MA)
Occupations
children's book author
artist
illustrator
Relationships
Reinach, Jacquelyn (co-author)
Short biography
[excerpt from Obituary]
As an artist and world traveler, Richard won awards for graphic design and his paintings are in the collections of major art museums. He was perhaps best known as a very accomplished author and illustrator of over 200 children's books, including his Strawberry Books, Wow Magazine titles and the famed Sweet Pickles book club.
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
The Bronx, New York, New York, USA
Places of residence
Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA
Place of death
Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA
Map Location
USA
Disambiguation notice
Note: Wikipedia incorrectly lists birth year as 1941. Obituary lists 1942, confirming age of death at 69 years.

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18 reviews
Cheryl_in_CC_NV15,288 reviews
Kiss Me, I'm Vulture (Sweet Pickles Series) by Richard Hefter
I've not read many in this series because they seem a little too preachy to me. But in this one Vulture is everything wonderful he says he is, and his spirit is not quashed, and it's gently but truly funny. Rounded up to four stars because vultures are awesome irl, too.
Oct 18, 2024
Cheryl_in_CC_NV15,288 reviews
Lion Is Down in the Dumps (Sweet Pickles Series) by Richard Hefter
Such a wonderful community, wherein all the citizens know each others' foibles, but help each other work around them. Not sure if other episodes have scolding or attempts at reformation, but this one is sure cute.

I can't recall if I had access to any of these when I was kid. I think I was a little too old, anyway. But I can tell that I would have loved them, and I will keep my eyes open for more!
Oct 18, 2024
conuly785 reviews
The Strawberry Book of Colors by Richard Hefter
A cute, funny book about a trio of inept painters (red, yellow, and blue) who cause mass chaos (and a color wheel!) by painting everywhere.
Oct 28, 2010
JDHensley100 reviews
Zip Goes Zebra (Sweet Pickles Series) by Richard Hefter
This story was about a zebra who does everything wrong. The other animals asked the zebra why she does things wrong and the zebra told the other animals that she likes doing things wrong because they make her feel good. The other animals decided to do wrong things and make funny faces at the zebra. The zebra just looked at the other animals and asked them if they were having fun. This story teaches children to not pick on other people even if they do the wrong things.
Apr 8, 20091 other review
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Statistics

Works
70
Also by
24
Members
2,832
Popularity
#9,053
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
13
ISBNs
96
Languages
1

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