Loreen Leedy

Author of There's a Frog in My Throat: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me

43 Works 7,646 Members 259 Reviews

About the Author

Loren Leedy is a children's author and illustrator. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1959, and majored in art in college. She began making clay jewelry and chess sets out of whimsical animals, and eventually turned them into book characters. Her first published work was A Number of Dragons, show more in 1985. She has written and illustrated nearly 40 books since then. Her titles include: Missing Math: a Number Mystery, My Teacher is a Dinosaur, Seeing Symmetry, The Shocking Truth about Energy, Crazy Like a Fox: a Simile Story, Fraction Action, Blast off to Earth, and Postcards from Pluto. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Loreen Leedy, Loreen Leedt, Loreen by: Leedy, Loreen / illustrated by Loreen Leedy Leedy, Loreen(Illustrator) Loreen(Author) ; Leedy Leedy

Series

Dragon Things to Make and Do

Works by Loreen Leedy

Measuring Penny (1998) 693 copies

Crazy Like a Fox: A Simile Story (2002) 625 copies

Mapping Penny's World (2000) 497 copies

Fraction Action (1994) 467 copies

Mission: Addition (1997) 466 copies

The Great Trash Bash (1991) 354 copies

The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Every Day (1994) 353 copies

Postcards from Pluto: A Tour of the Solar System (1993) 328 copies

Subtraction Action (2000) 291 copies

Look at My Book: How Kids Can Write & Illustrate Terrific Books (2004) 259 copies

2 X 2 = Boo: A Set of Spooky Multiplication Stories (1995) 258 copies

Seeing Symmetry (2012) 249 copies

The Great Graph Contest (2005) 237 copies

Follow the Money! (2002) 233 copies

The Monster Money Book (1992) 211 copies

Celebrate the 50 States! (1999) 196 copies

The Furry News: How to Make a Newspaper (1990) 160 copies

The Shocking Truth About Energy (2010) 144 copies

Missing Math: A Number Mystery (2008) 137 copies

Messages in the Mailbox: How to Write a Letter (1715) 108 copies

It's Probably Penny (2007) 94 copies

Blast Off to Earth!: A Look at Geography (1992) 85 copies

Amazing Plant Powers: How Plants Fly, Fight, Hide, Hunt, and Change the World (2015) 65 copies

Bunny Play (1656) 62 copies

Jack & The Hungry Giant: Eat Right With MyPlate (2013) 53 copies

The Race (Little Celebrations) (1995) 46 copies

How Humans Make Friends (1996) 38 copies

My Teacher Is a Dinosaur: And Other Prehistoric Poems, Jokes, Riddles & Amazing Facts (2010) 29 copies

Messages from Mars (2006) 26 copies

TRACKS IN THE SAND (1993) 23 copies

Step by Step (2018) 20 copies

HELLO, JOSE! (2002) 17 copies

Big, Small, Short, Tall (1987) 16 copies

The Dragon Thanksgiving Feast: Things to Make and Do (1990) 14 copies

The Potato Party and Other Troll Tales (1989) 11 copies

The Dragon ABC Hunt (1986) 11 copies

The Dragon Halloween Party (1986) 10 copies

A Dragon Christmas: Things to Make and Do (1988) 9 copies

Pingo, the Plaid Panda (1989) 9 copies

A Number of Dragons (1985) 8 copies

Cura El Mal De La Basuro 6 copies

Mix It Up with Max 1 copy

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addition (56) animals (109) children (27) children's (39) counting (52) dogs (66) Earth Day (31) fantasy (29) fiction (112) figurative language (45) food (42) fractions (62) geography (82) grammar (27) Halloween (37) health (27) idioms (52) informational (64) language (38) language arts (34) maps (74) math (812) measurement (110) measuring (37) money (66) non-fiction (214) numbers (39) nutrition (39) picture book (277) planets (26) recycling (28) science (108) simile (43) similes (69) social studies (61) solar system (37) space (44) subtraction (31) symmetry (33) writing (89)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1959-06-15
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Places of residence: Florida, USA

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The shocking truth about energy by Loreen Leedy

This book gets a YMMV because it’s interesting but you should always discuss this kind of book with your child so they can understand the bigger picture.

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FamiliesUnitedLL | 5 other reviews | Mar 31, 2023 |

Messages in the mailbox: how to write a letter by Loreen Leedy

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WBCLIB | 1 other review | Feb 27, 2023 |

Step by Step by Loreen Leedy

Note: I received an F&G of this book at an ALA conference.

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fernandie | 1 other review | Sep 15, 2022 |

Missing Math: A Number Mystery by Loreen Leedy

Synopsis: In this story, the numbers all over town suddenly disappear. The animals can’t count, use the phone, or even find out what time it is. Rulers, money, and computers have all become completely useless. The detective must stop whoever is stealing the numbers. The story has a sprinkling of useful vocabulary words and their definitions to help readers understand new terms. Grades K-3.

Response: This story is very fun with excellent, quick-paced rhymes. Each page depicts a new problem that would arise if numbers were to disappear from the world. It is a series of great examples of real world applications for math and numbers, which can help young children to understand the value of math in a practical way.… (more)

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NikkiNorris | 30 other reviews | Jun 13, 2021 |

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