No Huddles for Heloise

Deborah Kerbel, illustrated by Udayana Lugo
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Heloise likes a lot of things: sledding, giving rocks to her friends, and eating fish popsicles. She does NOT like certain things, like crowds, close-talkers and huddles.

The problem is, huddles are a big part of being a penguin. Everyone gathers together to keep warm and stay safe from leopard seals. But huddles give Heloise the collywobbles! Heloise sets off to find others like her. Along the way, she meets other animals who don’t seem so friendly, and after a close brush with a leopard seal, Heloise realizes that she needs to get back to her community. Is there a way for Heloise to be a penguin and keep her personal space?

Author Bio

Deborah Kerbel is the award-winning author of more than thirty books for young people. From graphic novels to nonfiction, picture books to middle grade and YA, her work has been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Forest of Reading Silver Birch Fiction Award and the Canadian Library Association’s YA Book Award, among others. Her books have been translated into French, Korean, Turkish, German and Chinese. Deborah lives in Thornhill, Ontario with her family.

Illustrator Bio

Udayana Lugo is a self-taught illustrator of mixed heritage. She has worked as a designer of a variety of things, including jewelry, auto parts, furniture and interiors, and now she is an illustrator of children’s books, where she has found her true passion. She is the illustrator of Jungle Cat, No Huddles for Heloise, Gotcha Day and Pink Is for Everybody. Udayana lives in Richmond, British Columbia.