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- Marilyn Helmer



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Children's Magazine Articles

Grey County: a treasure in all seasons 1.  Diversions Magazine Winter 05/06
2.  Destinations & Discoveries October 2006
Top Twenty Jokes and Riddles Today's Parent  October 2004
Put a Sock in It, Mr. Edison!   (quirky sayings/invention of the phonograph)
1. Cricket Magazine  March 2003
2. Children's Writer  July 1997
3.  Harcourt Assessmnet Inc. 2004-2009
4.  Kansas Statewide Assessment Program Wested. 2005
5.  Kentucky Dept. of Educational Assessment Data Recognition Co.  2006
6.  Pennsylvania Sustem of School Assessment Program Wested  2006

A Granma's Anagrams    (anagram puzzle)
Cricket Magazine  February 2000
Riddlidioms    (riddles about idioms)
Hopscotch Magazine  Dec/Jan 2000
The Ballad of the Mooncusser   (history of New England ship robbers)
Cricket Magazine  October 1999
From Pygg Jars to Piggy Banks    (origin of the piggy bank)
1. Spider Magazine  September 1999
2. Level 3, Strenthening Reading, Curriculum Assoc., Inc. November 2001
3. Riverside Publishing Online Internet tests
4. Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment Test TASA Inc. November 2001
5.  Cricket Magazine Group supplemental reading material rights  2004
6.  Pennsylvania System of School Assessment Test (PSSA) Data Recognition Co.  2006
7.  Diagnostic Assessments of Reading with Trial Teaching Strategies (DARTTS) Riverside Publishing Co.  2006g
Slick Tricky Tongue Twisters  (how our speech factory works) Spider Magazine  December 1998
Tongue Twisters
Boys' Quest  Feb/Mar 1997
Has the Cat Got your Tongue?  (origin of familiar idioms)
Boys' Quest  Oct/Nov 1997
Old Abe, the Eagle Who Went to War   (history of a Civil War mascot)
1. Cricket Magazine February 1996
2. Harcourt Brace Educational Measurement, Delaware Dept. of Education
3. SIRS Inc., The Knowledge Source - Discoverer electronic database
Canada - Let's Celebrate!
The Hamilton Spectator  June 30, 2001
Nightlight Politeness (tongue twister)
Hopscotch Magazine  December 1999





Poetry
Jack Be Nimble
Jack and Jill
Peter, Peter, Pizza Eater  Meadowbrook Press  2006
Momma Monster's Lullaby
Dinner With Dracula  Meadowbrook Press   2006
Riddle Rhyme (Dandelion)
Ladybug Magazine, June 2006
Souvenirs Spider Magazine  July 2005
My Cat
Babybug Magazine  January 2005
Spotting Spotty Cheetahs Chirp Magazine  November 2004
Wiggly Willy Worm Rolling in the Aisles  Meadowbrook Press  2004
The Carver Cricket Magazine  May 2004
Icicles (riddle  rhymes)
Ladybug Magazine  November 2003
Look Alikes
Pockets Magazine  September 2003
Vacant Houses
Cricket Magazine  October 2003
How to Make a Birthday Cake
Fun For Kidz  May 2003
Mist
Pockets Magazine  July 2002
Lick-a-Licious Treat Chirp Magazine  June 2002
Animals on Parade - Favorite Rhymes from Chirp Magazine, Fall 2006
Summer Jewels
Turtle Magazine  June 2000
Spring Windows
Pockets Magazine  March 2001
Dusty Paws
1. Cricket Magazine  July 2002
2. Cats Magazine  March 1995
City Sounds
Pockets Magazine  August 2001
Storm Clouds
Pockets Magazine  July 2000
Farmer Brown
Spider Magazine  June 2001
Milkweed
Pockets Magazine September 1999
Pockets Magazine September 2005
I Am
1. Double Vision Grade 6 Scholastic Canada
2. Nelson Language Arts 5B Student Anthology  1998
3. Do Whales Jump At Night?  Douglas & McIntyre 1990
Old Ted
Spider Magazine  November 2002
Bedroom Monster
Spider Magazine  August 2001
Seagulls
Cricket Magazine  October 2001
Summer Symphony
The Friend Magazine  August 2000
Our Cat
Pockets Magazine  June 1998
Sly Fly
Shoofly - an Audio Magazine for Children Vol. 4, # 3 1998
Little Bird, Little Fish
Shoofly - an Audio Magazine for Children Vol. 4, # 2 1998
Octopus
Children's Playmate  June 1997
Dear Aunt Francis
Happy Birthday To Me!  Meadowbrook Press  May, 1998
Hole-y Socks!
Hopscotch Magazine  July/Aug 2000
Spring Rain
Hopscotch Magazine  Apr/May 1999
Winter Butterflies
The Friend Magazine  February 1999
Eight Apes
Flapjack Flipper
Bear Barn Builder
(tongue twister poems)
Spider Magazine  April, 1998
Kite Ship
Humpty Dumpty Magazine  Apr/May 1997
Tricky Twisters
Boys' Quest Magazine  June/July 1997
Constellations
Children's Playmate  June 1996
Today
Turtle Magazine  March 1997
Wind
Pockets Magazine  October 1996
Driftwood Bones
Children's Digest  Apr/May 1996
Spring Colours
Pockets Magazine  April 1996
Fireflies
Pockets Magazine  July 1996
Footprints
Turtle Magazine  December 1995
Beach Poems
Pockets Magazine August 1996
Chickenpox
Jack and Jill Magazine  Apr/May 1995
Spring Rain
Hopscotch Magazine Apr/May 1999
First Snow
On the Line  November 1995
Frost
1.  Pockets Magazine Jan/Feb 1996
2.  Pockets Magazine, January, 2006
Pussy Willows
On the Line  March 1995
Hummingbirds
Pockets Magazine June 1995
Sea Sounds
Pockets Magazine August 1995
Winter Dreams
Pockets Magazine Jan/Feb 1995
May Day
Chickadee Magazine  May 1995
Esther's Bonnet
Hopscotch Magazine  Apr/May 1995
Autumn Leaves
Spider Magazine  October 1995
Spring
On the Line  March 1993
Finicky Cat
Chats/Cats Canada Winter 1991-92
Springtime
Pockets Magazine March 1993
Garden Party
Chickadee Magazine Summer 1993
Susie's Casserole
Hopscotch Magazine  June/July 1994
I Can Help Too
Our Little Friend  October 1992
Apartment Tree
Chickadee Magazine  October 1994
Fretful Freddie
Child Life Magazine  September 1990
Sneakers
Turtle Magazine  November 1990
Where? Somewhere
Chickadee Magazine  Summer 1996
Twirling Maple Seeds
Our Little Friend  August 1990
God's Love Is Everywhere
Primary Treasure  April 1988
Sly Fly
Buzz Magazine  Fall 1987
Stuck On Me
Canadian Children's Annual  1988


 Stories
The Wise Woman's Share Cricket Magazine August 2009
Brave Dog Cricket Magazine February 2009
Who Saved the Day? Spider Magazine  September 2008
A Year and a Day Cricket Magazine March 2007
The Stone Guards
Cricket Magazine August 2006
One Day at the Beach
Chirp Magazine Summer 2006
The Theatre Cat Spider Magazine  November 2006
Les citrouilles Rabi-Bochons
Les explorateurs  October 2005
The Spo-o-o-okiest Pumpkin
Chirp Magazine  October 2005
D.J's Adventures at Camp Lotsofun
ChickaDEE Magazine  Summer 2005
Dust from a Cat's Tail
Cricket Magazine  April 2005
The Talking Yam  (retold folktale)
Les citrouilles Rabi-Bochons
1.  ChickaDEE Magazine  November 2004
2.  Les explorateurs  October 2005
The Mess Monsters
Chirp Magazine  October 2004
The Carver of Grand Isle
Cricket Magazine  May 2004
Roaring Tiger Jason
Chirp Magazine  October 2003
Little by Little, Piece by Piece  (original folktale)
1.  Cricket Magazine  August 2002
2.  Indiana Internet Website I STEP Informational Display  2004
3.  Kansas Statewide Assessment Program Wested  2005
4.  California Standardized Testing and Reporting Program California Dept. of Education  2005
5.  Pennsylvanis System of School Assessment Data Recognition Co.  2005
6.  2006 Alaska Comprehensive System of School Assessment Program Data Recognition Co.

Bird Song on a Summer Evening
Cricket Magazine  August 2002
Keep Hopping, Katie!
Chirp Magazine  Jan/Feb 2002
The Almost Raspberry Pie
Ladybug Magazine  June 2001
The Porcelain Box
1.  Cricket Magazine  January 2001
2.  Measuring Up to the Pennsylvanis State Standards in English, The People's Publishing Group Inc.
3.   Measuring Up to the New Jersey State Standards in English, The People's Publishing Group Inc.
The Well-Mannered Cat (retold folktale)
Hopscotch Magazine  Oct/Nov 2001
Clever Maggie of Tollishill  (a Scottish Legend)
1. Cricket Magazine  January 2000
2. I Step & Fall 2000 Pilot Test CTB/McGraw Hill
3.  I Step 2005 Fall Operational Test CTB/McGraw Hill
4.  MetriTech Inc. 2006
The Legend of Ocean-Born Mary Part 1
The Legend of Ocean-Born Mary  Part 2
Cricket Magazine  October 1999
Cricket Magazine  November 1999
Rooster's Feast (retold  folktale -American South)
Children's Playmate  September 1998
Mikalas and the Christmas Crib
The Hamilton Spectator  December 1998
The Specialty of the House
1. Primary Treasure  December 1989
2. Primary Treasure  December 1998
3. R-A-D-A-R Magazine December 1989
Sophia and the Christmas Crib
Hopscotch Magazine  December 1998
Fun For Kidz  Jan/Feb  2006/07
The Muddlebroom Pumpkins
1. Chickadee Magazine  Sept/Oct 1997
2. Chickadee Magazine  October 2002
3.  WASL Washington Assessment of Student Learning by Pearson Educational  2004
Boomer and the Disaster Project
On the Line Magazine  June 1995
Anansi and the Rubber Man (an African folktale)
Jack and Jill Magazine  September 1995
The Parade of the Stars
Jack and Jill  Magazine  December 1995
The Tricky Dinner Guest (an African folktale)
Jack and Jill Magazine Oct/Nov 1994 
How Do You Get Rid of the Hiccups?
1. Chickadee Magazine September 1994
2. Burlington Journal January 1994
Marcia's Mystery Cake
Chickadee Magazine Summer 1994
Gram's Chair
On the Line Magazine  October 1991 
Dear Diary - Really, Honestly
1. On the Line Magazine  June 1995
2. Clubhouse 1991
Bubble Trouble
Shoofly - an Audio Magazine for Children Vol. 3, # 3 1997
A Swedish Christmas
Jack and Jill Magazine  December 1994
Befana and the Christmas Guests (retold Italian folktale)
Burlington Journal December 1993
With Love from Anna Marie
1. Pockets Magazine  April 1995
2. R-A-D-A-R Magazine October 1990
Bear's Christmas
Humpty Dumpty Magazine December 1992
Brown Bag Surprise
Children's Playmate  March 1993
A Christmas Treat for Mouse
Children's Playmate  December 1991
The Crooks and the Cloth (original fable)
When Wolves Were Lords and Other Great Canadian Fables
Aesopress 1990
The Frog and the Toad
Jack and Jill Magazine  November 1990
The Great Santa Mix-up
Jack and Jill Magazine  December 1990
The Magic Christmas Candles
Child Life Magazine December 1989
Resolutions
Children's Digest  Apr/May 1989
Just One Puppy
Primary Treasure October 1988


Adult Short Stories and Articles
 

 

Soaring Sideroads of Waterloo Wellington Fall, 2008
Grey County: A Treasure in all Seasons
Diversions Magazine Winter 2005-06
Christmas Visitors
The Hamilton Spectator  December 23, 1998
Personal Effects
The Hamilton Spectator  October 25, 1997
Birdsongs on a Summer Evening
The Toronto Star Short Story Contest July 20, 1996   (runner-up)
First Anniversary
The Hamilton Spectator  November 16, 1996
Shadow Man
The Toronto Star Short Story Contest July 22, 1995   (runner-up)
Proud Possessions
1. The Toronto Star Short Story Contest July 26, 1992   (runner-up)
2. The Brantford Expositor  September 5, 1992
3. Ontario Ministry of Education Student Resource Booklet - Grade 9 Testing 1994-95
Personal Effects
Kairos  October 1993
The Arrowhead Broadway Magazine  July/Aug 1993
Risky Business Canadian Authors Association Halton Peel Branch Short Story Contest  (Third prize)
The Pomegranate Seed The Burlington Post Short Story Contest  November 20, 1989  (First prize)
Home for the Holidays
The Burlington Spectator Short Story Contest December 24, 1987 (First prize)
The Dream Catcher
ArtsBeat April 1988
Remembering the Dionne Quintipulets
Insight on Collectibles  July 1984
Souvenir Extraordinaire! (antique spoons)
Insight on Collectibles  May 1984
A Spoon For All Seasons (antique spoons) Insight on Collectibles  March 1984
Tomahawks, Teepees and Totem Poles (antique spoons) Insight on Collectibles  January 1984
Collecting Canadain Spoons Insight on Collectibles  November 1983
Born With a Silver Spoon .... Insight on Collectibles  September 1983
Confessions of a Souvenir Spoon Addict
National Association of Silver May 1978
The Art of the Canadian Printmaker
CanadiAntiquer  August 1979
Introduction: Nineteenth Century Canadian Painting
CanadiAntiquer  May 1979
Nineteenth Centuay Canadian Painting Part II
CanadiAntiquer  June 1979
The Dawning of the Twentieth Century (Canadian art)
CanadiAntiquer  July 1979
Advice to the Antique Hunter CanadiAntiquer  December 1978
Collecting Old Postcards
CanadiAntiquer  November 1978
Our National Emblems - the Beaver and the Maple Leaf CanadiAntiquer October 1978
 A Spoonful of History
CanadiAntiquer August 1978
Collecting Souvenir Spoons and Postcards
CanadiAntiquer June 1978
Canadian Souvenir Spoons CanadiAntiquer May 1978
Outing of the Week: Kensington Market
The Sunday Sun  August 1973
 
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