Australian Best Selling
Children’s Book Author

Helen Chapman is a best selling Children’s author with over 50 books published in 4 countries. So popular are her books that many have been reprinted multiple times. Helen writes both fiction and non-fiction and specialises in educational books for children with reading difficulties. Her use of humour makes her children’s books highly effective in this genre and she has become a highly sought after author, working with over ten different children’s book publishers in Australia, USA and UK.

Latest news!

May 2008
Check out Helen's latest books published by Five Mile Press!

Everyone can help to save the planet even you. In this fun-filled book you'll find heaps of tips and suggestions that will help you protect the planet and the animals that live on it. So take the super hero challenges in this book and do your bit.

From worse-case scenarios to everyday life skills, kids are ready to go! Each spread deals with a different danger, broken up and explored thematically.

February 2008
New for 2008 are the following US non-fiction books: American Icons and Earthquake and the fiction book The Wild Snow Dog.

January 2008
Two of Helen’s books are included in the Premier’s Reading Challenge – Heritage and Places in Victoria and N.S.W and Nobody’s Photo in Tasmania

November 2007
Helen Chapman’s new action packed six-part plays for 10 – 14 year olds with a reading level 6 – 7 years are now available from Rising Stars UK.

July 2007
Helen Chapman has four numeracy/literacy books recently published by the Australian Council of Educational Research

January 2007
Helen Chapman is continuing to have success with her Bestselling 101 Cool Science Experiments book is into its 2nd reprint.

Rapid is Highly Commended at the BETT Awards in England.

November 2006
Rapid is crowned Winner of the Primary Education category at the 2006 British Book Design and Production Awards.

Helen’s 5 Fiction and 4 Non-fiction Rapid books for Heinemann UK are now available in Australia. Yay! Click here to check out Rapid's UK website!

A few of Helen's Rapid Books




101 Cool Science Experiments has also been re-printed with a cool science kit! Available in stores now.