Author Linda Uruburu
About the Author
Linda Uruburu (author) has been a professional musician, music publisher, and artist manager for most of her adult life. Her hobby and part-time profession is designing patchwork. In the late 1990s, she discovered writing. Her first collection of children's stories, “Animal Stories for Children” and “Maximillian Snail's Wonderful Rainy Day,” were published in the German language by Baumhaus Verlag in 2008. Her lyric writing was featured on two CDs, “Collective Memory” (2015) and “Movin' On” (2017) by Helen Schneider. In 2019, her middle-grade children's book “Lenny's Summertime Adventures” was the first prize winner in the Center for Basque Studies literary contest and published by CBS. In 2022, her story, “The Colorful World of Frida Kato,” illustrated by Helen Schneider, was released by Nightingale Books.
Author Photo Photographer: Anatol Kotte
About the Illustrator
Helen Schneider (illustrator) has had an extensive career in the entertainment field. Over the years, she has released 25 albums
and has received numerous awards for her performances. She has played various roles on stages both on Broadway and throughout the US and Europe. She has appeared in cinema in the films "Eddie and the Cruisers," “Into the Beat,” and “Electric Child” and has been a guest on numerous television series. Helen has always had an interest in painting and drawing privately. In 2019, she illustrated and designed the cover for the Center for Basque Studies literary prize-winning children's book “Lenny's Summertime Adventures.” Her first fully illustrated book, “The Colorful World of Frida Kato,” was released in 2022 by Nightingale Books.
Illustrator Photo Photographer: Anatol Kotte
El Coco
Author: Linda Uruburu
Illustrator: Helen Schneider
Paperback ISBN: 9798891264274
eBook ISBN: 9798891264281
Release Date 7/21/2025
“You know Lenny,” Old Man Stein said, “they say some people have a knack for having adventures, and I think you just might be one of them!”
Summer is here, and that means the big house is about to fill up with Lenny's cousins – scared city girl Val, brave older cousin Gregie, smart little Marty, fun-loving Maria, and playful young Juan and his flighty sister Catalina. Every summer Lenny's adventurous spirit and colorful imagination take her cousins on a fun-filled, exciting, and sometimes scary escapade. This summer is no exception. Her plan is to convince her cousins to find “El Coco,” the monster of legend that she believes kidnapped a local boy.
Aupa! Hurray! Let the summer begin!
