Helga Makes a Name for Herself
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- Create Date：2021-05-04 04:31:16
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Megan Maynor
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Summary
A hilarious and empowering picture book about a small but strong Viking girl who is determined to be a warrior and make a name for herself。
Filled with humor and heart， this clever picture book about perseverance and following your dreams stars Helga， a small but mighty （and loud） Viking。 Helga， along with her sidekick， Wolvie， wants to be a warrior just like her favorite hero， Ingrid the Axe。 But she is a farmer’s daughter and the only battles she fights are pretend。 So when Ingrid the Axe comes to town looking for new recruits， Helga jumps at the chance。 She and Wolvie find the competition to be fierce。 But Helga is fierce too， and single-minded in her desire to make a name for herself。 After all she is a WARRIOOORRRR！
Filled with humor and heart， this clever picture book about perseverance and following your dreams stars Helga， a small but mighty （and loud） Viking。 Helga， along with her sidekick， Wolvie， wants to be a warrior just like her favorite hero， Ingrid the Axe。 But she is a farmer’s daughter and the only battles she fights are pretend。 So when Ingrid the Axe comes to town looking for new recruits， Helga jumps at the chance。 She and Wolvie find the competition to be fierce。 But Helga is fierce too， and single-minded in her desire to make a name for herself。 After all she is a WARRIOOORRRR！
Reviews
Lindsay Ross
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To all the girls who were told they can't， but did it anyway！ -E。K。" To all the girls who were told they can't， but did it anyway！ -E。K。" 。。。more
Dena Vincent
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Helga wants to become a warrior like her idol Ingrid the Axe。 Her parent's aren't as confident that she will become a warrior after all she is a farmers daughter。 When Ingrid the Axe arrives looking for new warriors Helga knows this is her chance。 Her parents are still not convinced and neither are the other competitors who make fun of her helmet， what she's wearing and her wolverine。 Helga wants to become a warrior like her idol Ingrid the Axe。 Her parent's aren't as confident that she will become a warrior after all she is a farmers daughter。 When Ingrid the Axe arrives looking for new warriors Helga knows this is her chance。 Her parents are still not convinced and neither are the other competitors who make fun of her helmet， what she's wearing and her wolverine。 。。。more
Lynn
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Helga’s a farmersdotter， says her mother。 Warriors don’t come from small mountain villages like theirs， says her father。 But Helga wants to become a warrior for her favorite Viking， Ingrid the Axe。 Ultimately， she earns her place， and becomes known to future young Vikings as Helga the Howler。Amusing illustrations （Eda Kaban） give the reader much to enjoy along with the humorous text。Viking facts and websites are included in the backmatter， but this is an entertaining picture book that holds its Helga’s a farmersdotter， says her mother。 Warriors don’t come from small mountain villages like theirs， says her father。 But Helga wants to become a warrior for her favorite Viking， Ingrid the Axe。 Ultimately， she earns her place， and becomes known to future young Vikings as Helga the Howler。Amusing illustrations （Eda Kaban） give the reader much to enjoy along with the humorous text。Viking facts and websites are included in the backmatter， but this is an entertaining picture book that holds its own to share one-on-one， small groups， or read alouds。 。。。more
Emily
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Helga wants to be a warrior like her heroine， Ingrid the Axe， but how can she as farmersdotter far from the action？ Nevertheless， Helga persists - she makes herself a helmet， a shield， and a sword， and when she hears that the legendary Ingrid is looking for new recruits， she makes her way to tryouts。 Illustrated facial expressions are on point， and the elderly neighbor who is hard of hearing serves some light comic relief。 Funny and plucky， with an author's note and further reading for more fact Helga wants to be a warrior like her heroine， Ingrid the Axe， but how can she as farmersdotter far from the action？ Nevertheless， Helga persists - she makes herself a helmet， a shield， and a sword， and when she hears that the legendary Ingrid is looking for new recruits， she makes her way to tryouts。 Illustrated facial expressions are on point， and the elderly neighbor who is hard of hearing serves some light comic relief。 Funny and plucky， with an author's note and further reading for more factual discoveries。 。。。more
Charlos
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Great illustrations， off the rack story。 The disconnect of using horned helmets and then noting that they are historically incorrect in the afterwards isn't a great service to children who won't read that text block。 Great illustrations， off the rack story。 The disconnect of using horned helmets and then noting that they are historically incorrect in the afterwards isn't a great service to children who won't read that text block。 。。。more
Sarah
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This book is delightful。
Rachel
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I thought this book had moxie， from the quick glance at it while looking for holds the other day at the library， so I decided to give it a try。 It was an adorable story about a Viking girl named Helga， who dreams of being a Viking Warrior with her pet wolverine Wolfie， even though as her parents say she's "just a farmer's daughter。" But she is not letting anyone or anything stand in her way， so when she hears that famous Viking maiden Ingrid is hiring new warriors for her crew， she runs away to I thought this book had moxie， from the quick glance at it while looking for holds the other day at the library， so I decided to give it a try。 It was an adorable story about a Viking girl named Helga， who dreams of being a Viking Warrior with her pet wolverine Wolfie， even though as her parents say she's "just a farmer's daughter。" But she is not letting anyone or anything stand in her way， so when she hears that famous Viking maiden Ingrid is hiring new warriors for her crew， she runs away to try out。 And she does really bad， but she is so enthusiastic that Ingrid hires her and calls her "Helga the Howler" and they go on many adventures together and afterwards Helga gets her own ship and has them on her own。 I like the girl power aspect and despite the fact that she wasn't the best candidate， she still did her best。 Recommended for ages 5-10， 4 stars。 。。。more
Sheri
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Helga is sure she wants to be a Viking not a farmersdotter。 She makes her own helmet， sword， and shield and practices。 She competes with the other Viking candidates to be on the crew of Ingrid the Axe。 She becomes Helga the Howler and joins the Vikings after meeting all the challenges before her。
Edward Sullivan
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An entertaining Viking girl-power story。
Ron Turner
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Great girl power story。 Would love to see it adapted into a cartoon。
Tracy Tibbels
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This is a new book in our library， and just the title and cover drew me to reading it。 I'm glad I did！ I have loved stories of Vikings for years （Note to self: read more stories about Vikings）， and this one didn't disappoint！ I found the bravery， the determination， the *SPUNK* that Helga possessed really made this story fabulous！ I appreciated the underlying theme of believing in oneself， despite naysayers telling one that they can't be what they want。I also love the bits of fact at the end of t This is a new book in our library， and just the title and cover drew me to reading it。 I'm glad I did！ I have loved stories of Vikings for years （Note to self: read more stories about Vikings）， and this one didn't disappoint！ I found the bravery， the determination， the *SPUNK* that Helga possessed really made this story fabulous！ I appreciated the underlying theme of believing in oneself， despite naysayers telling one that they can't be what they want。I also love the bits of fact at the end of the book， and there are also links to more information about Vikings！！！ Very cool， indeed！！！ 。。。more
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Helga wants to be a warrior even through she's just a farmer's daughter。 She gets her chance to prove her prowess and joins Ingrid the Axe's crew。 Helga wants to be a warrior even through she's just a farmer's daughter。 She gets her chance to prove her prowess and joins Ingrid the Axe's crew。 。。。more
Melanie
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Despite pressures from her parents to be a farmer， because that's what her family has always done， Helga decides she's going to be a Viking warrior。 She learns all the skills she can to become a great warrior， and when the day comes， she is ready。 I liked that Helga didn't depend on anyone to smooth out her way， but did all that she could herself to be ready for the day when opportunity knocked。 I like it when authors can sneak in good morals without being preachy。 :） Despite pressures from her parents to be a farmer， because that's what her family has always done， Helga decides she's going to be a Viking warrior。 She learns all the skills she can to become a great warrior， and when the day comes， she is ready。 I liked that Helga didn't depend on anyone to smooth out her way， but did all that she could herself to be ready for the day when opportunity knocked。 I like it when authors can sneak in good morals without being preachy。 :） 。。。more
Jozlyn Heckel
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I really enjoyed this cute book about paving your own way。 However， in the Author's note。。。 it states "Vikings lived hundreds of years ago， 1050-750 BCE。。。" Incorrect。 I really enjoyed this cute book about paving your own way。 However， in the Author's note。。。 it states "Vikings lived hundreds of years ago， 1050-750 BCE。。。" Incorrect。 。。。more
Amanda
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This book made me so happy！ Empowering and sweet。 Loved it。
Rebecca Anne
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I loved this book。 Helga is a farmersdotter and lives in a small village， and even though her family have deemed her future set， Helga sees herself living an entirely different life。 I love how she was depicted as being resilient and never giving up。
Lisa D
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Loved it！ Too cute！
Renee Brown
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Helga wants to become a warrior - and NOTHING will stop her！
Kathleen Rak
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Girl Power！ Helga believes in herself and her abilities and works to become a warrior even though those around her question her goals。 A wonderful lesson packed in a colorfully illustrated and simple tale。 She succeeds！
Pam
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I received an electronic ARC from Clarion Books through Edelweiss+。Helga loved to hear stories about Ingrid the Axe， a mighty Viking warrior。 She wanted to be one too but she lived on a farm and her family told her she would always be a farmer。 She believed in herself and went to compete to be part of Ingrid's crew。 Surprising even herself， she and her pet wolverine were chosen。 The story concludes with a summary of her Viking career culminating with owning her own fleet of ships。The illustratio I received an electronic ARC from Clarion Books through Edelweiss+。Helga loved to hear stories about Ingrid the Axe， a mighty Viking warrior。 She wanted to be one too but she lived on a farm and her family told her she would always be a farmer。 She believed in herself and went to compete to be part of Ingrid's crew。 Surprising even herself， she and her pet wolverine were chosen。 The story concludes with a summary of her Viking career culminating with owning her own fleet of ships。The illustrations capture the action and bring Helga to life。 Readers see how she lived as a Viking and on a small farm。 Her family was loving but didn't believe she could be a warrior。 Great discussion point on believing in yourself and accepting that others may not always see what is inside you。 。。。more
Andréa
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