leslie means

Author Leslie Means grew up on a farm near Blue Hill, Nebraska.  She now resides in Kearney, Nebraska with her husband Kyle, and their daughters Ella and Grace.  After spending nearly 7 years as a television personality, Leslie “retired” from the business in 2010 to spend more time with her girls and more time writing. She now works part-time as the Program Director for the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, writes a weekly column for the Kearney Hub and continues to feed her passion as a writer. This is Leslie’s second Ella B. Bella adventure. Her first children’s book, Ella B Bella and the Magic Pink Shoes, was published in the spring of 2010.

You can find details about her Ella B. Bella children's books at www.ellabbella.com

Leslie Means book signing event for
ELLA B. BELLA AND THE MAGIC PINK SHOES

Leslie Means (and Ella)

ELLA B. BELLA
AND THE SECRET INGREDIENT

Ella B. Bella has spent the entire summer perfecting her Grandma’s secret chocolate chip cookie recipe!  She is determined to win the grand prize ribbon at this year’s county fair, but to get there she’ll have to get past Cinnamon Coffey, the competition’s most privileged and rudest contestant.   
  On her journey, Ella B. Bella learns that delicious ingredients may win over taste buds, but kindness can win over hearts.  In the end, she gains an unexpected friendship that will last much longer than a batch of chocolate chip cookies.

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“Delightful illustrations and a story as delicious as its subject matter makes Leslie Means’ newest book a tasty treat for families! The heartwarming tale not only teaches young children about teamwork and kindness but also reminds even older readers that winning isn’t everything. It is friendship, as we are shown, that truly defines our lives.”
~Michelle Izmaylov, author and illustrator
 

ELLA B. BELLA
AND THE MAGIC PINK SHOES

Ella B. Bella knows that her pretty pink shoes are magic. Whenever she wears them, something that’s lost becomes magically found! Ella is so proud of her shoes that she plans to show them off to her classmates at show-and-tell. But just days before her big reveal, the shoes go missing! Will she find them in time for their big debut? And will she ever get them back?

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"As you read the story you will be pulling for the little girl to find her lost shoes that will return good fortune to the owner."
Amazon.com review

Ella B. Bella and the Magic Pink Shoes is Leslie's first children's book. Though this is a fictional story, the inspiration for it came from her daughter's journey to find her missing pink shoes. Leslie is thrilled to fulfill a lifelong dream and plans to continue writing more Ella B. Bella books in the future.