Parker Discovers the Blues

by Marybeth Wishart, Marianella Aguirre (Illustrator)

Overview

★ 2025 Purple Dragonfly Book Award

★ Readers Favorite 5-Star Review

Your favorite purple penguin is back! Only this time there's a new hue in the spotlight.

Parker the purple penguin is out enjoying the day when he makes an unusual discovery. A few of the Arctic animals who are usually gray, white, or black are now blue.

What has caused them to change colors? Can Parker help them find their true colors again?

Parker Discovers the Blues explores some of the common feelings children-and adults-experience and shows how being a friend can make all the difference.

• Perfect for discussions with preschoolers and elementary school kids about being nervous, worried, or sad
• Helps young kids understand how to support someone who may be having these feelings
• Beautiful hand-painted watercolor illustrations
• Discussion questions included

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798990432123
Publisher:	Wishart Books
Publication date:	09/11/2024
Series:	Parker the Purple Penguin
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.09(d)
Age Range:	4 - 10 Years

About the Author

Marybeth Wishart, author, is a retired special education teacher who taught for over thirty-four years at both the elementary and high school levels. "Parker Discovers the Blues" is her second published children's book in the Parker series, which she is delighted to share with kids and adults, in the hope that it will make a difference. Marybeth is a Connecticut native now living in South Carolina with her husband of over forty-five years. She enjoys writing children's stories, grandparenting, book clubs, pickleball, church and community activities, and collecting heart rocks on her various travels. Learn more at ParkerThePurplePenguin.com.