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.
Full Product Details
Author: Marybeth Wishart ,
Marianella Aguirre
Publisher: Wishart Books
Imprint: Wishart Books
Edition: Large type / large print edition
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.345kg
ISBN: 9798990432130
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 11 September 2024
Recommended Age: From 4 to 10 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
5-Star Review by Readers' Favorite: Parker Discovers the Blues is the second book in the series about Parker the Purple Penguin by Marybeth Wishart. Parker is having a great day sliding down his favorite ice slide until he notices another animal is upset. Posy, a seal who seems as blue as the icebergs around them, expresses her apprehension about attending a new school. Parker helps her identify her reaction and suggests something to help her as she navigates this new experience. Posy isn't the only one dealing with tough emotions, so she and Parker help other ""blue"" animals as they discuss their feelings and learn how to handle them or resolve their situations. Marybeth Wishart's book has the potential to transform a child's mood and brighten their perspective. Each character has a concern and receives the support he or she needs. Young readers will enjoy searching for the heart on every page that the author dedicates to children as they learn to cope with their emotions and for the people who help them do so. The author brings feelings into focus, outlining emotions in blue to highlight possible discussion points for caregivers and educators as they share this heartwarming story with children. The cute and colorful illustrations by Marianella Aguirre enhance the story, drawing attentions to small details. Parker Discovers the Blues will benefit children who may be dealing with difficult emotions like grief, worry, and frustration. It can provide a fresh viewpoint that will gide them to better ways to understand and cope with their feelings.
Author Information
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.
