Hear Marybeth’s wonderful Parker adventures during our Stories on the Square morning at the Summerville Book Festival, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. The morning will be led by our resident storyteller, Auntie Leslie… let’s have some FUN with books!
2021 Feathered Quill Book Award – 2nd Place Award Winner in Children’s Picture Books: Parker, a very purple penguin, does not understand why he is not accepted by his peers. How can they not like him, especially when he loves to do all the same things they do? Why does he get excluded by all the other penguins just because of the color of his coat? What can Parker do that will make the other penguins become his friends?
Follow Parker’s adventures as he faces the challenges of being different. What finally changes the other penguins’ perception of Parker? Read the story and discover all the things Parker did and what it took for the other penguins to understand the truth.
Parker the Purple Penguin explores themes that are relevant to all children-and even adults!-such as accepting each other’s differences, empathy, and bravery.
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.
Marybeth Wishart 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.