It's a SUPER HAPPY Book Birthday PLUS a Real Party!

Welcome to the world, Book #8! Can you believe that? The eighth book in the SUPER HAPPY PARTY BEARS series. 

A group of sloths arrives at the Grumpy River for a synchronized swimming competition, and the Super Happy Party Bears are thrilled. They throw a party to celebrate their team, but the sloths just…sleep.

The residents of the Grumpy Woods can’t help but notice the giant pile of snoozing sloths, and Mayor Quill plots to get rid of them by shutting down the competition…until he unexpectedly gets the opportunity to show off his swimming moves.

Join me at Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego on Sunday, March 18th at 2pm for a real-life SUPER HAPPY PARTY! Visit http://www.mystgalaxy.com/MarcieColleen031818 for more info.

No Sleep til Brooklyn! Join me on Sunday!

I'm home and ready for my very first  Brooklyn event at Books are Magic on 

Sunday, February 18th 11-12pm. 

Come join me to share in the picture book LOVE! 

Hope to see you there!

Click here for more information. 

A Valentine's Drawing Demo from Bob Shea and LOVE, TRIANGLE

It's almost Valentine's Day and Bob Shea, illustrator of Love, Triangle created this super awesome video on how to draw our friends Circle, Square, and Triangle!

So grab your paper and crayons and get ready for drawing with a bit of geometry and a whole lotta heart!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvOh5Hdzhjg

Thanks, Bob.

 Happy Valentine's Day, friends!

LIVE "Writing Picture Books" Q&A Panel for #WriteOnCon18 TOMORROW!

Are you registered for WriteOnCon18? It's not too late! 

Go to www.writeoncon.org to learn more and attend this fantastic conference from the comfort of your own home. You don't even have to get dressed! 

Then, be sure attend the LIVE Writing Picture Books Q&A Panel on Sunday, February 11th at 8pm EST when I join Gaia Cornwall (Jabari Jumps), Andrea Loney (Bunnybear, Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!), and Heather Preusser (A Symphony of Cowbells) to chat all things picture books and children's publishing!

We hope to "see" you there! 

Gaia Cornwal

Heather Preusser

Andrea Loney

Hey, NYC, Be My Valentine!

I am so super excited to head to Books of Wonder with the fantastic Lucy Ruth Cummins (illustrator of This is NOT a Valentine written by Carter Higgins) on Saturday, February 10th.

Come join us to share in the picture book LOVE! 

Hope to see you there!

Click here for more information. 

World Read Aloud Day 2018

To celebrate World Read Aloud Day, I will be virtually touring to the following schools, all week to read aloud my own books, as well as some of my all-time favorite read alouds.

Swansfield Elementary School (Columbia, Maryland)

Punahou School (Honolulu, Hawaii)

John Joy School (Rome, New York)

Whit Davis Elementary School (Athens, Georgia)

P.S. 19 (Passaic, New Jersey)

Valley View Elementary (Pleasanton, California)

For information on how YOU can celebrate World Read Aloud Day in your own homes and schools, visit www.litworld.org/wrad. It's not too late!

San Diego: SUPER HAPPY to be Heading to Comickaze on Saturday!

I'll be presenting on the creation of the Super Happy Party Bears series & signing books from 1-3pm.

YOU COULD WIN A SIGNED COPY!

Hope to see you there!

Comickaze Comics, Books, & More!
Liberty Station
2750 Historic Decatur Road #101