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Marcia Parks

@mzparks.bsky.social

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Author and poet. I write for readers. Stay curious and stay inspired. Be respectful of others. Kindness matters. Member #SCBWI, #12x12, and The Writer's Loft. PBParty 2023 Honorable Mention. Seeking representation.

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Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 1d

Two powerful books, both oldies, both still in print, both with so much to give to readers. #childrensbooks #kidlit #picturebooks
www.bookologymagazine.com/fresh-lookol...

Remorse and Atonement » Bookology Magazine

Crow Boy by Taro Yashima and A Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes are modern classics. Told from the point of view of a child who witnessed the mistreatment of another, these are stories of remorse.

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Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrate #IndigenousPeople’sDay! So many indigenous people have contributed to and enriched our country:

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrate #IndigenousPeople’sDay! So many indigenous people have contributed to and enriched our country:

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrate #IndigenousPeople’sDay! So many indigenous people have contributed to and enriched our country:

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrate #IndigenousPeople’sDay! So many indigenous people have contributed to and enriched our country:

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrate #IndigenousPeople’sDay! So many indigenous people have contributed to and enriched our country:

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrate #IndigenousPeople’sDay! So many indigenous people have contributed to and enriched our country:

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 2d

I've been taking my mower over leaves, shredding and piling them in a garden area. NO MORE! Per this article, I'll be raking whole leaves into that garden instead. (Bummer--the mower is so easy, but we need the insects.) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/r...

Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard

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Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 2d

#HaikuSaturday #haiku Oldie #3:

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 2d

#HaikuSaturday #haiku. Oldie #2:

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 2d

I'm a day late for #HaikuSaturday. So sorry--a lot going on, so I'm posting some oldies as an apology. Oldie #1:

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 6d

Courtesy of S. O'Neill.

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 6d

Honoring Bettyanne Gray, noted Holocaust and Jewish teacher and scholar, whose only published book related the story of her parents' escape from Russian pogroms (1919-1921) in the Ukraine. The book won a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1978. #childrensbooks

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 7d

The Moomins are coming!
variety.com/2025/film/ne...

‘Steven Universe’ Creator Rebecca Sugar Set for Animated Feature From Annapurna, Moomin Characters (EXCLUSIVE)

'Steven Universe’ creator Rebecca Sugar to write and direct Moomins animated feature for Annapurna.

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 7d

The Animal Shelf was animated and became a BAFTA-nominated children's TV series running in 50 countries.

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 7d

Honoring Ivy Wallace, British author-illustrator best known for her Pookie series and The Animal Shelf series. She came up with the idea for a winged bunny while working a switchboard during WWII. #childrensbooks #kidlitart

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 7d

Honoring Alice Dalgliesh, author of over 40 books for and about children. Three of her books were Newbery Honor books and the pictured book won a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. #childrensbooks #kidlit

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 7d

Honoring Susan Jeffers, illustrator of over 45 #childrensbooks working mostly in watercolor and ink. She won Caldecott Honors for THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN and an ABBY AWArd for BROTHER EAGLE SISTER SKY. #kidlitart

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 7d

Honoring Ron Embleton, whose focus on historical accuracy was much more that mere craft. Responsible for some of the finest color illustrations in British comics and historical books, action-themed history was his forté.

Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social · 7d

Honoring Elizabeth Janet Gray, American librarian and author whose ADAM OF THE ROAD won the 1943 Newbery. Published at age 17, she went on to write over 60 fiction and nonfiction books for children and adults. #childrensbooks #kidlit

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8d

Trump is trying to make sending troops onto American streets like a normal policy choice for a president to make. It’s time we start insisting that it isn’t. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Portland And Beyond

This afternoon, Donald Trump was asked about invoking the Insurrection Act: “I’d do it if it was necessary.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 16d

Whether your state officially recognizes Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day, this month is an important time to share the true history of Columbus and the Taino People with kids (and smash the myths!) bookshop.org/p/books/hist...

History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People

Check out History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People - <b>Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about Christopher Columbus, and learn all about the Taino people. Perfect for ...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 8d

Q: When will you swear in Ms. Grijalva?

Mike Johnson: *walks away*

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 8d

Squash from the garden heading to storytime today to read SOPHIE'S SQUASH by @patzmiller.bsky.social and Anne Wilsdorf. This is going to be so fun! 😊 #kidlit #library

about 15 pumpkins and squash on the floor in front of light wooden cabinet doors; floor is black on the right and neutral/earth tone rug on the left; some pumpkins are tall, some are short, some are partially green, some have dark orange vertical stripes

cover of SOPHIE'S SQUASH shows a young girl with a squash under a tree with fall leaves; the squash has a face; picture is taken of the book in my hand above a white table