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Shirley Parenteau

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Born

Garibaldi, Oregon, The United States

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http://www.shirleyparenteau.com

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Children's Picture Books, Children's

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children, nature, history

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March 2008

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This is my second time around as a children's book writer. When my own 3 children were young, I had 8 books published. My children grew up and for a time, I wrote women's fiction. Now I have 6 grandchildren, all girls. I'm writing for children again and loving it!

One of my granddaughter's play with stuffed animals in a bookstore children's area led me to write Bears on Chairs, a picture book published by Candlewick Press. The bears have made friends around the world and are especially popular in translation in Japan where David Walker's adorable illustrations have captivated readers.

Bears on Chairs was followed by Bears in Beds and in 2014 by Bears and a Bath. Illustrator David Walker is currently preparing more adorable bear pictures for ...more

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Average rating: 3.73 · 3,877 ratings · 664 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bears on Chairs by Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author), David Walker (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 2009 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ship of Dolls by Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author), Kelly Murphy (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 457 ratings — published 2014 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bears in the Bath by Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author), David M. Walker (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bears in the Snow by Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author), David M. Walker (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bears in Beds by Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author), David Walker (Illustrator) 3.58 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bears in a Band by Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author), David M. Walker (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bears and a Birthday by Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author), David Walker (Illustrations) 3.62 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Frog Sang by Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author), Cynthia Jabar (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.51 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dolls of Hope by Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author), Kelly Murphy (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bears and Blossoms by Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author), David Walker (Illustrator) 3.56 avg rating — 202 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My daughter noticed a review here for my YA novel The Talking Coffins of Cryocity, published in Germany as Die Sprechenden Sarge back in 1985. I'm delighted to see the review, wish I could read German and am grateful for the 5 stars. The review reminds me that books never die. Was it Mark Twain who commented that the oldest book is new to one who hasn't read it? I love knowing my books are still e Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Shirley Parenteau

Bears on Chairs (9 books)
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Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author),

David M. Walker (Illustrator)

3.69 avg rating — 2,813 ratings

The Friendship Dolls (3 books)
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Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author)

3.94 avg rating — 746 ratings

Quotes by Shirley Parenteau (?)

“Rain clouds and stormy moods take time to blow away, but sooner or later the sun always comes out.”
― Shirley Parenteau, Ship of Dolls

tags: advice, moods

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“Each boat-shaped dish held scoops of vanilla and chocolate ice cream beneath thick blankets of chocolate syrup and creamy marshmallow sauce. Mounds of whipped cream rose on top, with a juicy red maraschino cherry at the very peak. Crunchy cookies poked like wings from each side.”
― Shirley Parenteau, Ship of Dolls

tags: cherry, chocolate-ice-cream, chocolate-syrup, cookies, food, ice-cream, marshmallow-sauce, sundae, vanilla-ice-cream, whipped-cream

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