Marcie Colleen

### Occupation

Children's Author of picture books, chapter books, and comics. Senior Writer/Editor at Epic! OriginalsRepresented by Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary

## Friends and Family

### Spouse

Jonathan Lopes

Marcie Colleen is a former classroom teacher turned children’s book author. She is the award-winning author of THE SUPER HAPPY PARTY BEARS. She also is Author of Cat Ninja: Wanted, Time Buddies, and Kitten Ninja

## Life and career

In 2018 LOVE, TRIANGLE was named a Bank Street College of Education’s Best Children's Book. And PENGUINAUT! was voted One Book Colorado for 2019! Celebrations were planned throughout Colorado and 75,000 copies of the book were distributed to every four-year-old in the state!

THE BEAR’S GARDEN, illustrated by Alison Oliver (Macmillan) was called “a well-illustrated, beautifully written tale of encouragement” by Kirkus and given a starred review.

SURVIVOR TREE, received a total of four starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, the Horn Book, Booklist, and Kirkus and was also named a 2022 Notable Social Studies Trade Book from the National Council for Social Studies, a 2022 Children’s Choice book from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, a Bank Street College Best Book of 2022, a 2021 Best Nonfiction Picture Book by the Nerdy Book Club and was named a prestigious ALA 2022 Notable Book.

Marcie is an expert on creating highly acclaimed Teacher’s Guides that align picture books and middle grade novels with the Common Core and state mandated standards. She is a frequent presenter at conferences for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, as well as a faculty member for the Writing Barn and the University of California San Diego Extension. Her educational work in children’s literature has been recognized by School Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, and the Children’s Book Council.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Education of English and Language Arts from Oswego State University and a master’s degree in Educational Theater from New York University.

In August 2021, Marcie joined Epic! Originals as a Senior Writer/Editor, creating comics and other prose for their digital platform.

Although she will always be a Brooklynite at heart, Marcie lives in San Diego, California with her husband—artist Jonathan Lopes—and their mischievous sock monkey.

## Works

### Super Happy Party Bears

* Super Happy Party Bears: Gnawing Around (September 6, 2016)
* Super Happy Party Bears: Knock Knock on Wood (September 6, 2016)
* Super Happy Party Bears: Staying a Hive (March 14, 2017)
* Super Happy Party Bears: Going Nuts (March 14, 2017)
* Super Happy Party Bears: Bat to the Bone (August 15, 2017)
* Super Happy Party Bears: The Jitterbug (August 15, 2017
* Super Happy Party Bears: Tiny Prancer (September 5, 2017
* Super Happy Party Bears: Cruising for a Snoozing (March 13, 2018
* Super Happy Party Bears Boxed Set #1: Gnawing Around; Knock Knock on Wood; Staying a Hive; Going Nuts ( September 26, 2017)
* Super Happy Party Bears Party Collection #2 (September 5, 2017)

### Creepy Cafetorium

* Creepy Cafetorium (September 28, 2021)
* Creepy Cafetorium: Six More Spooky, Slimy, Silly Short Stories (September 19, 2023)

### Cat Ninja

* Cat Ninja: Wanted (April 12, 2022)
* Cat Ninja Box Set: Books 1-3 (November 22, 2022)

### Time Buddies

* Time Buddies (June 25, 2024)
* Time Buddies: Past, Present, Future (TBA)

### Other books

* Love, Triangle (October 3, 2017
* Penguinaut! (October 30, 2018)
* The Bear's Garden ( March 24, 2020)
* Survivor Tree (August 31, 2021)

## Official Websites

* https://twitter.com/MarcieColleen1
* https://www.instagram.com/marciecolleen/
* https://www.thisismarciecolleen.com/