Darcy Pattison

Children’s book author and indie publisher Darcy Pattison writes award-winning fiction and non-fiction books for children.

Her works have received starred PW, Kirkus, and BCCB reviews. Awards include the Irma Black Honor award, five NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, Eureka! Nonfiction Honor book, two Junior Library Guild selections, two NCTE Notable Children’s Book in Language Arts, and a 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Books. She’s the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor’s Arts Award for Individual Artist for her work in children’s literature.

Pattison grew up in the mountains of New Mexico where she helped her brothers catch spiders and insects for their collection, tried to corral horny toads, side-stepped rattlesnakes, and climbed the Continental Divide. She loves to write about wildlife, science fiction, and the kittens of KittyTube.

WRITING TEACHER:

In 1999, she created the Novel Revision Retreat, which she now teaches across the nation. For more, see http://www.darcypattison.com/speaking/ Books about how-to write include:

START YOUR NOVEL: Six Winning Steps Toward a Compelling Opening Line, Scene and Chapter

NOVEL METAMORPHOSIS: Uncommon Ways to Revise

THE BOOK TRAILER MANUAL

HOW TO WRITE A CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK

30 DAYS TO A STRONGER NOVEL

CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR:

Translated into ten languages, her books have been recognized for excellence by starred reviews, Book of the Year awards, state award lists and more. She is the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor's Arts Award for Individual Artist for her work in children's literature. Titles include:

NONFICTION

Moment in Science series

ECLIPSE: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

POLLEN: Darwin's 130-Year Prediction **Fall 2019 Junior Library Guild selection**

CLANG: Ernst Chladni's Sound Experiments **2019 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book

BURN: Michael Faraday's Candle

EROSION: How Hugh Bennett Saved America's Soil and Stopped the Dust Bowl **2021 NCSS Notable Social Studies Book**

Another Extraordinary Animal series

ROSIE THE RIBETER: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

NEFERTITI, THE SPIDERNAUT: The Jumping Spider Who Learned to Hunt in Space **2017 NSTA Oustanding Science Trade Book**

ABAYOMI, THE BRAZILIAN PUMA: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub **2015 NSTA

Outstanding Science Trade Book**

WISDOM THE ALBATROSS: SURVIVING THE JAPANESE TSUNAMI **Starred PW Review**

Other Nonfiction

THE NANTUCKET SEA MONSTER: A Fake News Story **Fall 2017 Junior Library Guild selection**, 2018 NCTE Notable Children's Book in Language Arts

DESERT BATHS **2013 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book**

KENTUCKY BASKETBALL (America's Winningest Teams)

PRAIRIE STORMS

A LITTLE BIT OF DINOSAUR, co-written with Elleen Hutcheson, Starred Kirkus Review

FICTION

THE KITTYTUBERS SERIES

WHEN KITTENS GO VIRAL

THE KITTEN STARS

KITTYWOOD

THE BLUE PLANETS WORLD SERIES

ENVOYS (short story prequel)

SLEEPERS

SIRENS

PILGRIMS

THE HEARTLAND TALES (novels)

THE WAYFINDER

THE FALCONER

Fantasy Novels

LIBERTY (novel)

GARGOYLES (novel)

VAGABONDS (novel)

Contemporary Family Novels

LONGING FOR NORMAL (novel)

SAUCY AND BUBBA (novel)

THE READ AND WRITE SERIES

I WANT A DOG: My Argument Essay, illustrated by Ewa O'Neill

I WANT A CAT: My Argument Essay, illustrated by Ewa O'Neill

MY CRAZY DOG: My Narrative Essay, illustrated by Ewa O'Neill

MY DIRTY DOG: My Informative Essay, illustrated by Ewa O'Neill

Other Picture Books

ROWDY: THE PIRATE WHO COULD NOT SLEEP, illustrated by Ewa O'Neill

THE JOURNEY OF OLIVER K. WOODMAN **Starred Kirkus, BCCB Reviews**

SEARCHING FOR OLIVER K. WOODMAN

19 GIRLS AND ME

THE RIVER DRAGON

THE SCARY SLOPES

11 WAYS TO RUIN A PHOTOGRAPH

WONKY: A ROBOTICS CLUB TALE, illustrated by Nathaniel Gold

I CAN MAKE WISE CHOICES

THE ALIENS INC. SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS, pictures by Rich Davis

ALIENS, INC. SERIES: Book 1 - KELL, THE ALIEN

ALIENS, INC. SERIES: Book 2 - KELL AND THE HORSE APPLE PARADE,

ALIENS, INC. SERIES: Book 3 - KELL AND THE GIANTS

ALIENC, INC. SERIES: Book 4 - KELL AND THE DETECTIVES

FOR EDUCATORS

MY STE(a)M NOTEBOOK: 150 YEARS OF PRIMARY SOURCES FROM AMERICAN SCIENTISTS

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