Darcy Pattison
@darcypattison.bsky.social
Author of over 70 children’s books, including A LITTLE BIT OF DINOSAUR series, the Moments in Science series, and the Another Extraordinary Animal series. See more at MimsHouseBooks.com #STEM #NextGen #Kidlit #TLsky #EduSky
Very excited. The California Reading Association just named NOT Extinct a Eureka Nonfiction Honor Book! #STEM #Kidlit #TLsky #EduSky #Steamteam
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Very excited. The California Reading Association just named NOT Extinct a Eureka Nonfiction Honor Book! #STEM #Kidlit #TLsky #EduSky #Steamteam
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My #LLPick of the day is NOT Extinct by @darcypattison.bsky.social.
Win a free copy here: tinyurl.com/ye96wva8
#BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #books #AuthorsOfTwitter #writersoftwitter #LLInterviews
Win a free copy here: tinyurl.com/ye96wva8
#BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #books #AuthorsOfTwitter #writersoftwitter #LLInterviews
October 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My #LLPick of the day is NOT Extinct by @darcypattison.bsky.social.
Win a free copy here: tinyurl.com/ye96wva8
#BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #books #AuthorsOfTwitter #writersoftwitter #LLInterviews
Win a free copy here: tinyurl.com/ye96wva8
#BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #books #AuthorsOfTwitter #writersoftwitter #LLInterviews
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Check out this latest Coaching KidLit podcast with guest @darcypattison.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Check out this latest Coaching KidLit podcast with guest @darcypattison.bsky.social
Reposted by Darcy Pattison
Hey #writingcommunity! Last chance to win @darcypattison.bsky.social's new book NOT Extinct- just RT & comment on blog:
tinyurl.com/ye96wva8
#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #LLInterviews #books
tinyurl.com/ye96wva8
#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #LLInterviews #books
October 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Hey #writingcommunity! Last chance to win @darcypattison.bsky.social's new book NOT Extinct- just RT & comment on blog:
tinyurl.com/ye96wva8
#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #LLInterviews #books
tinyurl.com/ye96wva8
#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #LLInterviews #books
Interested in bringing your children's book to market yourself? Check out this Kickstarter for PUBLISH! Going, going, gone! Monday is the last day. #kidlit #selfpublish kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
October 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Interested in bringing your children's book to market yourself? Check out this Kickstarter for PUBLISH! Going, going, gone! Monday is the last day. #kidlit #selfpublish kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
Thanks to Sharon Skinner for hosting me on the Coaching Kidlit podcast this week to talk about self-publishing your children's book. #kidlit #childrensbooks #nonfiction #fiction Come listen!
Coaching KidLit Episode 46: Steps for Self-Publishing Success with Guest Darcy Pattison - Book Coaching by Sharon
Discover indie-publishing for children's books with Sharon Skinner & Darcy Pattison—advice, strategies, and inspiration for kid lit writers!
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October 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thanks to Sharon Skinner for hosting me on the Coaching Kidlit podcast this week to talk about self-publishing your children's book. #kidlit #childrensbooks #nonfiction #fiction Come listen!
Only 11 days left! Discover tips and best practices to earn a living with children's books.
#kidlit #publish #indiekids #childrensbooks
kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
#kidlit #publish #indiekids #childrensbooks
kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
September 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Only 11 days left! Discover tips and best practices to earn a living with children's books.
#kidlit #publish #indiekids #childrensbooks
kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
#kidlit #publish #indiekids #childrensbooks
kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
Listen to this interview on THE CREATIVE PENN podcast. It was a thrill to talk with Joanna Penn about children's books. #kidlit #diy #selfpublishing
Writing, Self-Publishing And Marketing Books For Children With Darcy Pattison |
What are the challenges of writing and publishing books for children? How can you publish high-quality books and still make a profit? How can you market books to children effectively in a scalable man...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Listen to this interview on THE CREATIVE PENN podcast. It was a thrill to talk with Joanna Penn about children's books. #kidlit #diy #selfpublishing
Interested in self-publishing your children's book?
kickstarter.com/projects/dar... #kidlit #childrensbook #selfpublish
kickstarter.com/projects/dar... #kidlit #childrensbook #selfpublish
Publish: Surprising Success Self-Publishing Children's Books
$100K/year in book sales? Yes! Proven strategies & insider tips from a pro to succeed with self-published picture books or novels.
kickstarter.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Interested in self-publishing your children's book?
kickstarter.com/projects/dar... #kidlit #childrensbook #selfpublish
kickstarter.com/projects/dar... #kidlit #childrensbook #selfpublish
Want to write and publish a children's book? Here's the book for you! kickstater.com/projects/dar...
#kidlit #writeabook #publishabook #kickstarter #author
#kidlit #writeabook #publishabook #kickstarter #author
September 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Want to write and publish a children's book? Here's the book for you! kickstater.com/projects/dar...
#kidlit #writeabook #publishabook #kickstarter #author
#kidlit #writeabook #publishabook #kickstarter #author
This is a story about YOU and YOUR DREAMS! Follow the link and sign up to be notified when it goes live. #kidlit #picturebook #middlegrade
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
Coming soon: Publish: Surprising Success Self-Publishing Children's Books
$100K/year in book sales? Yes! Proven strategies & insider tips from a pro to succeed with self-published picture books or novels.
www.kickstarter.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is a story about YOU and YOUR DREAMS! Follow the link and sign up to be notified when it goes live. #kidlit #picturebook #middlegrade
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
Watch PittyPat dive into waterfalls, bathtubs, and more. Book 5, The Kittytubers series. #kidlit #chapterbook #edusky #tlsky
September 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Watch PittyPat dive into waterfalls, bathtubs, and more. Book 5, The Kittytubers series. #kidlit #chapterbook #edusky #tlsky
Over the last 13 years, I’ve published 60 children’s books, earning over 100K for the last five years. Find out how in PUBLISH, coming September 15. Sign up to be notified when this is available!
Coming soon: Publish: Surprising Success Self-Publishing Children's Books
$100K/year in book sales? Yes! Proven strategies & insider tips from a pro to succeed with self-published picture books or novels.
www.kickstarter.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Over the last 13 years, I’ve published 60 children’s books, earning over 100K for the last five years. Find out how in PUBLISH, coming September 15. Sign up to be notified when this is available!
This month, my best selling picture book is about fake news. Wonder why? #fakenews #kidlit #tlsky #edusky #medialiteracy
July 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This month, my best selling picture book is about fake news. Wonder why? #fakenews #kidlit #tlsky #edusky #medialiteracy
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Conservation of a species is hard. Just like scientists who work to save a species, creators practice craft for yrs before finding success. "Don’t give up. The world needs you and your work." - @darcypattison.bsky.social advice to #KidLit creators.
Interview on my blog today re NOT EXTINCT #EduSky
Interview on my blog today re NOT EXTINCT #EduSky
July 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Conservation of a species is hard. Just like scientists who work to save a species, creators practice craft for yrs before finding success. "Don’t give up. The world needs you and your work." - @darcypattison.bsky.social advice to #KidLit creators.
Interview on my blog today re NOT EXTINCT #EduSky
Interview on my blog today re NOT EXTINCT #EduSky
Happy book birthday to NOT EXTINCT! It's about the endangered horse species, the Przewalski's Horse (Or P-horse for short). Such a different species. #kidlit #steamteambooks #horses #horselovers #endangered #tlsky #edusky
July 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Happy book birthday to NOT EXTINCT! It's about the endangered horse species, the Przewalski's Horse (Or P-horse for short). Such a different species. #kidlit #steamteambooks #horses #horselovers #endangered #tlsky #edusky
The Children's Book Council has named NOT EXTINCT a Hot Off the Presses book for July! To write this, I visited Prague Zoo and Denver Zoo (where I got to feed a P-horse!). Talked to amazing scientists! #horse #horselover #stem #conservation #STEAMTeamBooks #kidlit #edusky #tlsky
July 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Children's Book Council has named NOT EXTINCT a Hot Off the Presses book for July! To write this, I visited Prague Zoo and Denver Zoo (where I got to feed a P-horse!). Talked to amazing scientists! #horse #horselover #stem #conservation #STEAMTeamBooks #kidlit #edusky #tlsky
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Having trouble organizing research and focusing your #writing? See how @darcypattison.bsky.social used timelines to focus her #Conservation Narrative NOT EXTINCT 🥳📘
And get in on the GIVEAWAY for your very own copy!
@edusky.bsky.social #STEAM #STEM
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And get in on the GIVEAWAY for your very own copy!
@edusky.bsky.social #STEAM #STEM
bethandersonwriter.com/2025/06/27/b...
Behind the Scenes: “Using Timelines to Focus a Conservation Narrative” by Darcy Pattison
Ah, so much fascinating research, and so limited story space! Prolific author Darcy Pattison shares how she organized and focused NOT EXTINCT: THE PRZEWALSKI’S HORSE RETURNS FROM EXTINCT IN T…
bethandersonwriter.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Having trouble organizing research and focusing your #writing? See how @darcypattison.bsky.social used timelines to focus her #Conservation Narrative NOT EXTINCT 🥳📘
And get in on the GIVEAWAY for your very own copy!
@edusky.bsky.social #STEAM #STEM
bethandersonwriter.com/2025/06/27/b...
And get in on the GIVEAWAY for your very own copy!
@edusky.bsky.social #STEAM #STEM
bethandersonwriter.com/2025/06/27/b...
June 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It's becoming increasingly important to teach kids about fake news. How do they distinguis fact from fiction? This book is based on a true fake-news story, a great starting point for discussion.
June 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's becoming increasingly important to teach kids about fake news. How do they distinguis fact from fiction? This book is based on a true fake-news story, a great starting point for discussion.
This week, NPR is focusing reports on the climate. Here's my contribution to climate information for kids! #stem #climate #NPR #kidlit #edusky #TLSky #readaloud #steamteambooks
CLIMATE: How Wladimir Köppen Studied Weather and Drew the First Climate Map
Elementary science history. Who created the idea for climate? How do we track climate change? By looking at maps created by meteorologist Wladimir Koppen! Come read this story that explains weather an...
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June 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This week, NPR is focusing reports on the climate. Here's my contribution to climate information for kids! #stem #climate #NPR #kidlit #edusky #TLSky #readaloud #steamteambooks
Reposted by Darcy Pattison
Meet Wladimir Köppen in CLIMATE by @darcypattison.bsky.social (illos by Peter Willis). He was one of the first to study weather and climate, and he created the first map of the world’s climates. They are still used today to understand ecosystems and how climate is changing.
#STEM #kidlit #EduSky
#STEM #kidlit #EduSky
May 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Meet Wladimir Köppen in CLIMATE by @darcypattison.bsky.social (illos by Peter Willis). He was one of the first to study weather and climate, and he created the first map of the world’s climates. They are still used today to understand ecosystems and how climate is changing.
#STEM #kidlit #EduSky
#STEM #kidlit #EduSky