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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

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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

01.10.2025 17:53 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Check out this latest Coaching KidLit podcast with guest @darcypattison.bsky.social

01.10.2025 19:44 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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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

02.10.2025 14:37 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

04.10.2025 14:15 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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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!

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!

02.10.2025 17:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

PB Bios, of course, count! But inquiring minds want to know what else is trending in the pb nonfiction world. 😀

24.09.2025 15:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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...

24.09.2025 15:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I hope you'll find interesting trends for nonfiction PBs, too!

24.09.2025 15:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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...

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

16.09.2025 10:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

Interested in self-publishing your children's book?
kickstarter.com/projects/dar... #kidlit #childrensbook #selfpublish

15.09.2025 12:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Want to write and publish a children's book? Here's the book for you! kickstater.com/projects/dar...
#kidlit #writeabook #publishabook #kickstarter #author

09.09.2025 19:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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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.

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...

01.09.2025 15:11 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Watch PittyPat dive into waterfalls, bathtubs, and more. Book 5, The Kittytubers series. #kidlit #chapterbook #edusky #tlsky

01.09.2025 14:44 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

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!

29.08.2025 20:52 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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This month, my best selling picture book is about fake news. Wonder why? #fakenews #kidlit #tlsky #edusky #medialiteracy

25.07.2025 13:36 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

#steamteambooks It took decades for the species to come back from the brink after being listed as Extinct in the Wild. Fascinating story.

08.07.2025 12:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cover of the book Not Extinct: The Przewalski's Horse Returns from Extinct in the Wild by Darcy Pattison. The image shows a herd of Przewalski's horses running through snow, with snow being kicked up around their legs. The word “NOT” is stamped in red above the word “EXTINCT” in large black letters.

Cover of the book Not Extinct: The Przewalski's Horse Returns from Extinct in the Wild by Darcy Pattison. The image shows a herd of Przewalski's horses running through snow, with snow being kicked up around their legs. The word “NOT” is stamped in red above the word “EXTINCT” in large black letters.

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

08.07.2025 12:10 — 👍 30    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 0

Wow, thanks for hosting this! It's a great day for a book birthday!

08.07.2025 12:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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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

08.07.2025 12:37 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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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

07.07.2025 14:54 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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ALA was fun, signing books, talking books, and seeing everyone’s new books! #kidlit #horses #tlsky #edusky #steamteambooks #stem

01.07.2025 00:41 — 👍 16    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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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…

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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27.06.2025 17:46 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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COMING JULY 8.
70 years ago, the P-horse, an Asian native horse species, was declared extinct in the wild. Since then, scientists have battled to bring this amazing horse back from the brink. #kidlit #horses #tlsky #edusky #STEM #elementaryscience

26.06.2025 00:07 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1
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Without firing a shot...

#kidlit #history #war #tlsky #edusky

22.06.2025 19:00 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Happy Pollinator's Week!
#STEM #elementaryscience #kidlit #edusky #TLSky

19.06.2025 20:08 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

18.06.2025 14:30 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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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...

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

16.06.2025 18:51 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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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

24.05.2025 12:42 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Just out! A pop up version of the popular children's song! #kidlit #edusky #tlsky #readaloud #preschool #readaloud

26.03.2025 14:39 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Michelle— wearing a bright red coat—is seen exploring along a rocky beach at low tide. She’s crouched down beside seaweed covered rocks picking up something that can’t be seen.

Michelle— wearing a bright red coat—is seen exploring along a rocky beach at low tide. She’s crouched down beside seaweed covered rocks picking up something that can’t be seen.

A great blue heron wades in shallow water.

A great blue heron wades in shallow water.

Photos to highlight the beach further. Preorder signed copies of #JellyfishScientist through @eightcousinsbooks 🔗in bio for details. On sale April 22! #WomenInStem #WomensHistoryMonth #KidsLoveNonfiction  #SteamTeamBooks #MarineScience #OceanScience #nonfiction #STEAM #STEM

21.03.2025 15:21 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

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