Darcy Pattison: 41 books
How to Write a Children's Picture Book
Tips and Tricks for Writing Illustrated Picture Books for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2013
**UPDATED New Chapter: How to write a metafiction picture book**
Kids and books—they just go together. Children’s picture books are an addictive passion! You love reading to kids and wish that you could read one of your own. Now, you can make that dream a reality.
Writing illustrated...
Wonky
A Robotics Club Story
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
It’s the first day of school.
Howie is worried. Will he find a friend?
With high hopes, Howie goes to robotics club.
But no one chooses him as a partner.
Then Lincoln bounds into the room.
The strange new bird is too big and fluffy.
Howie hides!
The...
SAUCY AND BUBBA
A Hansel and Gretel Tale
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
COMPELLING AND ULTIMATELY HOPEFUL STORY
In this modern-day Hansel and Gretel story, Saucy and Bubba struggle to get along with Krissy, their alcoholic stepmother. One freezing cold night, Krissy locks Saucy out of the house and Saucy must sleep in the barn. In a desperate move, Saucy and Bubba...
Rosie the Ribeter
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2019
ROSIE THE RIBETER
Who holds the world record triple jump record – for bullfrogs?
Rosie, the Ribeter.
She set the record in May 1986 at 21 feet 5 ¾ inches.
Her record has stood for over 30 years.
This is her story.
It all started with Mark Twain and his...
Burn
Michael Faraday's Candle
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
JUVENILE CHRISTMAS LECTURES AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION
MICHAEL FARADAY'S ORIGINAL LECTURE, NOW IN PICTURE BOOK FORMAT!
Solid wax is somehow changed into light and heat. But how? Travel back in time to December 28, 1848 in London, England to one of the most famous juvenile science Christmas...
I Want a Dog
My Opinion Essay
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Hurrah for Essays! All writing lessons should be this much fun.
When cousins Dennis and Mellie decide to get a dog, they consider carefully what breed would be best for each family. For example, Dennis wants a big dog, but Mellie wants tiny. He has no other pets, but she has other pets that...
I Want a Cat
My Opinion Essay
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2015
Hurrah for Essays! All writing lessons should be this much fun.
When cousins Mellie and Dennis decide to get a cat, they consider carefully what breed would be best for each family. For example, Mellie wants a cat that pounces, but Dennis wants a lazy cat, like his lazy dog, Clark Kent. Mellie...
Start Your Novel
Six Winning Steps Toward a Compelling Opening Line, Scene and Chapter
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
STEP ONE: Clarify Your Idea STEP TWO: Review Your Skills STEP THREE: Plan the Opening Chapter STEP FOUR: Plan the Opening Line STEP FIVE: Now, Write! STEP SIX: Revise
29 Plot Templates 2 Essential Writing Skills 100 Examples of Opening Lines 7 Weak Openings to Avoid 4 Strong Openings to Use...
11 Ways to Ruin a Photograph
A Military Family Story
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
11 WAYS TO RUIN A PHOTOGRAPH: A Military Family Story
When her father goes soldiering for a year, a girl decides that without Dad at home, it’s not a family photo album. Though her beloved Nanny is in charge of the album that year, the girl makes sure that photographs of her never turn out...
by Darcy Pattison
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2014
Author and writing teacher Darcy Pattison provides help and inspiration to revise your novel in 30 Days.
Each day’s entry includes:
Inspirational quotes
examples that illustrates the topic
Walk the Talk: easy, yet practical tips to immediately improve your novel
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Watership...
Novel Metamorphosis
Uncommon Ways to Revise
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Why Revise? Before revision: Nice Story After revision: Richer, deeper-the novel of your dreams. Novice or Seasoned: For aspiring novelists, mid-list novelists who want to break out, novelists who want to self-publish-successfully, writers who have completed NaNoWriMo but don't...
Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma
The True Story of an Orphaned Cub
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
From the award-winning team that brought you WISDOM, THE MIDWAY ALBATROSS, comes a new heart-warming story of an orphaned puma cub. Pumas are also known as cougars or mountain lions; the Florida panther is a sub-species of the puma.
A mother puma, an attempt to steal a chicken and an angry...
by Darcy Pattison
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
WHAT MAKES A CANDLE BURN? Solid wax is somehow changed into light and heat. But how? Travel back in time to December 28, 1848 in London, England to one of the most famous juvenile science Christmas lectures at the Royal Institution. British scientist Michael Faraday (1791-1867) encouraged kids to...
by Darcy Pattison
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
"Pattison’s characters provide a reason to keep reading. In voices old before their time, due to years in the system, they describe their desperate attempts to stay relevant to the adults in their lives. A rare book featuring foster kids in realistic scenarios." Booklist
A boy unites...