www.darcypattison.com
www.prairiestorms.com
www.oliverkwoodman.com
darcy@darcypattison.com

Darcy Pattison, (www.darcypattison.com) an author of both picture books and novels, has been published in eight languages.

Her books include:

• Prairie Storms (Sylvan Dell)
  
• 19 Girls and Me (Philomel)
• Searching for Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt)
• The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt).
• The Wayfinder (Harpercollins)
• The River Dragon (Lothrop/Harpercollins)
• The Scary Slopes (StoneArch)
• Desert Baths (Sylvan Dell, 2012)
  

Oliver travels across the US to connect a family. Teach letter writing, geography, maps and more. Realistic fiction, literary fiction, picture book, multicultural, narrative.	When Oliver goes out for another cross-country journey, he's lost. His friends are VERY worried. They send a P.I., a wooden woman to find him. Teach transportation and mystery writing. Literary fiction, realistic fiction, picture book, narrative, mystery.
Published in German, Arabic (Egyptian) and Chinese. Great for Kindergarten Round-ups. Realistic fiction, geography, picture book, multicultural.	Download free pdf of Lesson Plans for all of Darcy's picture books.Also, see the ALA Notable Video. Realistic fiction, literary fiction, narrative, picture book.
Digital Ebook. Look for it on iTunes or Amazon.com. Middle grade fantasy, Winchal Eldras must search for healing for himself and his land. Fantasy, novel, literary fiction, narrative.	An original tale in the tradition of folktales, inspired by Chinese dragon mythology. A man must cross over the river dragon's bridge three times in a tale reminiscent of the Billy Goat's Gruff. Folktale, picture book, narrative, multicultural.

Skype Visit Information Presentations: Q&A with Author Darcy Pattison (15 minutes, free); Creating Unique Voices on the Page; Traveling with Oliver; School Friendships. I can also plan a visit to meet your needs. Audiences: K-12. For older grades, I have taught college composition classes and discuss my work in the light of the type essays they are required to write. Available Times: Inquire, please. No recording of Skype Sessions without permission from the author. No Cost Meet the Author Visit: 15 minutes In-Depth Visit Length: Not Available In-Depth Visit Cost: DNA Prerequisites: Please read at least one of my books with your students Contact Information: darcy@darcypattison.com Affiliations: SCBWI, Author's Guilds

Forthcoming Books:

• It's All Downhill (Stone Arch) graphic novel. Snowboarding fun.
  
• Prairie Storms (Sylvan Dell) A year of storms on the prairie. Weather, nature, science, informational, nonfiction, animals, literary.
  

Her books have been recognized for excellence by **starred reviews in Kirkus and BCCB, Child magazine Best Books of the Year 2003, Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year 2003, and various state award reading lists.

As a writing teacher, Darcy is in demand nationwide to teach her Novel Revision Retreat (Watch YouTube video about her retreat). Her books about writing or teaching writing include Novel Metamorphosis: Uncommon Ways to Revise (Mims House) and Paper Lightning: Prewriting Activities to Spark Creativity (Cottonwood Press). For more on teaching writing to kids see the Paper Lightning website.

Workbook for the Novel Revision Retreat. Learn how to write the Novel of your dreams!

Teach students to write better by teaching prewriting skills. Dozens of activities, teacher's pages and student's pages.

Darcy is the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor’s Arts Awards, Individual Artist Award for her work in children’s literature.

All Skype Visits will be from my office in the Blue House!