Patricia L. Atchison Children's Writer,
Publisher, Diarist
Hello and welcome to my web site,
Okay, so I bet you are wondering, "What the Heck is a Diarist?" For lack of a better word, I love to journal - to write thoughts, feelings, stories whenever, where ever. If I could, I would add the word 'journaler' to the dictionary, which seems to be sadly lacking from any I have referenced thus far.
August 2008: I'm pleased to announce the release of my second children's book, McKenzie's Frosty Surprise, for children ages 4 and up, featuring the illustrations of Rocky Mountain House artist, Jo-Anne Jagers.
Join me in celebrating the launch
of my second children's book, McKenzie's Frosty Surprise. This book celebrates our environment and initiates conservation education.
When McKenzie, a Mallard duck, decides to stay at the marsh rather than flying south with his family, he encounters a frosty situation. Help comes by way of an unlikely friend.
Children have the opportunity to learn about Mallard Ducks, Northern Leopard Frogs, and wetlands with this delightful nature story of McKenzie and his marsh friends.
Visit this online store for all your journal needs:
Like Blogs? Check out: www.journalsandpapersblog.com for a discussion on all things about journals and journal writing.
Wood Lily Publishers brings an educational component to every title they publish and hope that children will become interested in wetland conservation with this new title.
For each McKenzie’s Frosty Surprise book sold, one dollar ($1.00) will be donated to Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) for wetland conservation.
Join me in celebrating the launch of my new children's book, Little Blue Penguin. This book embraces the joy of childhood friends, feelings and colour.
Join Little Blue Penguin as he
leaves the toy shop for a new home. He meets playmate, Becky, and discovers love and happiness. Through a variety of emotions,
Little Blue Penguin brings colour
to his world and those around him.
Purchase 1 hardcover copy of Little Blue Penguin and
receive a 50% discount coupon
toward one digital computer download of Little Blue Penguin available at www.mobistories.com. (Not valid for an iTunes Store
application download.)
Little Blue Penguin Shines with Colourful Emotion
during Storybook Time at Krysta’s Kingdom
Storybook time on Krysta’s Kingdom, an animated children’s series,
produced by Electric Bear Studios, will feature the colourful children’s book,
Little Blue Penguin on Episode 4,
aired on KTV, October 10, 2009 at 7:30 am and 1:30 pm
The Creator’s hands meant for me to be a writer from the outset of my birth. Many people ask me how long I have been writing. I’d have to reply, “It feels like all my life!” I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t thinking up stories.
When I look back at my life, there is a thread of common interests that have moulded my life into a writer’s life. I remember the mimeographed foolscap sheets we were given in grade school. If the teacher had just printed them with the lines appropriate for writing letters on, then they were ice cold and moist, the smell of the blue ink was a pleasure to my senses as I inhaled deeply the scent of the mimeographed ink. I made sure I didn’t use all the sheets, nor waste any, so that I could save the leftovers to take home and play school with. It’s too bad that the smell didn’t last much past the first few moments of the sheets being handed out.
One part of my life (the basis for loving all things living) is my joy for nature. Bears I believe are my Totem. My first love for bears stemmed from a paper researched in grade five about the great Kodiak bear of North America (note the picture on my web site of the Kodiak bears).
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Patricia L. Atchison 
