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4 Major Awards This Year

2025-2026 Award Winning Titles

Mims House Book has received four major awards for books this year! These nonfiction children's books for elementary grades feature an unusual snail, a story about climate, and the Prezewalski's Horse coming back from the brink of extinction. 

Best STEM Book and Outstanding Science Trade Book

JEREMY, THE ENGLISH GARDEN SNAIL received both the Best STEM Book and the Outstanding Science Trade Book from the National Science Teaching Association and the Children's Book Council.

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Outstanding Science Trade Book

CLIMATE: How Wladimir Koppen Studied Weather and Drew the First Climate Maps was also named a Best STEM Book.

Eureka Nonfiction Honor Book

And, NOT EXTINCT: The Przewalski's Horse Returns from Extinct in the Wild was named a Eureka! Nonfiction Honor Book by the California Reading Association.

P-horses run through snow on cover of Not Extinct, nonfiction picture book for ages 7-12. Conservation of endangered species.

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CURRICULUM TIE-INS

We've collected our STEAM/science books into a collection and created a new guide to curriculum tie-ins. Download the collection catalog now.

 

 

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About Darcy Pattison

Children’s book author and indie publisher DARCY PATTISON writes award-winning fiction and non-fiction books for children. Five books have received starred PW, Kirkus, or BCCB reviews. Awards include the Irma Black Honor award, five NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, two Eureka! Nonfiction Honor book, two Junior Library Guild selections, two NCTE Notable Children’s Book in Language Arts, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book, an Arkansiana Award, and the Susannah DeBlack Arkansas Children’s History Book
award. She’s the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor’s Arts Award for Individual Artist for her work in children’s literature. Her books have been translated into ten languages.

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