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Judy Watson Judy Watson i(A88841 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

'Judy Watson is a Melbourne based illustrator...Over nearly 15 years she has illustrated 15 children's books, many of them chapter books for young readers, including some Aussie Nibbles and Aussie Bites for Penguin Books.' In 1986, Watson was awarded her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and Classics from Melbourne University and in 1988 she was awarded her Diploma of Education from the same institution . Source: http://www.thestylefile.com (Sighted 10/11/09)

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Searching for Cicadas Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2019 15944298 2019 single work picture book children's

'This lovely story about a child and their grandfather searching for cicadas is part of the award-winning narrative nonfiction Nature Storybooks series.

In the summertime, Grandpa and I go cicada-watching. We put our camping gear into my wagon and walk down to the local reserve. Last year we saw five Green Grocers, three Yellow Mondays and one Floury Baker. Can we find the rare Black Prince this year? This heartwarming nonfiction picture book is written by award-winning author Lesley Gibbes and gorgeously illustrated by Judy Watson.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 commended Whitley Awards
2020 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book
y separately published work icon MoonFish MoonFish : Poems to Make You Think and Laugh Abbotsford : Ford Street , 2019 15508423 2019 poetry picture book children's

'Children will love the humour and catchy rhymes of the twenty-nine poems featuring manic TVs, monsters and everything in between.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2019 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Eight to 10 Years
y separately published work icon Thunderstorm Dancing Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2015 8596753 2015 single work picture book children's

'When a sunny day at the beach turns stormy, a little girl runs for cover. Her daddy and brothers are wild in the wind and lightning, and her poppy is as loud as thunder. They fill the house with stamping and crashing while Granny plays piano to their riotous thunderstorm dancing... until the storm passes and they all fall down. Then, in the stillness, the girl is ready to play. What will she be, now that the rain has stopped and there's a glimmer of sunlight?' (Publication summary)

2016 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book
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