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Joy Watson

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Language
  
English

Role
  
Author

Name
  
Joy Watson

Notable works
  
Grandpa's Slippers

Nationality
  
New Zealander


Occupation
  
Author, School Dental Nurse

Notable awards
  
Gaelyn Gordon AwardNew Zealand Post Award

Books
  
Grandpa's slippers, Grandpa's Cardigan, Grandpa's Cat, Grandpa's Shed, Grandpa's Shorts

Allison joy watson sings i want to be a lion tamer


Joy Watson (born 1938) is an award-winning New Zealand author of children's books, many of which have been published by Scholastic Corporation.

Contents

#FEMINISMIS: BODY POLITICS (ft. Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, Melanie Judge, Joy Watson & Vivienne Lalu)


Early life

Watson was born in Gisborne in February 1938 to a farming family who was educated by correspondence although she later attended school at Waipukurau and St Mary's College, Wellington. After finishing school, she trained and worked as a dental nurse until she married at age twenty.

Later years

In 2012, Joy Watson dedicated preschool story time to the community of Hastings for New Zealand Book Month.

Works

  • Pets (1988)
  • Mouse In The House (1989)
  • Grandpa's Slippers (1989) - Gaelyn Gordon Award winner in 1999
  • Grandpa's Cardigan (1993)
  • No Porridge, Please (1994)
  • Just In Case (1996)
  • A Wet Day At School (1996)
  • Foster Dog (1999)
  • Highway Robbery (2000)
  • The Birthday Flood (2001)
  • Grandpa's Shorts (2001) - Children's Choice Award at the 2002 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
  • Grandpa's Shed (2003)
  • Zita the Zebra (2006)
  • Grandpa's Cat (2006)
  • Worms Squirm...and Other Poems (2007)
  • References

    Joy Watson Wikipedia