Joy Watson (1938–2021)

Author of Grandpa's Slippers

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About the Author

Joy Watson was born in 1938 in Gisborne, New Zealand. She is a children's author. She attended and graduated from St. Mary's College in Wellington. Her title's include: Pets, Mouse in the House, A Wet Day at School, Zita the Zebra and Grandpa's Cat. In 2015 her book Grandpa'a Bag of Books made the show more New Zealand Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Works by Joy Watson

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Grandpa's Slippers (1989) 139 copies

Grandpa's Cardigan (1993) 61 copies

Grandpa's shorts (2001) 36 copies

Grandpa's shed (2003) 32 copies

Grandpa's Cat (2006) 31 copies

A Wet Day At School (Sunshine Reading Scheme) (1996) 13 copies

Pets (1997) 10 copies

Las zapatillas del abuelo (1998) 8 copies

Foster dog (1999) 6 copies

Zita the Zebra (2006) 5 copies

Hippos (Level 9) (Storysteps) (1989) 4 copies

The Birthday Flood (Stlr Chp Sml USA) (2001) 3 copies

Grandpa's bag of books (2014) 3 copies

Pantoufles de grand-papa Les (1990) 2 copies

Grandpa's Shed 2 copies

Le Gilet de Grand-Papa (1993) 2 copies

Pets Ready to Read (1988) 1 copy

Just in case (1996) 1 copy

Worms squirm- : and other poems (2007) 1 copy

Grandpas Cat 1 copy

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