Frances Watts

Born

Ali Lavau

Switzerland

OccupationAuthor

EducationMacquarie University

GenreChildren's literature

Frances Watts
Frances Watts in 2011
Born	Ali Lavau Switzerland
Occupation	Author
Education	Macquarie University
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	Goodnight, Mice! Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books My Friend Fred
Notable awards	CBCA Book of the Year Awards Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Fiction

Frances Watts is the pen-name of Ali Lavau, a Swiss born Australian author, who moved to Sydney, Australia when she was three years old.^[1] She has studied English literature at Macquarie University, going on to teach Australian Literature and children's literature. After graduating with a PhD, she obtained her first job in publishing.

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References

↑ About Frances Retrieved 18 July 2010
↑ CBCA Awards List 2006 Archived 5 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010
↑ Frances Watts Retrieved 18 July 2010
↑ "CBCA Book of the Year 2020 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
↑ "Aurealis Awards 2020 finalists announced". Books+Publishing. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
↑ Extraordinary Ernie & Marvellous Maud. OCLC. OCLC 229456566.
↑ The greatest sheep in history. OCLC. OCLC 298217740.
↑ Watts, Frances (23 September 2023). The Raven's Wing. Sydney, N.S.W.: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-7333-3291-3. OCLC 875886776.
↑ Watts, Frances (20 July 2015). The Peony Lantern. Sydney South, N.S.W.: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-7333-3292-0. OCLC 906933398.
↑ Watts, Frances (2020). The Chicken's Curse. Kelly Canby. Sydney, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-76052-556-9. OCLC 1129215422.
↑ This dog Bruce. OCLC. OCLC 56645557.
↑ Kisses for daddy. OCLC. OCLC 65470168.
↑ Parsley Rabbit's book about books. OCLC. OCLC 174095646.
↑ Captain Crabclaw's crew. OCLC. OCLC 277180087.
↑ Goodnight, mice!. OCLC. OCLC 988924339.
↑ The fearsome, frightening, ferocious box. OCLC. OCLC 870663137.
↑ Watts, Frances (23 October 2017). A Very Quacky Christmas. James, Ann, 1952-. Sydney, N.S.W.: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-7333-2962-3. OCLC 987581342.
↑ Watts, Frances (23 September 2023). It's a Story, Rory!. Legge, David, 1963-. Sydney, N.S.W.: ABC Books. ISBN 978-0-7333-3593-8. OCLC 1030893051.
↑ Watts, Frances (23 September 2023). Leonard Doesn't Dance. Watson, Judy, 1959-. Sydney, N.S.W.: ABC Books. ISBN 978-0-7333-3304-0. OCLC 1062418044.
↑ Watts, Frances (23 September 2023). My Friend Fred. Yi, A. (Anne). Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-76029-094-8. OCLC 1090038498.

v t e Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood
2001–2009	You'll Wake the Baby! by Catherine Jinks (2001) Let's Get a Pup! by Bob Graham (2002) A Year on Our Farm by Penny Matthews (2003) Grandpa and Thomas by Pamela Allen (2004) Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox (2005) Annie's Chair by Deborah Niland (2006) Amy and Louis by Libby Gleeson (2007) Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley by Aaron Blabey (2008) How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham (2009)
2010–2019	Bear & Chook by the Sea by Lisa Shanahan (2010) Maudie and Bear by Jan Ormerod (2011) The Runaway Hug by Nick Bland (2012) The Terrible Suitcase by Emma Allen (2013) The Swap by Jan Ormerod (2014) Go to Sleep, Jessie! by Libby Gleeson (2015) Mr Huff by Anna Walker (2016) Go Home, Cheeky Animals! by Johanna Bell (2017) Rodney Loses It! by Michael Gerard Bauer (2018) Tricky's Bad Day by Alison Lester (2019)
2020–present	My Friend Fred by Frances Watts (2020) No! Never by Libby Hathorn & Lisa Hathorn-Jarman (2021) Where the Lyrebird Lives by Vikki Conley and Max Hamilton (2023) Gymnastica Fantastica! by Briony Stewart (2024) The Wobbly Bike by Darren McCallum (2025)
Picture Book (1955–present) Younger Readers (1982–present) Older Readers (1946–present) Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (1988–present)

v t e Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
1988–1989	My Place by Nadia Wheatley (1988)
1990–1999	Tjarany Roughtail: The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told By the Kukatja by Gracie Greene and Joe Tramacchi (1993) V for Vanishing: An Alphabet of Endangered Animals by Patricia Mullins (1994) New Faces: The Complete Book of Alternative Pets by Robert E. Stewart (1995) The First Fleet: A New Beginning in an Old Land by John Nicholson (1996) Killer Plants and How to Grow Them by Gordon Cheers and Julie Silk (1997) A Home Among the Gum Trees: The Story of Australian Houses by John Nicholson (1998) The Rabbits by John Marsden (1999)
2000–2009	Fishing for Islands: Traditional Boats and Seafarers of the Pacific by John Nicholson (2000) Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece by Dyan Blacklock (2001) Papunya School Book of Country and History by the Papunya School Publishing Committee (led by Nadia Wheatley) (2002) Iron in the Blood: Convicts and Commandants in Colonial Australia by Allan Tucker (2003) Animal Architects by John Nicholson (2004) To the Moon and Back: The Amazing Australians at the Forefront of Space Travel Plus Fantastic Moon Facts by Jackie French and Bryan Sullivan (2005) Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at Gallipoli by Leon Davidson (2006) The Penguin Book: Birds in Suits by Mark Norman (2007) Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books by Frances Watts (2008) Alive in the Death Zone by Lincoln Hall (2009)
2010–2019	Australian Backyard Explorer by Peter Macinnis (2010) The Return of the Word Spy by Ursula Dubosarsky (2011) One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island by Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch (2012) Tom The Outback Mailman by Kristin Weidenbach and illustrated by Timothy Ide (2013) Jeremy by Christopher Faille and illustrated by Danny Snell (2014) A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land by Simon Barnard (2015) Lennie The Legend: Solo To Sydney by Pony by Stephanie Owen Reeder (2016) Amazing Animals of Australia's National Parks by Gina M Newton (2017) Do Not Lick This Book by Idan Ben-Barak and illustrated by Julian Frost (2018) Sorry Day by Coral Vass and illustrated by Dub Leffler (2019)
2020–present	Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe (2020) Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu by Pamela Freeman (2021) Still Alive, Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention System by Safdar Ahmed (2022) DEEP: Delve into hidden worlds by Jess McGeachin (2023) Country Town by Isolde Martyn and Robyn Ridgeway, illustrated by Louise Hogan (2024) Always Was, Always Will Be by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson (2025)
Picture Book (1955–present) Early Childhood (2001–present) Younger Readers (1982–present) Older Readers (1946–present)

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