Frances Watts
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. 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.
Awards and honours
- 2006 CBCA Book of the Year Awards in the Early Childhood category, Honour book:Kisses For Daddy
- 2008 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Winner: Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books
- 2012 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Notable Book: Goodnight, Mice!
- 2012 Prime Minister's Literary Awards Children's Fiction Winner: Goodnight, Mice!
- 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards in the Early Childhood category, Winner: My Friend Fred
- 2020 Aurealis Award for best children's fiction, Shortlisted: ''The Chicken's Curse''
Books
Fiction
Extraordinary Ernie & Marvellous Maud The Greatest Sheep in History The Raven's Wing The Peony Lantern- ''The Chicken's Curse''
Picture books
This Dog Bruce Kisses for Daddy Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books Captain Crabclaw's Crew A Rat in a Stripy Sock Goodnight, Mice! The Fearsome, Frightening, Ferocious Box A Very Quacky Christmas It's a Story, Rory! Leonard Doesn't Dance- ''My Friend Fred''