Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2012) Winner
Frances Watts
フランセス・ワッツ
Furansesu Wattsu
Aliases:
Ali Lavau
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Switzerland
- Died
- living
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Switzerland (birth) → Sydney, Australia (since age 3)
Career
- Occupations
- children's author, teacher, publishing
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Nominations
- Aurealis Award for best children's fiction, Shortlisted: The Chicken's Curse (2020)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macquarie University | — | English literature | PhD | — | Australia |
Macquarie University
English literature
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Australia
Taught Australian Literature and children's literature, then entered publishing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards | Kisses For Daddy | Early Childhood | Children's Book Council of Australia | Honour book |
| 2008 | Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards | Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books | — | Children's Book Council of Australia | Winner |
| 2012 | Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards | Goodnight, Mice! | — | Children's Book Council of Australia | Notable Book |
| 2012 | Prime Minister's Literary Awards | Goodnight, Mice! | Children's Fiction | — | Winner |
| 2020 | Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards | My Friend Fred | Early Childhood | Children's Book Council of Australia | Winner |
Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards
2006
Work:
Kisses For Daddy
Category:
Early Childhood
Organization:
Children's Book Council of Australia
Result:
Honour book
Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards
2008
Work:
Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books
Organization:
Children's Book Council of Australia
Result:
Winner
Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards
2012
Work:
Goodnight, Mice!
Organization:
Children's Book Council of Australia
Result:
Notable Book
Prime Minister's Literary Awards
2012
Work:
Goodnight, Mice!
Category:
Children's Fiction
Result:
Winner
Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards
2020
Work:
My Friend Fred
Category:
Early Childhood
Organization:
Children's Book Council of Australia
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Goodnight, Mice!
2011 Picture bookA story about mice getting ready for bed.
familydaily life
Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books
2007 Picture bookA rabbit's love for books.
readinglibraries
My Friend Fred
2019 Picture bookFriendship with a dog named Fred.
friendshippets
Bibliography
- This Dog Bruce (2004)
- Kisses for Daddy (2005)
- Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books (2007)
- Captain Crabclaw's Crew (2009)
- A Rat in a Stripy Sock (2010)
- Goodnight, Mice! (2011)
- The Fearsome, Frightening, Ferocious Box (2013)
- A Very Quacky Christmas (2017)
- It's a Story, Rory! (2018)
- Leonard Doesn't Dance (2019)
- My Friend Fred (2019)
- Extraordinary Ernie & Marvellous Maud (2008)
- The Greatest Sheep in History (2009)
- The Raven's Wing (2014)
- The Peony Lantern (2015)
- The Chicken's Curse (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple and engaging styleHumour for children
- Recurring Motifs
- Animal protagonistsFriendship and family
Legacy
Popular Australian children's author with multiple CBCA awards.
Trivia
- Frances Watts is the pen-name of Ali Lavau.
- Swiss-born, moved to Australia at age 3.