Frances Watts

Winner of the 2012 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Fiction, this irresistibly charming picture book is now in paperback! Suitable for ages 2 and up. Goodnight, Mice! is a CBCA Notable Book. The bedtime routine goes: Kiss Dad once. Cuddle Mum twice. 'Goodnight, Mum and Dad.' 'Goodnight, mice.' It's time to say goodnight, but the four cheeky mice skittering,...

A toe-tapping story about finding your own rhythm from the award-winning creators of Goodnight, Mice! All the birds are excited about the Big Beaky Bird Ball—except Leonard. His warble-warble waltz with the magpies is more wobble-wobble, and his caw-caw can-can with the crows is a can't-can't. The puffins are prancing, the rosellas are rocking, and you should see the flamingo...

WINNER: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2020 My Friend Fred eats dog food for breakfast. I think dog food is disgusting. My Friend Fred howls at the moon. I don't know why. He does a lot of funny things. But even though we are different, Fred is my best friend. 'Acclaimed, prize-winning author Frances Watts demonstrates with this...

WINNER: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2020 My Friend Fred eats dog food for breakfast.I think dog food is disgusting. My Friend Fred howls at the moon.I don't know why. He does a lot of funny things.But even though we are different, Fred is my best friend.

Say Cheese! by Frances Watts introduces us to Maxwell Mouse, the dedicated photographer tasked with capturing school photos at South Furriest Public School. Maxwell's challenge is getting all the students to cooperate: some simply won't stay still, while others refuse to look at the camera. Can Maxwell get everyone to say cheese?

Felix and Livia are being pursued across the Roman empire, from the darkest, dampest corner of Gaul to the dry, desert sands of Tadmor. They must reach Rome by the Ides of April to rescue Livia's brother before he is sent into the arena to do battle with lions - and perhaps a vicious ostrich or two! Along the way,...