Frances Watts

Frances Watts has worked as an editor, bookseller and book reviewer. Her picture book Kisses for Daddy (illustrated by David Legge), was named an Honour Book in the 2006 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards (Early Childhood section), and is being translated into French, Chinese, Finnish and Greek. Her next picture book, Parsley Rabbit’s Book about Books (also illustrated by David Legge), introduces children to the joy of books and reading, and will be published in August 2007.

She is currently working on a series of junior novels.

Books by this author

Kisses for Daddy

BABY BEAR IS GRUMBLY and doesn’t want to go to bed. When he refuses to kiss Daddy Bear goodnight, Daddy Bear tries every kiss in the animal kingdom as he gives Baby Bear his bath and puts him to bed.

The story and beautiful illustrations in this book perfectly capture the magical moments between a father and child as they play, giggle and express affection. Even though the characters are bears, it’s their wonderful humanity that makes this book so sweet.