Joy Watson

Joy Watson (born 21 February 1938) is a New Zealand author of children's books, many of which have been published by Scholastic Corporation. Many of Watson's tales are based on her now-late husband Kevin. Watson has also written lyrics to school musicals and songs. She is the mother of writer/singer/musician Mary-anne Scott.
Early life.
Watson was born in Gisborne on 21 February 1938 to a farming family. Largely educated by correspondence, she later attended school at Waipukurau and St Mary's College, Wellington. Although her father left school at a young age, both of her parents were literate. After finishing school, she trained and worked as a dental nurse until she married at age twenty.
Later years.
Watson's book "Grandpa's Slippers" became well-known and won a Gaelyn Gordon award in 1999. In 2015, "Grandpa's Slippers" was a fiction nomination for the Great Kiwi Classic and adapted into a stage show, and included in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Grants for 2017/2018. In 2012, Watson dedicated preschool story time to the community of Hastings for New Zealand Book Month.