Judy Waite is an
author
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of
picture books
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for young children and novels for young adults, as well as poetry and short stories. Her books have won several awards, including the
English Association
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Best Children's Picture Book (1998) for ''
Mouse, Look Out''
and Children's Book Federation for ''Laura's Star''.
Waite currently teaches Creative Writing at the University of Winchester.
Biography
Ms. Waite grew up in
Fareham
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,
Hampshire
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and in
Singapore
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. She studied at Art College and then taught art to children. As of 2007, she lived in
Southampton
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, England, and teaches creative writing in Winchester University.
List of works
Picture books
*''Look Out the Window''
*''Digging for Dinosaurs''
*''I Wish I Had a Monster''
*''Fox Beware''
*''
Mouse, Look Out!'' (award-winning)
*''The Storm Seal''
*''The Stray Kitten''
Children's books
*''Robbie in The River''
*''Animal Heroes''
*''Pet Rescue''
*''Eerie Encounters''
*''A Prince Among Donkeys''
*''Tiger Hunt''
*''A Mammoth Mistake''
*''Foul Play''
*''The Singing Princess''
*''Deep Water''
*''Star Striker''
*''Cheat''
Young adult books
*''Forbidden''
*''Shopaholic''
*''Shadow''
*''Trick of the Mind''
*''Game Girls''
*''Twisting the Truth''
References
External links
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Living people
Academics of the University of Winchester
English women children's writers
English illustrators
English women poets
English short story writers
People from Fareham
Writers from Hampshire
Writing teachers
British art educators
British women short story writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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