Fiona Waters is renowned in the world of children’s books for her passion, enthusiasm, and encyclopedic knowledge of children’s literature. She has published more than eighty titles, and her work has been translated into many different languages all over the world. In 2006 she won the Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award for her anthology “Why Does My Mum Always Iron a Crease in My Jeans?” Born and raised in Edinburgh, Fiona Waters now lives in the South of England with thousands of books and several very discerning cats.
Books in order of publication (a partial list):
Golden Apples: Poems for Children – 1988
Super Structures – 1997 Fairy Tales from Far and Wide – 1999
The Emperor And The Nightingale – 2000
Five-Minute Stories – 2000
Don’t Panic – 2004
The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights – 2004
The Princess and the Rainbow Coat – 2005
Why Does My Mum Always Iron A Crease In My Jeans? – 2006
Don’t Kiss the Frog!: Princess Stories with Attitude – 2007
Over Vales and Hills: The Illustrated Poetry of the Natural World – 2010
Sing a Song of Seasons: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year – 2018
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! An animal poem for every day of the year – 2020