Who This Author Is

Wendy Watson has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 13 catalog-linked books across 1988 to 2011, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Brick by brick and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2011; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Clarion Books.

Best Place To Start

Brick by brick

New Africa Books • 2007 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Houghton Mifflin and Clarion Books

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2011; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Clarion Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Brick by brick

    New Africa Books • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 160 pages.

  2. Happy Easter Day! (Celebration Series)

    Houghton Mifflin • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 32 pages.

  3. Hooray for the Fourth of July

    Clarion Books • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 32 pages.

  4. Thanksgiving at Our House

    Clarion Books • 1994 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 32 pages.

  5. Happy Easter Day!

    Houghton Mifflin • 1993 • commitment varies by edition

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  6. Boo!: It's Halloween

    Houghton Mifflin • 1992 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992.

  7. Hurray for the Fourth of July

    Houghton Mifflin • 1992 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  8. Tales for a Winter's Eve

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1988 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 30 pages.

  9. I'm Still Standing

    Simon & Schuster, Limited • 2011 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2011.

  10. Things Are Not Always As They Appear

    Bookcraft Pubs • 2002 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2002.

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