Joy Watson

Joy Watson (born 1938) is an award-winning New Zealand author of children's books, many of which have been published by Scholastic Corporation.

Watson was born in Gisborne in February 1938 to a farming family who was educated by correspondence although she later attended school at Waipukurau and St Mary's College, Wellington. After finishing school, she trained and worked as a dental nurse until she married at age twenty.

In 2012, Joy Watson dedicated preschool story time to the community of Hastings for New Zealand Book Month.

• Pets (1988)
• Mouse In The House (1989)
• Grandpa's Slippers (1989) - Gaelyn Gordon Award winner in 1999
• Grandpa's Cardigan (1993)
• No Porridge, Please (1994)
• Just In Case (1996)
• A Wet Day At School (1996)
• Foster Dog (1999)
• Highway Robbery (2000)
• The Birthday Flood (2001)
• Grandpa's Shorts (2001) - Children's Choice Award at the 2002 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
• Grandpa's Shed (2003)
• Zita the Zebra (2006)
• Grandpa's Cat (2006)
• Worms Squirm...and Other Poems (2007)