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Grandpa's Shorts
By (Author) Joy Watson
Illustrated by Wendy Hodder
Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Scholastic New Zealand
1st May 2014
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
823.2
Paperback
32
They are comfy and cool, saggy and baggy - and terribly old! Grandpa thinks his long-lost shorts will be just right for the beach...But what will Grandma say about that
Joy Watson began writing stories for children after she and her pharmacist husband, Kevin, had raised nine children of their own. Grandpa and Grandma are characters children have come to love with sometimes one, sometimes the other, winning the gentle battles they have over changes. Joy says: "These books have been fun to write and I am constantly amazed at their popularity, but I believe children and grandparents have a very special bond which thrives on being able to laugh at each other." Joy lives in Havelock North. Wendy Hodder was born and raised in the North Island, and her childhood interest in drawing horses developed later into a career as a freelance illustrator. She has illustrated for advertising, magazines and educational resources, as well as, of course, the Grandpa series. Wendy lives in Foxton.