Melanie Watt

La jeune auteure-illustratrice Mélanie Watt, née à Trois-Rivières, a remporté pour son travail de prestigieuses récompenses, dont le Prix Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz, le Prix Blue Spruce et le Prix Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon, tous les trois pour Frisson l'écureuil.

It was in a design class taught by Michèle Lemieux at the University of Quebec in Montreal that author and illustrator Mélanie Watt created her first picture book, Leon the Chameleon, which was later published by Kids Can Press. Watt went on to create several more books, including the Learning with Animals collection and Augustine, which was named an ALA Notable Children's Book. Watt has also illustrated Where Does a Tiger-Heron Spend the Night? and Bearcub and Mama, which won the 2006 IRA Teachers” Choices Project.

Mélanie's best known book, Scaredy Squirrel, has won many awards, including the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children”s Book Award for Children”s Picture Book and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator”s Award. The release of Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend was met with enthusiastic reviews and incredible sales, confirming the arrival of kid lit's newest superstar. Chester, Chester's Back! and Chester's Masterpiece are about a megalomaniac cat who is every bit the antithesis to Scaredy. Chester has already become a bestseller, and shows the breadth and creativity of Mélanie Watt.

Scaredy returns to take a few more tentative steps out of his comfort zone in Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach and Scaredy Squirrel at Night. Mélanie has often noted how the Scaredy Squirrel books helped her work out her own insecurities and fears, as the success of these titles has required her to venture out into the unknown, and like Scaredy she has found the experience truly uplifting.

Mélanie currently resides near Montreal, Quebec.

Books by Melanie Watt

You're Finally Here!

You're On Your Way!

Scaredy Squirrel Gets Festive

Les aventures de Frisson : N° 4 - Frisson l’écureuil a la frousse

Scaredy Squirrel Scared Silly

La mouche dans l’aspirateur

Bug in a Vacuum

Les aventures de Frisson : N° 3 - Frisson l'écureuil célèbre Noël

Scaredy Squirrel Gets a Surprise

Frisson l’écureuil visite la clinique

Scaredy Squirrel Visits the Doctor

Les aventures de Frisson : N° 2 - Frisson l’écureuil et la surprise

Frisson l'écureuil se prépare pour Noël

Frisson l'écureuil se prépare pour l'Halloween

Frisson l'écureuil en camping

Les aventures de Frisson : N° 1 - Frisson l’écureuil en bref

Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping

Scaredy Squirrel In a Nutshell

La mouche dans l'aspirateur

Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party

Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Halloween

Mélanie Watt Frisson L'écureuil Collection (Pre-K to Grade 3)

Raconte-moi une histoire : Frisson l'écureuil fête son anniversaire

Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Christmas

Scaredy Squirrel at Night

Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend

Raconte-moi une histoire : Frisson l'écureuil à la plage

Frisson l'écureuil fête son anniversaire

Enfin, te voilà!

Raconte-moi une histoire : Frisson l'écureuil se fait un ami

Frisson l'écureuil en pleine nuit

Mélanie Watt's French Library (Pre-K to Grade 3)

Le chef-d'oeuvre de Chester

Chester's Masterpiece

Have I Got a Book for You!

Frisson l'écureuil en pleine nuit

Raconte-moi une histoire : Frisson l'écureuil

Chester Le retour!

Chester's Back!

Frisson l'écureuil à la plage

Scaredy Squirrel

Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach

Chester

Frisson l'écureuil se fait un ami

Bearcub and Mama

Augustine

Frisson l'écureuil

Ainsi font les oursons

Apprendre avec les animaux : Les contraires

Apprendre avec les animaux : Les formes

Colors

Opposites

Shapes

Numbers

Alphabet, The

Alphabet

Learning with Animals Book Set

Chiffres

Formes

Couleurs

Jaguar Woman

Where Does a Tiger-Heron Spend the Night?