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COOKIN' UP IDEAS
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JUDITH HENDERSON cooks up a lot of stuff.​ She is an author, illustrator, an Emmy Award winning composer and children's TV producer. She also wrote the theme song for the PBS show Arthur. 

BOOKS 2026
​I Told A Little Lie  
Debut Author/Illustrated. Holiday House
Counting Poems Author/Illustrated. Reycraft
Willa and Wade Make a Museum  Kids Can Press
Becca The Brave and The Life Of Chai  Reycraft

BOOKS 2025
​I Am My Name 
Knopf - a life story about Indigenous woman, Nakuset.)
Willa and Wade–How To Spot A Spy  Kids Can Press
Becca The Brave and Warren The Worst  Reycraft

​BOOKS 2024
Willa and Wade 
(3-book series, Kids Can Press). 
Stewart The Goodheart ​Reycraft
Becca The Brave, (3-book series) Reycraft

BOOKS 2023: 
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Grandmother's Galore  (Abrams, illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh ). 
Love Is in The Bear (Owl Kids, illustrator Nahid Kazemi). 
Lion On The Inside (Kids Can Press -the story of elite basketball player, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, illustrator Katherine Ahmed). 
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How To Dragon Reycraft
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MORE:
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Big Words Small Stories   (3-book series, Kids Can Press) now airing as an animated television show. Press link  
AAAlligator! (Kids Can Press).  
This Is A Dog Book! (Kids Can Press)
Dee and Apostrofee (Kids Can Press).

OTHER STUFF:
Grandmothers Galore!

2024 - Best Books for Kids and Teens
2023- Junior Library Guild Gold Selection.

Love Is In The Bear
2024 - Finalist CCBC Marilyn Baille  Best Picture Book Award
2023 - Kirkus: 150 most anticipated books for the Fall.
How To Dragon
2023 - CCBC selected as a Best Book For Kids


AWARDS: AAAlligator!
2023 -Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award, Washington Library Association, Nominated
2022 - Georgia Children`s Book Awards, University of Georgia, Finalist
2021 - CCBC Choices List, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Winner
2021 - Funniest Children`s Book Award, Joan Betty Stuchner Award —Winner
2021 - Shining Willow Award, SYRCA, Commended

AWARDS: This Is a Dog Book! 
​2022 -Alucin Society Award, Winner.

Lion On The Inside
2024 - SCBWI Finalist Russell Freeman Award For A Better World 
2023 - SLJ starred review.
​2023 - EUREKA! Nonfiction Children's Book Award
JLG - Junior Library Guild Gold Selection.


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