JUDITH HENDERSONcooks up a lot of stuff. She is an author, illustrator, an Emmy Award winning composer/singer-songwriter and children's TV producer. She also wrote the theme song for the PBS showArthur.
BOOKS 2026 WORD POWER Author/Illustrated. Holiday House 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 NAMEKnopf- 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 GOODHEARTReycraft BECCA THE BRAVE(3-book series) Reycraft BOOKS 2023: 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). How To Dragon Reycraft MORE: 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.
