Biography
Judith Henderson does a lot of stuff. She is an Emmy Award–winning composer, author, illustrator and TV producer. She wrote the Big Words Small Stories series, which was green-lit as an animated TV show. Her other books include Dee and Apostrofee, This Is a Dog Book! and AAAlligator! She lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Awards
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Lion on the Inside
2024 - Delaware Diamond; Grades 3-5, Diamond State Reading Association (DSRA), Joint winner
2023 - Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award, California Reading Association, Commended
2023 - Russell Freedman Award for Nonfiction for a Better World, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), Short-listed
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This Is a Dog Book!
2023 - Joan Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s Book Award, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Short-Listed
2021 - 39th Annual Awards for Excellence in Book Design, The Alcuin Society, Winner
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AAAlligator!
2023 - Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award, Washington Library Association, Short-listed
2022 - Georgia Children`s Book Awards, University of Georgia, Short-listed
2021 - CCBC Choices List, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Winner
2021 - Funniest Children`s Book Award, Joan Betty Stuchner — Oy Vey!, Winner
2021 - Shining Willow Award, SYRCA, Short-listed
Graphic Novel
The Museum of Willa and Wade, 2025
Willa and Wade and the Way-Up-There, 2024Non-fiction
Lion on the Inside, 2023Picture Books
This Is a Dog Book!, 2021
Dee and Apostrofee, 2021
AAAlligator!, 2020
Big Words Small Stories: Smell the Daisies, 2019
Big Words Small Stories: The Traveling Dustball, 2019
Big Words Small Stories: The Missing Donut, 2018