Oz, The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration
Thirty Favorite Artists and Writers Celebrate One Hundred Years of Oz
Some of the luminaries included in this collection are Maurice Sendak, Eric Carle, Tomie dePaola, Jules Feiffer.
Through art and essay Richard Jesse Watson honors both L. Frank Baum and his own father who he thought actually was the Wizard of Oz.
Proceeds donated to Reading Is Fundamental.
Edited by Peter Glassman Books of Wonder • HarperCollins Publishers 2002 ISBN: 068815915X
Speak! Children’s Book Illustrators Brag About their Dogs
A collection of poignant dog stories and illustrations by forty well-known illustrators, which includes Richard Jesse Watson’s ‘Frodo’.
Proceeds have been donated to The Company of Animals Fund, which provides veterinary services, homes for strays, humane society education programs and aid for animals of the elderly.
Edited by Michael J. Rosen Harcourt Brace & Co 1993 ISBN: 0152778489
He started out as a Pasadena Dog Pound puppy with big paws.
One day a guy from Germany told me, “Das ist ein Leonberger.”
I looked it up: Lionhound. Wow. What do they eat if they can’t get lions?
I wondered…
Writers in the Kitchen
Children's Book Authors Share Memories of Their Favorite Recipes
Watson contributed art and recipes to this collection, along with fellow children’s book creators Jack Prelutsky, Marla Frazee, Eve Buntiing, Lois Lowry, Jane Yolen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brian Selznick, and more.
Compiled by Tricia Gardella
Boyds Mills Press 1998 ISBN: 1563977133
Try Richard’s mouthwatering recipes for “Cat’s Eyeballs in Blood with gold nuggets”, “Companion Banana Milk Shake” and “Salad for All Worthy Skippers”. His “Pie-Rats of the Caribbean” (pictured here) appears on one of the chapter title pages.
Artwork, Biography, and Commentary Published in the Following Reference Books:
Something About the Author, Facts, and Pictures About Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People, Volume 62,
Gale Research Inc., 1990: Biography and Art of Richard Jesse Watson
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Children’s Book Illustration and Design, edited by Julie Cummins,
Library of Applied Design, PBC International, Inc., New York 1992 ISBN 0-86636-147-2
Biography, Artwork and Interviews of Richard Jesse Watson
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The Illustrated World—6 Continents of Superlative Creation, Volume 6, Volume 7, 1985, 1987
JCA ANNUAL: Japan Creators’ Association
Artwork of Richard Jesse Watson