Biography
Jane Werner Watson was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1936. In 1938 she became one of the first editors for the original Golden Books series published by Western Publishing in conjunction with Simon and Schuster. She wrote and edited several of the Golden Books herself, especially those based on Walt Disney films. She also wrote a series of picture books for children in India and a series titled "Living in Today's World" that introduced American children to cultures around the world. She retired from Western Publishing in 1958, the same year she was named Woman of the Year in Literature by the Los Angeles Times.
Books by Jane (Werner) Watson
Cinderellas Friends
Cinderellas Friends
Mad Hatters Tea Party
Mad Hatters Tea Party
Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse and
Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse and His Spaceship
Walt Disneys the Lucky Puppy
Walt Disneys the Lucky Puppy
Pets for Peter Book and Puzzle
Walt Disney's The Lucky Puppy
Walt Disney's The Lucky Puppy
Historia de la Navidad (the St
Historia de la Navidad (the Story of Christmas Spanish Edition)
Fuzzy Duckling
My little Golden book about God
Walt Disney's Grandpa Bunny
The Eloise Wilkin treasury
Business Writing Basics (Self-Counsel Business)
Nigeria, Republic of a Hundred Kings
Golden Books treasury of elves & fairies with assorted pixies, mermaids, brownies, witches, and leprechauns
Philip Pullman's shadowlands
Philip Pullman's shadowlands
The Minute Taker's Handbook (Self-Counsel Reference Series)
The Volga (Rivers of the World
The Volga (Rivers of the World)
Li-feʻamim ani koʻes
Li-feʻamim ani koʻes
My little golden storybook about God
Write On! Business Writing Bas
Write On! Business Writing Basics
World in danger-- too many peo
World in danger-- too many people!
Little Golden Book Classics:
Little Golden Book Classics: Three Best-Loved Tales
La garra del león
İlyada
Sometimes a family has to move
Sometimes a family has to split up
SOMETIMES I GET AFRAID P (A Re
SOMETIMES I GET AFRAID P (A Read-Together Book for Parents and Children)
The golden world of nursery rhymes
Whales, Friendly Dolphins and Mighty Giants of the Sea
The case of the vanishing spaceship
Birds - A Child's First Book About Our Most Familiar Birds (A Little Golden Book)
Deserts of the world, future threat or promise?
Where Jesus lived
Animal Dictionary
The case of the semi-human beans
My Friend the Babysitter
My Friend the Babysitter
Disney's numbers are fun
Disney's numbers are fun
Living together in tomorrow's world
Stories from nature
Stories from nature
The Golden book of the mysterious
The Golden Mother Goose
A parade of Soviet holidays
ABC is for Christmas
India celebrates!
Tanya and the geese
Tanya and the geese
Dance to a Happy Song
The True Story of Smokey the Bear (A Big Golden Book)
Toward A Better Environment for Our World Tomorrow
MY BODY HOW IT WORKS by Jane Werner Watson (1972 Hardcover 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches 30 pages Golden Press)
My Body, How It Works
The Mysterious Gold and Purple Box
The Niger, Africa's River of M
The Niger, Africa's River of Mystery
Rama of the Golden Age
SOMETIMES I'M AFRAID by Jane W
SOMETIMES I'M AFRAID by Jane Werner Watson, illustrated by Hilde Hoffman (1971 Hardcover 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches, 32 pages. Golden Press)
Words to Know and Learn
Words to Know and Learn
My First Golden Encyclopedia
My First Golden Encyclopedia
Walt Disney presents Legends o
Walt Disney presents Legends of America,
Canada, giant nation of the North
India: old land, new nation
India: old land, new nation
Iran, Crossroads of Caravans
Iran, Crossroads of Caravans
Egypt, child of the Nile
Peru, land astride the Andes
Dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles
Ethiopa, mountain kingdom
Ethiopa, mountain kingdom
India; old land, new nation ([
India; old land, new nation ([Living in today's world])
ha-Aṭom be-ḥaye yom yom
ha-Aṭom be-ḥaye yom yom
Sabase acchā peṛa
Sabase acchā peṛa
Varshā kahām̐ hāi?
Varshā kahām̐ hāi?
אילידה ואודיסיאה
אילידה ואודיסיאה
Aba hama āzāda haiṃ
Aba hama āzāda haiṃ
Ākāśa meṃ dekheṃ
Ākāśa meṃ dekheṃ
Animal dictionary (A little go
Animal dictionary (A little golden book)
Bandara aura bhālū
Bandara aura bhālū
Cācā kī camatkārī pagaṛi
Cācā kī camatkārī pagaṛī
Samudra kā khazānā
Samudra kā khazānā
The giant golden book of dinos
The giant golden book of dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles
The Lion's Paw
The sciences of mankind
Animaux et plantes
Animaux et plantes
dinosours
dinosours
Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
WALT'S DISNEY'S PEOPLE AND PLA
WALT'S DISNEY'S PEOPLE AND PLACES
A Catholic child's Bible
A giant little golden book abo
A giant little golden book about plants and animals
A giant little golden book of birds
Birds - A Child's First Book A
Birds - A Child's First Book About Our Most Familiar Birds (A Big Golden Book)
Walt Disney's Seal Island (Tru
Walt Disney's Seal Island (True-Life Adventure Series)
ʻAlilot ha-gevurah shel Ṭroyah
ʻAlilot ha-gevurah shel Ṭroyah
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and the missing Mouseketeers
Heroes of the Bible (Little Go
Heroes of the Bible (Little Golden Book)
Little Man of Disneyland
The golden history of the worl
The golden history of the world
The true story of Smokey the Bear
The golden Bible for children:
The golden Bible for children: the New Testament
The golden book of trains
The golden book of trains
Uncle Mistletoe
Donald Duck and Santa Claus
Peter Pan and the Indians
Grandpa Bunny
The giant golden book of elves
The giant golden book of elves and fairies with assorted pixies, mermaids, brownies, witches, and leprechauns
Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland Meets the White Rabbit
Walt Disney's bunny book
Walt Disney's bunny book
Donald Duck's Adventure
Pets for Peter
The Marvelous Merry-Go-Round
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse's picnic
The golden book of words
The giant golden Mother Goose
The giant golden Mother Goose
The golden book of nursery tales
A child's book of Bible storie
A child's book of Bible stories
My Big Book of the Outdoors
My Big Little Golden Book About God
My First Colour Encyclopedia
My First Colour Encyclopedia