Books published by publisher Jo Watson Books

There's a fine line between love and hate...Poppy Peterson is about to be evicted if she doesn't pay her rent. She used to be an actress on a telenovela until her character, Ramona Gonzalez, Executive Administrative Assistant to the CEO, was killed off. Unfortunately, dead characters can't pay the bills.Ryan Stark is a tough boss - especially if you're his assistant. He's been through five in the last two months and now no one wants to work for him. He needs an assistant who can meet his demands. And he can be very demanding.Poppy's been an assistant before - well, on screen anyway. It can't be that hard to do in real life, right?Two things are for sure. Poppy is about to play the role of a lifetime. And Ryan is about to learn a whole new lesson about what's really important in life."Jo has delivered another brilliant read that gave me so much enjoyment to read. I wasn’t disappointed with this new romantic comedy." -Hopeless Romantic Book Blogs "Another brilliant romantic comedy from Jo Watson"- Jo Reads Romance Jo Watson's Love You, Love You Not book is definitely one everyone should read. It had me laughing out loud, turning to mush over the cute scenes and crying a river over the emotional ones."- Courtney A, Netgalley Reviewer"Loved this book! Entertaining and well written, I couldn't put it down." Rachel K, Netgalley Reviewer"I cannot emphasise enough how much I loved this book." Tara K, Netgalley Reviewer"I'm glad I decided to give it a read. There are parts that are laugh-out-loud funny." Stacey R, Netgalley Reviewer"Had me chuckling throughout. This is a hilarious read." Zoe, Goodreads Review

WINNERS: Best Illustrated Children's Ebook - MOONBEAM Awards 2015WINNERS: Best Children's Animal Book - READER'S FAVORITE Awards 2015WINNERS: Best Illustrated Children's book - IPPY Awards 2015Read this book for FREE with a KINDLE PRIME or KINDLEUNLIMITED membershipTerrifying, funny, thrilling! This new, beautifully illustrated children's Halloween book is available in paperback and kindle versions. The Kindle version includes links to exclusive interactive content. Perfect for early and elementary readers. This book may be adorable for young kids but is also enjoyable for the whole family.Also fun or to be read aloud, this fun but scary children's picture book has become one of the most popular ebooks ever.The little boy’s biggest and best present,was an awesome, fold-out circus tent.He put it up and played in it all day,flatly refusing to tidy it away.In the middle of the night,when all were sleeping sweetly,music came into his dreams,although he slept so deeply.He tossed and turned and mumbled,then in his sleep he spoke,“The Circus is in town!”And with that he awoke…He rubbed his eyes and shook his head,fairylights were on his bed!On the top, down the side and along the floor they went,like softly glowing fallen stars, leading to the tent…"What initially appears to be a straightforward tale delivers a sinister twist that is certain to capture kiddy imaginations, as will the sumptuous artwork with its eye-catching detail, richly atmospheric colour palette, and excellent use of light and shade. Kids will be happily enraptured, but be warned: their mummies and daddies might feel icy fingers tickling their spines!"Mark Hodder: Science fiction author, winner of the 2010 Philip K. Dick Award."The detailed, spectacular and vibrantly colored illustrations make this original and gifted story come to life with a special magic. Mark Watson's children's books are a must read for all children."Jackie Ferrell: Readers' Favorite."This is what the little ones want - stunning illustrations and a magical, exciting story. Mark Watson’s ‘The Travelling Circus’ is his best yet, and really raises the bar for children’s authors.A little boy receives an unexpected present, which turns out to be much more than just a toy. What starts out as pure joy, ends up with a valuable lesson that things are not always what they seem.One of the most visually exciting books I’ve seen in a long time."Rick Smith: Best selling author and publisher.A delightfully funny fairy tale that also manages to be deep, dark and haunting. This macabre, multi-layered bedtime story features stunning illustrations. Including a cover by the world famous comic book artist Drew Geraci and scintillating rhyme by master storyteller, Mark Watson.The Travelling Circus is the third illustrated children's picture book by the multi award-winning, best selling children's author, Mark Watson - winner of IPPY, Moonbeam and Readers' Favorite awards.You can find out more about Mark and his brilliant illustrated children's books on his website.

Welcome to the Haiku Zoo!Meet Lion, the first animal we’ll visit on our trip to the Haiku Zoo.Featuring fantastic illustrations from Dunstan Carter and stunning Haiku from Mark Watson, here comes a brand new twist on the short, Japanese poetry form, the Haiku.A delightful new animal books series by Mark Watson, author of the multi-award-winning, bestselling children’s picture books “Milo & Ze”, “The Shark in the Park”, “The Travelling Circus” and “The Hairy Fairy”.HaikuWhat is a Haiku?A Haiku is a very short poem with only three lines.To understand how a Haiku works we need to know what a syllable is.A syllable is a unit of pronunciation, a piece of a word.Each piece is one vowel sound, ignoring the consonants.So, “Lion” has two syllables.“Boom” has one syllable.“Integrity” has four syllables.Now we know what a syllable is the next thing we need to know is the form of a Haiku.A Haiku must only have three lines.Each line has a number of syllables.The first line has FIVE syllables.The second line has SEVEN syllables.The third line also only has FIVE syllables.So a Haiku has a total of only SEVENTEEN syllables.Hooray, we know what a Haiku is, when you finish reading the Haiku Zoo there are some exercises to do at the back and some activities to do with your friends in the classroom.Welcome to the Haiku Zoo…

A HERO IS BAKED...SUPER SAUSAGE IS HERE...BECAUSE, AS WE ALL KNOW, VEGETABLES ARE NASTY!!!From best selling, multi-award-winning children's author Mark Watson and with a little help from incredible fantasy artist Richard Caine comes a BRAND NEW SUPERHERO...SUPER SAUSAGE!!!Poor mild-flavoured Brad Wurst, all he wanted was a quiet day when suddenly, without warning, a picnic basket filled with evil fruit and veg crashes into Meatropolis' boating lake, causing choas among the peaceful and harmless sausage folk.Grilled, fried, kicked in the sauces, covered in herbs and spices and finally, baked in the oven, Brad has taken it all and had all he can take.Rising from the flames like a porky phoenix SUPER SAUSAGE is here to dispense meaty justice.The story of Super Sausage is written in verse, like all Mark Watson’s children’s books. The verse is constructed of rhyming couplets in perfect rhyme …So wherever you find fruit and veg,engaged in strange behavior…call SUPER SAUSAGE!!!The spicy, savoury savior.Justice served all day,there is no escape.Pickled, mulched, squeezed, diced…by a BANGER in a MASK and CAPE!!! * Super Sausage action figures are available at any breakfast table!What are you waiting for? Grab your copy NOW!Read this book for FREE with a KINDLE PRIME, KINDLE LENDING or KINDLE UNLIMITED membership

Welcome to the Haiku Zoo!Meet Tiger, the second animal we’ll visit on our trip to the Haiku Zoo.Featuring fantastic illustrations from Dunstan Carter and stunning Haiku from Mark Watson, here comes a brand new twist on the short, Japanese poetry form, the Haiku.A delightful new animal books series by Mark Watson, author of the multi-award-winning, bestselling children’s picture books “Milo & Ze”, “The Shark in the Park”, “The Travelling Circus” and “The Hairy Fairy”.HaikuWhat is a Haiku?A Haiku is a very short poem with only three lines.To understand how a Haiku works we need to know what a syllable is.A syllable is a unit of pronunciation, a piece of a word.Each piece is one vowel sound, ignoring the consonants.So, “Lion” has two syllables.“Boom” has one syllable.“Integrity” has four syllables.Now we know what a syllable is the next thing we need to know is the form of a Haiku.A Haiku must only have three lines.Each line has a number of syllables.The first line has FIVE syllables.The second line has SEVEN syllables.The third line also only has FIVE syllables.So a Haiku has a total of only SEVENTEEN syllables.Hooray, we know what a Haiku is, when you finish reading the Haiku Zoo there are some exercises to do at the back and some activities to do with your friends in the classroom.Welcome to the Haiku Zoo…

St George and the Dragon: The Legend of Saint George and the Dragon Colouring Storybook for adults and children.Feauring illustrations from the brilliant "St George and the Dragon: The Legend of Saint George and the Dragon" by Mark Watson and Richard Caine.St George is the patron Saint of over 50 Countries worldwide. Each country celebrates St George’s day with differing traditions, the story is never out of fashion and grows in popularity each year.St George is the Patron Saint of Aragon, Catalonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia.St George is the patron saint of soldiers, archers, cavalry, chivalry, riders, saddlers, farmers and field workers. St George is also the patron saint of Scouting as he "was typical of what a scout should be".Writer Mark Watson has researched all the legends of St George and taken the parts that are the most common – putting his doubts and fears in a box, giving the Princess a rose – and discarded the more boring aspects to create the definitive version of the legend.Any extraneous parts have been trimmed such as the Princess entering a lottery, Saint George recovering under an orange tree etc to make the book very lean in its storytelling, St George arrives, sees the destruction, fights the dragon and is defeated, recovers and ultimately triumphs, like a Hollywood movie, it is the classic three-act structure. Roses became a symbol of the patron saint because a beautiful bloom is thought to have grown on his grave. This also came from a tradition in Catalonia in Spain - of which Saint George is also a patron saint - where women would give men a book and receive a rose in return on the feast day.St George’s day is typically celebrated on April 23rd.The illustrations of St George and the Dragon have been done by German artist Richard Caine, each image has been handpainted in acrylic. This is the culmination of almost a year’s work.The story of St George is written in verse, like all Mark Watson’s children’s books. The verse is constructed of rhyming couplets in perfect rhyme …Thunder splits the air, lightning flashes all around,from the pit beside the castle comes a frightful sound.The rolling clouds of poison, churn and tear apart,from the mighty thump thump thumping of a giant dragon’s heart.The Dragon rises from the gorge, filling all the sky,he sees himself, a tiny George, reflected in its eye.“Who are you?” The Dragon asks, “Have you come alone?”Its voice is pure evil, like bone scraping bone.This knight of the crusades, holding lance, shield and bladesits upright upon his horse, grim yet unafraid.“I’ve been abroad but now I’m home. My name is George, I stand alone.There is no army only I, I’ll fight and win or fight and die.”What are you waiting for? Grab your copy NOW!Read the kindle version of this book for FREE with a KINDLE PRIME, KINDLE LENDING or KINDLE UNLIMITED membership

St George and the Dragon: The Legend of Saint George and the Dragon.St George is the patron Saint of over 50 Countries worldwide. Each country celebrates St George’s day with differing traditions, the story is never out of fashion and grows in popularity each year.St George is the Patron Saint of Aragon, Catalonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia.St George is the patron saint of soldiers, archers, cavalry, chivalry, riders, saddlers, farmers and field workers. St George is also the patron saint of Scouting as he "was typical of what a scout should be".Writer Mark Watson has researched all the legends of St George and taken the parts that are the most common – putting his doubts and fears in a box, giving the Princess a rose – and discarded the more boring aspects to create the definitive version of the legend.Any extraneous parts have been trimmed such as the Princess entering a lottery, Saint George recovering under an orange tree etc to make the book very lean in its storytelling, St George arrives, sees the destruction, fights the dragon and is defeated, recovers and ultimately triumphs, like a Hollywood movie, it is the classic three-act structure. Roses became a symbol of the patron saint because a beautiful bloom is thought to have grown on his grave. This also came from a tradition in Catalonia in Spain - of which Saint George is also a patron saint - where women would give men a book and receive a rose in return on the feast day.St George’s day is typically celebrated on April 23rd.The illustrations of St George and the Dragon have been done by German artist Richard Caine, each image has been handpainted in acrylic. This is the culmination of almost a year’s work.The story of St George is written in verse, like all Mark Watson’s children’s books. The verse is constructed of rhyming couplets in perfect rhyme …Thunder splits the air, lightning flashes all around,from the pit beside the castle comes a frightful sound.The rolling clouds of poison, churn and tear apart,from the mighty thump thump thumping of a giant dragon’s heart.The Dragon rises from the gorge, filling all the sky,he sees himself, a tiny George, reflected in its eye.“Who are you?” The Dragon asks, “Have you come alone?”Its voice is pure evil, like bone scraping bone.This knight of the crusades, holding lance, shield and bladesits upright upon his horse, grim yet unafraid.“I’ve been abroad but now I’m home. My name is George, I stand alone.There is no army only I, I’ll fight and win or fight and die.”What are you waiting for? Grab your copy NOW!Read this book for FREE with a KINDLE PRIME, KINDLE LENDING or KINDLE UNLIMITED membership

St George and the Dragon: The Legend of Saint George and the Dragon.St George is the patron Saint of over 50 Countries worldwide. Each country celebrates St George’s day with differing traditions, the story is never out of fashion and grows in popularity each year.St George is the Patron Saint of Aragon, Catalonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia.St George is the patron saint of soldiers, archers, cavalry, chivalry, riders, saddlers, farmers and field workers. St George is also the patron saint of Scouting as he "was typical of what a scout should be".Writer Mark Watson has researched all the legends of St George and taken the parts that are the most common – putting his doubts and fears in a box, giving the Princess a rose – and discarded the more boring aspects to create the definitive version of the legend.Any extraneous parts have been trimmed such as the Princess entering a lottery, Saint George recovering under an orange tree etc to make the book very lean in its storytelling, St George arrives, sees the destruction, fights the dragon and is defeated, recovers and ultimately triumphs, like a Hollywood movie, it is the classic three-act structure. Roses became a symbol of the patron saint because a beautiful bloom is thought to have grown on his grave. This also came from a tradition in Catalonia in Spain - of which Saint George is also a patron saint - where women would give men a book and receive a rose in return on the feast day.St George’s day is typically celebrated on April 23rd.The illustrations of St George and the Dragon have been done by German artist Richard Caine, each image has been handpainted in acrylic. This is the culmination of almost a year’s work.The story of St George is written in verse, like all Mark Watson’s children’s books. The verse is constructed of rhyming couplets in perfect rhyme …Thunder splits the air, lightning flashes all around,from the pit beside the castle comes a frightful sound.The rolling clouds of poison, churn and tear apart,from the mighty thump thump thumping of a giant dragon’s heart.The Dragon rises from the gorge, filling all the sky,he sees himself, a tiny George, reflected in its eye.“Who are you?” The Dragon asks, “Have you come alone?”Its voice is pure evil, like bone scraping bone.This knight of the crusades, holding lance, shield and bladesits upright upon his horse, grim yet unafraid.“I’ve been abroad but now I’m home. My name is George, I stand alone.There is no army only I, I’ll fight and win or fight and die.”What are you waiting for? Grab your copy NOW!Read this book for FREE with a KINDLE PRIME, KINDLE LENDING or KINDLE UNLIMITED membership

Welcome to the Haiku Zoo!Meet Lion, the first animal we’ll visit on our trip to the Haiku Zoo.Featuring fantastic illustrations from Dunstan Carter and stunning Haiku from Mark Watson, here comes a brand new twist on the short, Japanese poetry form, the Haiku.A delightful new animal books series by Mark Watson, author of the multi-award-winning, bestselling children’s picture books “Milo & Ze”, “The Shark in the Park”, “The Travelling Circus” and “The Hairy Fairy”.HaikuWhat is a Haiku?A Haiku is a very short poem with only three lines.To understand how a Haiku works we need to know what a syllable is.A syllable is a unit of pronunciation, a piece of a word.Each piece is one vowel sound, ignoring the consonants.So, “Lion” has two syllables.“Boom” has one syllable.“Integrity” has four syllables.Now we know what a syllable is the next thing we need to know is the form of a Haiku.A Haiku must only have three lines.Each line has a number of syllables.The first line has FIVE syllables.The second line has SEVEN syllables.The third line also only has FIVE syllables.So a Haiku has a total of only SEVENTEEN syllables.Hooray, we know what a Haiku is, when you finish reading the Haiku Zoo there are some exercises to do at the back and some activities to do with your friends in the classroom.Welcome to the Haiku Zoo…

The little boy’s biggest and best present, was an awesome, fold-out circus tent. He put it up and played in it all day, flatly refusing to tidy it away. In the middle of the night, when all were sleeping sweetly, music came into his dreams, although he slept so deeply. He tossed and turned and mumbled, then in his sleep he spoke, “The Circus is in town!” And with that he awoke… He rubbed his eyes and shook his head, fairylights were on his bed! On the top, down the side and along the floor they went, like softly glowing fallen stars, leading to the tent… "What initially appears to be a straightforward tale delivers a sinister twist that is certain to capture kiddy imaginations, as will the sumptuous artwork with its eye-catching detail, richly atmospheric colour palette, and excellent use of light and shade. Kids will be happily enraptured, but be warned: their mummies and daddies might feel icy fingers tickling their spines!" Mark Hodder: Science fiction author, winner of the 2010 Philip K. Dick Award. "The detailed, spectacular and vibrantly colored illustrations make this original and gifted story come to life with a special magic. Mark Watson's children's books are a must read for all children." Jackie Ferrell: Readers' Favorite. "This is what the little ones want - stunning illustrations and a magical, exciting story. Mark Watson’s ‘The Travelling Circus’ is his best yet, and really raises the bar for children’s authors. A little boy receives an unexpected present, which turns out to be much more than just a toy. What starts out as pure joy, ends up with a valuable lesson that things are not always what they seem. One of the most visually exciting books I’ve seen in a long time." Rick Smith: Best selling author and publisher. A delightfully funny fairy tale that also manages to be deep, dark and haunting. This macabre, multi-layered bedtime story features stunning illustrations. Including a cover by the world famous comic book artist Drew Geraci and scintillating rhyme by master storyteller, Mark Watson. The Travelling Circus is the third illustrated children's picture book by the multi award-winning, best selling children's author, Mark Watson - winner of IPPY, Moonbeam and Readers' Favorite awards. You can find out more about Mark and his brilliant illustrated children's books here: http://www.marknpablo.com

THE HAIRY FAIRY IS HERE INTRODUCING A BRAND NEW FAIRY TALE FROM MARK WATSON WINNERS: Best Illustrated Children's Ebook - MOONBEAM Awards 2015 WINNERS: Best Children's Animal Book - READER'S FAVORITE Awards 2015 WINNERS: Best Illustrated Children's Book - IPPY Awards 2015 Read this book for FREE with a KINDLE PRIME or KINDLE UNLIMITED membership DESTINED TO BECOME A CLASSIC FAIRY TALE FOR KIDS A fairy tale with a difference! A fairy tale with attitude! A fairy tale with a top-knot and a beard! It’s Saturday morning and Jack wakes up to find an unwelcome visitor, the Hairy Fairy, sitting on his head! Banished by his boss, an angry Witch, the Hairy Fairy has been sent to sit on someone’s head for the day in punishment for (allegedly) destroying her cat! Jack already has plans, today is Jamboree day with the scouts so he has no choice but to take the Hairy Fairy with him and, as you can probably guess... CHAOS ENSUES! The Fairy wants to make some stuffed tomatoes but fairy dust sprinkled on the veg only makes them grow…GROW TEETH! He also manages to summon the wrong picnic basket and accidentally starts WORLD WAR THREE! Look out kids, here comes a brand new twist on the classic fairy tale in this brilliant new illustrated children’s picture book by Mark Watson, author of the multi-award-winning, bestselling illustrated children’s picture books… • Milo & Ze • The Shark in the Park • The Travelling Circus • Milo’s Journey – A Coloring Adventure GRAB YOUR COPY NOW!!! *All Mark's illustrated children's picture books are available FREE on Kindle Lending and KindleUnlimited.

A HERO IS BAKED...SUPER SAUSAGE IS HERE...BECAUSE, AS WE ALL KNOW, VEGETABLES ARE NASTY!!!From best selling, multi-award-winning children's author Mark Watson and with a little help from incredible fantasy artist Richard Caine comes a BRAND NEW SUPERHERO...SUPER SAUSAGE!!!Poor mild-flavoured Brad Wurst, all he wanted was a quiet day when suddenly, without warning, a picnic basket filled with evil fruit and veg crashes into Meatropolis' boating lake, causing choas among the peaceful and harmless sausage folk.Grilled, fried, kicked in the sauces, covered in herbs and spices and finally, baked in the oven, Brad has taken it all and had all he can take.Rising from the flames like a porky phoenix SUPER SAUSAGE is here to dispense meaty justice.The story of Super Sausage is written in verse, like all Mark Watson’s children’s books. The verse is constructed of rhyming couplets in perfect rhyme …So wherever you find fruit and veg,engaged in strange behavior…call SUPER SAUSAGE!!!The spicy, savoury savior.Justice served all day,there is no escape.Pickled, mulched, squeezed, diced…by a BANGER in a MASK and CAPE!!! * Super Sausage action figures are available at any breakfast table!What are you waiting for? Grab your copy NOW!Read this book for FREE with a KINDLE PRIME, KINDLE LENDING or KINDLE UNLIMITED membership