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Karen Watson Illustrator & Author

Karen Watson is Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her more than 30 years of teaching experience in a variety of contexts, including early childhood classrooms and early intervention services, inspired her PhD research on inclusive practice. Awarded her doctorate in 2015, she is interested in how young children actively negotiate difference in their everyday encounters with each other.