Author: Aldren Auld Watson
Alternate names: Aldren A. Watson
Born: 1917
Died: 2013
Bio: Aldren Auld Watson (1917-2013) was an artist. He studied at the Art Students League and was the recipient of many awards and prizes. He was well-known as a designer and illustrator of about 125 books and as the author and illustrator of *My Garden Grows* (Viking, 1962), a children's picture book. He was co-author, with his father, Ernest W. Watson, of *The Watson Drawing Book* (Reinhold, 1962). Several articles by the author have appeared in *American Artist* magazine, as well as reproductions of his work.

**Source**: [*Hand Booking*](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL815057M) (Dover Publications, 1996)