Martin Waddell
Martin Waddell is a prolific children's author from Belfast, Northern Ireland, born in 1941, best known for his picture books featuring anthropomorphic animals, particularly the Little Bear series illustrated by Barbara Firth. He has written over 200 stories for children across seven decades and received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2004, the highest international award for children's literature. He also writes under the pen name Catherine Sefton for more serious works aimed at older children.
children's picture books
children's fiction
ghost stories
mysteries
comedy thrillers
The Happy Hedgehog Band
The Super Swooper Dinosaur
It's Quacking Time!
Let's Go Home, Little Bear
Captain Small Pig
Yum, Yum, Yummy! (Giggle Club)
Farmer Duck
What Use Is a Moose?
Farmer Duck
Bee Frog
When the Teddy Bears Came
Tom Rabbit
Owl Babies: Padded Board Book
Let's Go Home, Little Bear Little Book Card
We Love Them
The Mystery Squad and the Dead Man's Message (Solve It Yourself)
Two Brown Bears (Dingles Leveled Readers)
The Tall Story of Wilbur Small (Bears)
Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?: Special Anniversary Printing
A little bit British: Being the diary of an Ulsterman, August 1969
Rosie's Babies
Owl Babies
Webster J. Duck
Who Do You Love?