Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004.
Genres: Children's Fiction
Series
Ghost and Bertie Boggin (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Ghost and Bertie Boggin (1980)
Bertie Boggin and the Ghost Again! (1988)
The Ghost and Bertie Boggin (1980)
Bertie Boggin and the Ghost Again! (1988)
Little Bear
You and Me, Little Bear (1980)
Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? (1996)
Good Job, Little Bear (1999)
Well Done, Little Bear (1999)
Little Bear's Baby Book (2000)
The Little Bear Stories (2001)
Sleep Tight, Little Bear (2005)
You and Me, Little Bear (1980)
Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? (1996)
Good Job, Little Bear (1999)
Well Done, Little Bear (1999)
Little Bear's Baby Book (2000)
The Little Bear Stories (2001)
Sleep Tight, Little Bear (2005)
Napper
Napper Goes for Goal (1981)
Napper Strikes Again (1981)
Napper's Golden Goals (1984)
Napper's Big Match (1993)
Napper, Super-Sub (1993)
Napper's Luck (1993)
Napper Goes for Goal (1981)
Napper Strikes Again (1981)
Napper's Golden Goals (1984)
Napper's Big Match (1993)
Napper, Super-Sub (1993)
Napper's Luck (1993)
Harriet
Harriet and the Crocodiles (1982)
Harriet and the Haunted School (1984)
Harriet and the Robot (1985)
Harriet and the Crocodiles (1982)
Harriet and the Haunted School (1984)
Harriet and the Robot (1985)
Mystery Squad : Solve It Yourself
Mystery Squad and Mr.Midnight (1984)
The Mystery Squad and the Artful Dodger (1984)
Mystery Squad and the Dead Man's Message (1984)
Mystery Squad and the Whistling Teeth (1984)
Mystery Squad and the Candid Camera (1985)
Mystery Squad and the Creeping Castle (1985)
Mystery Squad and the Cannonball Kid (1986)
Mystery Squad and the Robot's Revenge (1986)
Mystery Squad and Mr.Midnight (1984)
The Mystery Squad and the Artful Dodger (1984)
Mystery Squad and the Dead Man's Message (1984)
Mystery Squad and the Whistling Teeth (1984)
Mystery Squad and the Candid Camera (1985)
Mystery Squad and the Creeping Castle (1985)
Mystery Squad and the Cannonball Kid (1986)
Mystery Squad and the Robot's Revenge (1986)
Little Dracula
Little Dracula's Christmas (1986)
Little Dracula's First Bite (1986)
Little Dracula At the Seaside (1987)
Little Dracula Goes to School (1987)
Little Dracula At the Seashore (1992)
Little Dracula's Monstrous Poster Book (1992)
Little Dracula's Christmas (1986)
Little Dracula's First Bite (1986)
Little Dracula At the Seaside (1987)
Little Dracula Goes to School (1987)
Little Dracula At the Seashore (1992)
Little Dracula's Monstrous Poster Book (1992)
Ghosts of Cobweb (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Ghosts of Cobweb (1992)
The Ghosts of Cobweb and the Skully Bones Mystery (1993)
The Ghosts of Cobweb and the Circus Star (1993)
The Ghosts of Cobweb and the TV Battle (1994)
The Ghosts of Cobweb (1992)
The Ghosts of Cobweb and the Skully Bones Mystery (1993)
The Ghosts of Cobweb and the Circus Star (1993)
The Ghosts of Cobweb and the TV Battle (1994)
Mimi
Mimi and the Picnic (1996)
Mimi's Christmas (1997)
Mimi and the Dream House (1998)
Mimi Mouse's Christmas (2000)
Milly Bean, Jungle Queen (2001)
Mimi and the Picnic (1996)
Mimi's Christmas (1997)
Mimi and the Dream House (1998)
Mimi Mouse's Christmas (2000)
Milly Bean, Jungle Queen (2001)
Shakespeare Retold
Macbeth (2008)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2008)
Romeo and Juliet (2008)
Richard III (2008)
The Tempest (2008)
Hamlet (2009)
Macbeth (2008)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2008)
Romeo and Juliet (2008)
Richard III (2008)
The Tempest (2008)
Hamlet (2009)
Sinbad
Sinbad and the Ogres (2009)
Sinbad and the Diamond Valley (2009)
Sinbad and the Monkeys (2009)
Sinbad and the Giant Spider (2010)
Sinbad and the Pirates (2010)
Sinbad and the Ogres (2009)
Sinbad and the Diamond Valley (2009)
Sinbad and the Monkeys (2009)
Sinbad and the Giant Spider (2010)
Sinbad and the Pirates (2010)
Novels
A Little Bit British (1970)
The Sleepers On the Hill (1973) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Back House Ghosts (1974) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Haunting of Ellen (1975) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Emer's Ghost (1981) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Finn Gang (1981) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Emma Dilemma (1982) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Island of the Strangers (1983) (as by Catherine Sefton)
My Gang (1984) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Blue Misty Monsters (1985) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Ghost Girl (1986) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Starry Night (1986) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Frankie's Story (1988) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Haunted Schoolbag (1989) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Beat of the Drum (1989) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Fred the Angel (1989)
Our Wild Weekend (1990)
Horace the Ghost (1991) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Along a Lonely Road (1991) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Shadows On the Lake (1993) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Rubberneck's Revenge (1993)
The Fishface Feud (1993)
The Cast-off (1993) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Kidnapping of Suzie Q (1994) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Skeleton Club (1995) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Watch Out, Fred's About! (1996) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Life And Loves Of Zoe T. Curley (1997)
The Ghost in the Blue Velvet Dress (2001)
Shooting Star (2004)
Night Companion (2019)
The Sleepers On the Hill (1973) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Back House Ghosts (1974) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Haunting of Ellen (1975) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Emer's Ghost (1981) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Finn Gang (1981) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Emma Dilemma (1982) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Island of the Strangers (1983) (as by Catherine Sefton)
My Gang (1984) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Blue Misty Monsters (1985) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Ghost Girl (1986) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Starry Night (1986) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Frankie's Story (1988) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Haunted Schoolbag (1989) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Beat of the Drum (1989) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Fred the Angel (1989)
Our Wild Weekend (1990)
Horace the Ghost (1991) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Along a Lonely Road (1991) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Shadows On the Lake (1993) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Rubberneck's Revenge (1993)
The Fishface Feud (1993)
The Cast-off (1993) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Kidnapping of Suzie Q (1994) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Skeleton Club (1995) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Watch Out, Fred's About! (1996) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Life And Loves Of Zoe T. Curley (1997)
The Ghost in the Blue Velvet Dress (2001)
Shooting Star (2004)
Night Companion (2019)
Collections
The Owl and Billy Stories (1988)
The Dump Gang (1995)
The Walker Treasury of First Stories (2000) (with Vivian French, Sue Heap, Shirley Hughes and Helen Oxenbury)
The Elephant, the Hare and the Black Cobra (2003) (with Rudyard Kipling and Linda Newbery)
Boneless and the Tinker (2005)
The Orchard Book of Ghostly Stories (2009)
The Orchard Book of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (2010)
Fearless Flynn and Other Tales (2020) (with Geraldine McCaughrean and Gillian Shields)
The Dump Gang (1995)
The Walker Treasury of First Stories (2000) (with Vivian French, Sue Heap, Shirley Hughes and Helen Oxenbury)
The Elephant, the Hare and the Black Cobra (2003) (with Rudyard Kipling and Linda Newbery)
Boneless and the Tinker (2005)
The Orchard Book of Ghostly Stories (2009)
The Orchard Book of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (2010)
Fearless Flynn and Other Tales (2020) (with Geraldine McCaughrean and Gillian Shields)
Picture Books
Ernie's Chemistry Set (1978)
The Great Green Mouse Disaster (1981)
Going West (1983)
Big Bad Bertie (1984)
Budgie Said Grrr! (1985)
School Reporter's Notebook (1985)
Flying Sam (1986) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Day It Rained Elephants (1986)
Alice the Artist (1988)
Great Gran Gorilla and the Robbers (1988)
Great Gran Gorilla to the Rescue (1988)
The Tough Princess (1989)
The Park in the Dark (1989)
Judy the Bad Fairy (1989)
Once There Were Giants (1989)
Amy Said (1990)
We Love Them (1990)
The Hidden House (1990)
Rosie's Babies (1990)
Daisy's Christmas (1990)
Squeak-a-lot (1991)
Grandma's Bill (1991)
Man Mountain (1991)
The Boggart in the Barrel (1991) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Toymaker (1991)
The Happy Hedgehog Band (1991)
Farmer Duck (1991)
Coming Home (1991)
Daisy the Dreamer (1991)
The Pig In The Pond (1992)
Sailor Bear (1992)
Owl Babies (1992)
Baby's Hammer (1993)
Little Mo (1993)
Sam Vole and His Brothers (1994)
The Big Big Sea (1994)
Billy Fishbone and Other Sea Stories (1994)
The Smugglers of Mourne (1994)
John Joe and the Big Hen (1995)
Bears Everywhere (1996)
Small Bear Lost (1996)
What Use Is a Moose? (1996)
Yum, Yum, Yummy (1998)
The Duck in the Hat (1998)
Poor Tom and the Smugglers of Mourne (1998)
All Aboard (1999) (with Annabel Spenceley)
Hollyhock Wall, The (1999)
Lucky Duck Song (1999)
Night Night, Cuddly Bear (2000)
A Kitten Called Moonlight (2000)
Let's Go Home, Little Bear (2001)
My Great Grandpa (2001)
Tom Rabbit (2001)
Herbie Monkey (2001)
Webster J. Duck (2001)
Give It to Joe! (2001)
Snow Bears (2002)
Hi, Harry! (2002)
The Great Tree Mouse Adventure (2003)
Tiny's Big Adventure (2004)
It's Quacking Time! (2005)
Millie Bean, Jungle Queen Jigsaw Book (2005)
Charlie's Tasks (2007)
Bee Frog (2007)
The Dirty Great Dinosaur (2009)
Beowulf and Grendel (2009)
Baba Yaga (2009)
Captain Small Pig (2009)
The Super Hungry Dinosaur (2009)
Ben and Bobo (2010)
The Super Swooper Dinosaur (2012)
Bears, Bears, Bears (2013)
Class Six and the Very Big Rabbit (2015)
Room for a Little One: (2015)
Two Brown Bears (2016)
Charlie Stories All Stars (2016)
The Great Green Mouse Disaster (1981)
Going West (1983)
Big Bad Bertie (1984)
Budgie Said Grrr! (1985)
School Reporter's Notebook (1985)
Flying Sam (1986) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Day It Rained Elephants (1986)
Alice the Artist (1988)
Great Gran Gorilla and the Robbers (1988)
Great Gran Gorilla to the Rescue (1988)
The Tough Princess (1989)
The Park in the Dark (1989)
Judy the Bad Fairy (1989)
Once There Were Giants (1989)
Amy Said (1990)
We Love Them (1990)
The Hidden House (1990)
Rosie's Babies (1990)
Daisy's Christmas (1990)
Squeak-a-lot (1991)
Grandma's Bill (1991)
Man Mountain (1991)
The Boggart in the Barrel (1991) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Toymaker (1991)
The Happy Hedgehog Band (1991)
Farmer Duck (1991)
Coming Home (1991)
Daisy the Dreamer (1991)
The Pig In The Pond (1992)
Sailor Bear (1992)
Owl Babies (1992)
Baby's Hammer (1993)
Little Mo (1993)
Sam Vole and His Brothers (1994)
The Big Big Sea (1994)
Billy Fishbone and Other Sea Stories (1994)
The Smugglers of Mourne (1994)
John Joe and the Big Hen (1995)
Bears Everywhere (1996)
Small Bear Lost (1996)
What Use Is a Moose? (1996)
Yum, Yum, Yummy (1998)
The Duck in the Hat (1998)
Poor Tom and the Smugglers of Mourne (1998)
All Aboard (1999) (with Annabel Spenceley)
Hollyhock Wall, The (1999)
Lucky Duck Song (1999)
Night Night, Cuddly Bear (2000)
A Kitten Called Moonlight (2000)
Let's Go Home, Little Bear (2001)
My Great Grandpa (2001)
Tom Rabbit (2001)
Herbie Monkey (2001)
Webster J. Duck (2001)
Give It to Joe! (2001)
Snow Bears (2002)
Hi, Harry! (2002)
The Great Tree Mouse Adventure (2003)
Tiny's Big Adventure (2004)
It's Quacking Time! (2005)
Millie Bean, Jungle Queen Jigsaw Book (2005)
Charlie's Tasks (2007)
Bee Frog (2007)
The Dirty Great Dinosaur (2009)
Beowulf and Grendel (2009)
Baba Yaga (2009)
Captain Small Pig (2009)
The Super Hungry Dinosaur (2009)
Ben and Bobo (2010)
The Super Swooper Dinosaur (2012)
Bears, Bears, Bears (2013)
Class Six and the Very Big Rabbit (2015)
Room for a Little One: (2015)
Two Brown Bears (2016)
Charlie Stories All Stars (2016)
Chapter Books
A Puff of Smoke (1982) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The House Under the Stairs (1983)
The Ghost Ship (1985) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Day the Smells Went Wrong (1988) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Tales from the Shop That Never Shuts (1988)
Our Sleepysaurus (1988)
Owl and Billy and the Space Days (1988)
Little Obie and the Flood (1991)
Little Obie and the Kidnap (1991)
Herbie Whistle (1991)
The Ghost Family Robinson At the Seaside (1992)
When the Teddy Bears Came (1994)
The Get-away Hen (1995)
The Pocket Elephant (1995) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Cup Final Kid! (1996)
Perils of Lord Reggie Parrot (1997)
Cup Run (2003)
Going Up (2003)
Star Striker Titch (2003)
Death and the Neighbours and Little Bridget (2005)
Ernie and the Fishface Gang (2006)
Arabian Nights (2008)
The House Under the Stairs (1983)
The Ghost Ship (1985) (as by Catherine Sefton)
The Day the Smells Went Wrong (1988) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Tales from the Shop That Never Shuts (1988)
Our Sleepysaurus (1988)
Owl and Billy and the Space Days (1988)
Little Obie and the Flood (1991)
Little Obie and the Kidnap (1991)
Herbie Whistle (1991)
The Ghost Family Robinson At the Seaside (1992)
When the Teddy Bears Came (1994)
The Get-away Hen (1995)
The Pocket Elephant (1995) (as by Catherine Sefton)
Cup Final Kid! (1996)
Perils of Lord Reggie Parrot (1997)
Cup Run (2003)
Going Up (2003)
Star Striker Titch (2003)
Death and the Neighbours and Little Bridget (2005)
Ernie and the Fishface Gang (2006)
Arabian Nights (2008)
Anthologies edited
The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots (2020) (with Emma Chichester Clark, Matthew Fitt and James Robertson)
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