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Martin Waddell (born 10 April 1941) is a writer of children's books from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He may be known best for his picture book texts featuring anthropomorphic animals, especially the Little Bear series illustrated by Barbara Firth (not to be confused with Minarik & Sendak's Little Bear series ).
Born 10th April 1941 during a bombing raid on Belfast, children's author Martin Waddell is a prolific children's writer both under his own name and the pseudonym 'Catherine Sefton' which her uses for books with a more serious subject matter for older children.
Martin Waddell is a Northern Irish children’s author, best known for his books featuring anthropomorphic animals including the Little Bear series, Owl Babies and Farmer Duck. He also writes under the pen name Catherine Sefton for older children and young adults, including a series of books set against The Troubles—the violent sectarian ...
About the Author. Martin Waddell has written many books for children of all ages He also writes under the pen-name of Catherine Sefton. He has won a number of awards including the Smarties Prize twice, The Kurt Maschler Award and was a runner-up for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize.
Martin Waddell is the author of more than one hundred books for young readers. Awards: Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing (2004). ...more.
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Martin Waddell has 473 books on Goodreads with 60314 ratings. Martin Waddell’s most popular book is Owl Babies.
Martin Waddell is a published adapter and an author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Martin Waddell include Can't You Sleep Little Bear, Tango's Baby, The Orchard Book of Ghostly Stories, and Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale.
