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Martin Waddell

As a child
I was read to a lot as a child by people who knew how to read stories. These stories came alive for me, and the love of story has stayed with me ever since.

As an adult
I've been blown up, buried alive and had cancer as an adult, and survived all these experiences, so I'm a very lucky man. I live where I lived as a child, and nearly all my stories come from things that have happened to me here, at the foot of the Mountain of Mourne.

As an artist
I work in an old stone barn beside my home, and dream my stories in the garden and on long walks on the beach in front of my house. I never write anywhere else. This is where I belong.

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Owl Babies
Martin Waddell
Three little owl babies sit in the tree and wait…and wait…and wait…for their Mummy to come home from hunting. Stunning illustrations match this brilliant classic...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/03/2006

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Farmer Duck
Martin Waddell
A hugely enjoyable read. Farmer duck toils hard all day while his lazy farmer does nothing. So the duck’s many friends decide to club together to get their own back on the lazy farmer and in so doing the duck...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/09/1995

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Books by Martin Waddell

Captain Small Pig
Martin Waddell
'I'm Captain Commander!' Small Pig said. 'Aye-Aye, Captain Small Pig!' yawned Old Goat. 'You are in charge of this boat!' But Small Pig soon tires of rowing and falls asleep, and before they know it, the boat is drifting across...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/05/2009

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Beowulf And Grendel
Martin Waddell
Exciting, page-turning adventures for children developing their reading confidence.
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2009

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Dirty Great Dinosaur
Martin Waddell
Grrrrrr! Look out! Here comes the Dirty Great Dinosaur!
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/03/2009

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Farmer Duck
Martin Waddell

Format: Hardback - Released: 14/03/2007

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Bee Frog
Martin Waddell
Bee Frog's parents don't have much time for her games, so off she hops all by herself. Bee makes dragon noises but soon begins to wonder if dragons get lonely... Before long her parents come looking for her and -...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/03/2007

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Orchard Book Of Goblins, Ghouls And Ghosts And Other Magical Stories
Martin Waddell
Fourteen terrifying tales of goblins, ghouls, ghosts and other mysterious spirits
Format: Hardback - Released: 19/10/2006

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Sleep Tight, Little Bear
Martin Waddell
Little bear has found a little-bear-sized cave to play in, and when night falls he decides to sleep in there too. But as he looks out of his cave at the moon shining through the dark trees, Little bear starts...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/04/2005

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Well Done, Little Bear
Martin Waddell

Format: Hardback - Released: 04/04/2005

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Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?
Martin Waddell

Format: Hardback - Released: 04/04/2005

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Let's Go Home, Little Bear
Martin Waddell

Format: Hardback - Released: 04/04/2005

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C/pack
Martin Waddell

Format: Hardback - Released: 04/04/2005

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It's Quacking Time
Martin Waddell
When Mummy Duck lays an egg, everyone quacks with excitement. But duckling has never seen an egg before. Could there really be a baby duck inside? And could it be that he started that way too? As the days pass,...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/03/2005

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Snow Bears
Martin Waddell
Imagine - three little bears, a game of snowballs, and hot toast by an open fire. These are the magical ingredients brought together in this family game of play and pretence.
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/10/2004

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Pig In The Pond
Martin Waddell
One day, Nelian's pig sits by the pond watching the ducks and the geese play on the cool water. The pig gets hotter and hotter, the ducks and the geese get louder and louder. Then Neligan's pig does something quite...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2004

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Sailor Bear
Martin Waddell
Sailor Bear is lost and doesn't know what to do. But his sailor suit makes him decide to be a sailor and take to sea! His adventure and shipwreck puts him off being a sailor and when a little girl...
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Well Done, Little Bear
Martin Waddell
Little Bear wants to go exploring deep in the woods. Luckily, Big Bear is always there to look on, encourage him, and help!
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/07/2003

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Owl Babies
Martin Waddell
This is the story of three baby owls who wake up one night in their hole in the tree to find that their mother has gone, so they sit on the branch and wait, wondering when she will return. At...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/06/2002

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Little Bear Stories
Martin Waddell
Once there were two bears - Big Bear and Little Bear. Big Bear is the big bear and Little Bear is the little bear. This volume contains four stories featuring the two bears.
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/09/2001

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Webster J. Duck
Martin Waddell
When wee Webster J. Duck comes out of his egg, he is all alone. "Where's my mum?" he thinks, and sets off to find her. "Bow-wow!" goes a duck with a waggledy tail. "Baa-baa!" goes a big woolly duck. "Moo-moo!"...
Format: Hardback - Released: 08/05/2001

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Tom Rabbit
Martin Waddell
Tom Rabbit is Sammy's soft-toy rabbit. One evening Sammy takes him out to the back field to see the real rabbits - and leaves him on the wall. Dozens of wild rabbits appear and just when Tom Rabbit thinks he's...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/03/2001

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