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Born in Belfast, Martin Waddell is the recipient of An Post Irish Book Awards' Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Books By Martin Waddell, Patrick Benson - Author

Born in Belfast, Martin Waddell is widely regarded as one of the greatest living children's writers, and has over 220 published titles to his name. He is perhaps best known for Owl Babies, illustrated by Patrick Benson and Farmer Duck, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury; as well as the 1989 Kurt Maschler Award-winning The Park in the Dark and the Little Bear series, both illustrated by Barbara Firth. In 2004, Martin received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his lasting contribution to children's literature, the highest career recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. He lives in Newcastle County Down, in Northern Ireland.Patrick Benson has won many awards for his work, including the Mother Goose Award, the Christopher Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award. He gained great acclaim for his illustrations in Owl Babies, which has sold over two million copies worldwide, and went on to illustrate The MinPins by Roald Dahl, The Little Boat by Kathy Henderson, The Sea-Thing Child by Russell Hoban and, most recently,

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Martin Waddell

Irish writer (born 1941)

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).

He also writes under the pen name Catherine Sefton for older children, primarily ghost stories and mystery fiction. The work by Sefton most widely held in WorldCat libraries is the novel In a Blue Velvet Dress (1972).

For his "lasting contribution" as a children's writer Waddell received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2004.^[2]

Early life and career

Waddell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has lived most of his life in neighbouring County Down, in Newcastle. As a child, he grew up with a fondness of animals and often told stories in a lively manner. This inspired him and "the love of story" stuck with Waddell ever since. He aspired at a young age to be a football player and signed

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Martin Waddell Book Pack

Irish-born Martin Waddell is a prolific, award winning writer who is most famous for his engaging 'Big Bear, Little Bear' stories. He is also the creator of the classic picture books 'Farmer Duck' and 'Owl Babies.' In 2004, he was awarded the Hans Christian Anderson Award for Children's Literature and has twice won the Smarties Prize.

He also uses the pseudonym Catherine Sefton to write books for older children - primarily ghost stories and mystery fiction. Some of his books, such as 'Starry Night,' 'Frankie's Story' and 'The Beat of the Drum,' deal with the difficulties, anger and pain caused by the political problems in Northern Ireland.

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