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Martin Waddell

Martin Waddell

Martin Waddell

Martin Waddell is the award-winning author of many books for children, including Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? and the other Little Bear books, illustrated by Barbara Firth, Farmer Duck, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, and Owl Babies, illustrated by Patrick Benson. He lives in Northern Ireland.

Room for a Little One will be released on October 07, 2008 in Board Book
Oct 07, 2008
Room for a Little One is now available in Board Book
Oct 07, 2008
Room for a Little One will be released on October 07, 2008 in
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Room for a Little One is now available in
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Room for a Little One will be released on October 03, 2006 in Paper Over Board
Oct 03, 2006
Room for a Little One is now available in Paper Over Board
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Room for a Little One will be released on October 03, 2006 in
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Room for a Little One will be released on October 05, 2004 in Hardcover
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Room for a Little One is now available in Hardcover
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Gransnet, January 5, 2012
...The Fairyby Julia Donaldson gma The Tiger Who Came to Teaby Judith Kerr gma, artygran Owl Babies by Martin Waddell HildaW Peace at Lastby Jill Murphy crimson The Elephant and The Bad Baby by Elfrida Vipont raggygranny Topsy and Tim Start School (and...
Junior, October 24, 2011
...best children's books in the world, voted by Junior readers 1 of 10 21. Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson (Walker, £4.99) Sarah, Percy and Bill wake up one night to find their mother isn’t there. Their loneliness makes them anxious and...
Guardian.co.uk, October 21, 2011
...ends up with the most fantastic creation imaginable. Satoshi Kitamura's illustrations are a treat. Ages 3+ Owl Babies Martin Waddell, illustrated by Patrick Benson (Walker) The night is dark, mum has gone hunting and the forest is scary. The three...
Napanee Guide, September 16, 2011
...t fall asleep for fear of the dark will relate to ‘Can’t You Sleep Little Bear?’ by Martin Waddell. Little Bear cannot settle for the night. Big Bear does everything he can think of to help his cub fall asleep. Finally, Little Bear does, in Big...
Oprah.com, August 19, 2011
...Houghton Mifflin Harcourt The Blueberry Pie Elf By Nancy Thayer, published by Purple House Press Owl Babies By Martin Waddell, published by Candlewick Press...
Bookseller, June 16, 2011
...titles per year. Walker published Where’s Wally by Martin Handford, Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear? by Martin Waddell and Barbara Frith, Five Minute’s Peace by Jill Murphy, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, and Ten in...
King Sentinel, December 7, 2011
...hot cider and cookies to enjoy at intermission. The four stories are Room for a Little One, by Martin Waddell; Mortimer’s Christmas Manger, by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman; Follow That Star, by Kenneth Oppel; and Prisoners in the Promised Land,...
North West Evening Mail, November 25, 2011
...is made up of last seasons under-18 team and then theres a couple of more experienced heads in Martin Waddell and Paul Marsh. These young lads have so much potential, but it is a big step up to playing open-age football against experienced sides like...
Guardian.co.uk, October 21, 2011
...ends up with the most fantastic creation imaginable. Satoshi Kitamura's illustrations are a treat. Ages 3+ Owl Babies Martin Waddell, illustrated by Patrick Benson (Walker) The night is dark, mum has gone hunting and the forest is scary. The three...
Lucybird's Book Blog, October 5, 2011
...When I wrote my post on picture books earlier this week I said that I was going to write another one this week for books which I had discovered later on, mainly while working in childcare (I work with pre-school and toddler children). I've picked books...
The Book Chook, July 10, 2011
...would be jumping up and down crying for his mummy.’ Clearly, the 57,000 times I’ve read Martin Waddell’s Owl Babies has had an impact. We use our experiences outside to reflect and extend upon the reading we do inside. The garden inspires and...
Library Mice, May 2, 2011
...children, and this does a great job at showing it (the subject matter reminded me a little bit of Martin Waddell and Penny Dale's Rosie's Babies , another great book about having a baby in the family). The clear, gentle-looking and softly coloured...