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Martin Waddell

(b.1941)

aka Catherine Sefton

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

Otley
   Otley (1966)
   Otley Forever (1968)
   Otley Victorious (1969)

Ghost and Bertie Boggin (as by Catherine Sefton)
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)

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)

Harriet
   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)
   Mystery Squad and the Dead Man's Message (1984)
   Mystery Squad and the Whistling Teeth (1984)
   The Mystery Squad and the Artful Dodger (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 and Millicent (2010)

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)

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)

Shakespeare Retold
   A Midsummer Night's Dream (2008)
   Macbeth (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)

Novels

   A Little Bit British (1970)
   In a Blue Velvet Dress (1972) (as by Catherine Sefton)
   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)
   Starry Night (1986) (as by Catherine Sefton)
   The Ghost Girl (1987) (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)
   The Fishface Feud (1993)
   The Cast-off (1993) (as by Catherine Sefton)
   Rubberneck's Revenge (1993)
   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)