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3 unusual facts about Martin Waddell


Helen Oxenbury

Oxenbury-illustrated picture books were the overall winners for 1989, We're Going on a Bear Hunt retold by Michael Rosen, and for 1991, Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell, another Greenaway runner up.

Little Dracula

It was penned by award-winning writer Martin Waddell and illustrated by Joseph Wright; although, a joke book was written by Alan Durant with illustration by Paul Tempest.

Newcastle, County Down

Award winning children's author Martin Waddell, although born in Belfast has lived most of life in the town.


1986 in Northern Ireland

Martin Waddell, writing as Catherine Sefton, publishes Starry Night, the first of a series of three young-adult novels set in The Troubles.


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