Martin Waddell

Martin Waddell

Martin Waddell also writes as: Catherine Sefton.

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Football Spy (Children's Book) was the most recently released book by Martin Waddell, on September 8th, 2022.

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Martin Waddell Stats: The most read book by Martin Waddell on Book Notification is Owl Babies, a Children's Book novel. The second most read book is Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?' (Little Bear #1).

Below is a complete list of Martin Waddell books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Martin Waddell is the Martin Waddell Children's Books.

List of Bertie Boggin Books in Publication Order (as Catherine Sefton)

Bertie Boggin has adventures with his worried ghost friend.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Ghost and Bertie Boggin
1980
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2
Bertie Boggin and the Ghost Again!
1991
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List of Ghosts Of Cobweb Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Ghosts Of Cobweb
1992
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2
The Ghosts Of The Cobweb And The Skully Bones Mystery
1993
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3
The Ghosts of Cobweb and the Circus Star
1995
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List of Harriet Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Harriet and the Crocodiles
1982
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2
Harriet and the Haunted School
1984
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3
Harriet and the Robot
1987
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List of Little Bear Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Little Bear books are Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?', You And Me, Little Bear, and Good Job, Little Bear.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?'
1988
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2
You And Me, Little Bear
1996
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3
Good Job, Little Bear
1999
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4
Well Done, Little Bear
1999
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5
Little Bear's Baby Book
2000
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6
The Little Bear Stories
2001
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7
Sleep Tight, Little Bear
2005
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List of Little Dracula Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Little Dracula books are Little Dracula Goes to School, Little Dracula's First Bite, and Little Dracula's Christmas.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Little Dracula's First Bite
1986
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2
Little Dracula's Christmas
1986
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3
Little Dracula at the Seaside
1987
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4
Little Dracula Goes to School
1987
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5
Little Dracula at the Seashore
1987
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6
Little Dracula's Fiendishly Funny Joke Book
1992
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7
Little Dracula's Monstrous Poster
1992
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8
Little Dracula's Other Monstrous Poster
1992
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List of Mimi Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Mimi books are Mimi's Christmas, Mimi and the Dream House, and Mimi and the Picnic.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mimi and the Dream House
1995
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2
Mimi and the Picnic
1995
Go
3
Mimi's Christmas
1997
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4
Mimi Mouse's Christmas
1997
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5
Milly Bean, Jungle Queen
2001
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6
Mimi and the Blackberry Pies
2001
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List of Mystery Squad: Solve It Yourself Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Mystery Squad: Solve It Yourself books are The Mystery Squad and the Artful Dodger, The Mystery Squad and the Dead Man's Message, and The Mystery Squad and the Whistling Teeth.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Mystery Squad and the Dead Man's Message
1984
Go
2
The Mystery Squad and the Artful Dodger
1984
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3
The Mystery Squad and the Whistling Teeth
1984
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4
The Mystery Squad and the Creeping Castle
1985
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5
The Mystery Squad And The Cannonball Kid
1986
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6
The Mystery Squad and the Robot's Revenge
1986
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List of Napper Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Napper books are Napper Goes For Goal, Napper Strikes Again, and Napper's Luck.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Napper Goes For Goal
1981
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2
Napper Strikes Again
1981
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3
Napper's Golden Goals
1988
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4
Napper's Luck
1993
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5
Napper's Big Match
1993
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6
Napper, Super-sub
1993
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List of Otley Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Otley
1966
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2
Otley Pursued
1967
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3
Otley Victorious
1969
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List of Shakespeare Retold Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Shakespeare Retold books are Hamlet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Macbeth
2008
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2
Romeo and Juliet
2008
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3
Richard III
2008
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4
The Tempest
2008
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5
Hamlet
2009
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6
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2009
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List of Sinbad Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Sinbad books are Sinbad and the Diamond Valley, Sinbad and the Monkeys, and Sinbad and the Whale.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Sinbad and the Whale
2009
Go
2
Sinbad and the Diamond Valley
2009
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3
Sinbad and the Monkeys
2009
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4
Sinbad and the Ogres
2010
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5
Sinbad and the Giant Spider
2010
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6
Sinbad and the Pirates.
2010
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List of Troubles Books in Publication Order (as Catherine Sefton)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Starry Night
1986
Go
2
Frankie's Story
1988
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3
The Beat of the Drum
2000
Go

List of Children's Books in Publication Order (with Vivian French)

Ranked by popularity, the top children's books are Owl Babies, Farmer Duck, and Once There Were Giants.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Sleepers On The Hill ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1973
Go
2
The Ghost in the Blue Velvet Dress
1973
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3
The Haunting of Ellen ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1974
Go
4
Ernie's Flying Trousers
1978
Go
5
Emer's Ghost ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1981
Go
6
A Puff of Smoke ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1982
Go
7
The Emma Dilemma ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1982
Go
8
Island of the Strangers ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1983
Go
9
My Gang ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1984
Go
10
Going West
1984
Go
11
Big Bad Bertie
1984
Go
12
The Blue Misty Monsters ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1985
Go
13
The Finn Gang ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1985
Go
14
The Ghost Girl ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1985
Go
15
School Reporter's Notebook
1985
Go
16
The Day It Rained Elephants
1986
Go
17
Shadows on the Lake ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1987
Go
18
Class Three and the Beanstalk
1988
Go
19
The space rocket
1988
Go
20
Alice the Artist
1988
Go
21
Great Gran Gorilla and the Robbers
1988
Go
22
The Day The Smells Went Wrong ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1988
Go
23
Great Gran Gorilla to the Rescue
1989
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24
The Park in the Dark
1989
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25
Judy the Bad Fairy
1989
Go
26
10
Once There Were Giants
1989
Go
27
The Great Green Mouse Disaster
1989
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28
Fred the Angel
1989
Go
29
Amy Said
1990
Go
30
We Love Them
1990
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31
The Hidden House
1990
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32
6
Rosie's Babies
1990
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33
Daisy's Christmas
1990
Go
34
Horace the Ghost ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1991
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35
The Boggart in the Barrel ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1991
Go
36
Squeak-a-lot
1991
Go
37
Grandma's Bill
1991
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38
Man Mountain
1991
Go
39
The Toymaker
1991
Go
40
The Happy Hedgehog Band
1991
Go
41
Coming Home
1991
Go
42
Daisy the Dreamer
1991
Go
43
Owl and Billy
1991
Go
44
8
The Pig In The Pond
1992
Go
45
Sailor Bear
1992
Go
46
6
Owl Babies
1992
Go
47
Along a Lonely Road ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1993
Go
48
Rubberneck's Revenge
1993
Go
49
Baby's Hammer
1993
Go
50
Little Mo
1993
Go
51
Haunted Schoolbag ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1993
Go
52
A frog in the throat
1994
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53
The Kidnapping of Suzie Q. ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1994
Go
54
The Cast Off ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1994
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55
Sam Vole and His Brothers
1994
Go
56
8
The Big Big Sea
1994
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57
Billy Fishbone and Other Sea Stories
1994
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58
The Smugglers of Mourne
1994
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59
Little Frog and the Tadpoles
1994
Go
60
Upside Down Harry Brown
1994
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61
The House Under the Stairs
1995
Go
62
John Joe and the Big Hen
1995
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63
The Skeleton Club ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1995
Go
64
The Shop That Never Shuts
1995
Go
65
Tango's Baby
1995
Go
66
Watch Out, Fred's About ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1996
Go
67
Bears Everywhere
1996
Go
68
Small Bear Lost
1996
Go
69
What Use Is a Moose?
1996
Go
70
My Aunty Sal and the Mega-sized Moose
1996
Go
71
The Adventures of Pete and Mary Kate
1997
Go
72
Little Frog and the Dog
1997
Go
73
Little Frog and the Frog Olympics
1997
Go
74
The Pocket Elephant ( As: Catherine Sefton)
1997
Go
75
The Life And Loves Of Zoë T. Curley
1997
Go
76
Bedtime Stories
1997
Go
77
Yum, Yum, Yummy
1998
Go
78
The Duck in the Hat
1998
Go
79
Poor Tom and the Smugglers of Mourne
1998
Go
80
Who Do You Love?
1999
Go
81
All Aboard
1999
Go
82
The Hollyhock Wall
1999
Go
83
Lucky Duck Song
1999
Go
84
How Billy Duck Learned to Swim
1999
Go
85
A Kitten Called Moonlight
2000
Go
86
Night Night, Cuddly Bear
2000
Go
87
6
Farmer Duck (With: Vivian French)
2000
Go
88
Let's Go Home, Little Bear
2001
Go
89
My Great Grandpa
2001
Go
90
Tom Rabbit
2001
Go
91
Herbie Monkey
2001
Go
92
Webster J. Duck
2001
Go
93
Give It to Joe!
2001
Go
94
Snow Bears
2002
Go
95
Ronald The Tough Sheep
2002
Go
96
Odysseus and the Wooden Horse of Troy
2002
Go
97
Hi, Harry!
2003
Go
98
The Great Tree Mouse Adventure
2003
Go
99
Shooting Star
2004
Go
100
Tiny's Big Adventure
2004
Go
101
Something So Big
2005
Go
102
Kind Emma
2005
Go
103
Bert’s Band
2005
Go
104
Talk Talk Talk
2005
Go
105
It's Quacking Time!
2005
Go
106
The Big, Little Dinosaur
2006
Go
107
Horse up a Tree
2006
Go
108
The Small Bun
2006
Go
109
Tough Ronald
2007
Go
110
Charlie's Tasks
2007
Go
111
Bee Frog
2007
Go
112
The Dirty Great Dinosaur
2009
Go
113
Beowulf and Grendel
2009
Go
114
Baba Yaga
2009
Go
115
Captain Small Pig
2009
Go
116
The Super Hungry Dinosaur
2009
Go
117
Ben and Bobo
2010
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118
The Super Swooper Dinosaur
2012
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119
Bears, Bears, Bears
2013
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120
Class Six and the Very Big Rabbit
2015
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121
10
Room for a Little One
2015
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122
Two Brown Bears
2016
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123
Charlie Stories All Stars
2016
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124
Football Spy (With: Laszlo Veres)
2022
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List of Chapter Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Martin Waddell Chapter Books books are Tales from the Shop That Never Shuts, Our Sleepysaurus, and Owl and Billy and the Space Days.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tales from the Shop That Never Shuts
1988
Go
2
Our Sleepysaurus
1988
Go
3
Owl and Billy and the Space Days
1988
Go
4
Little Obie and the Flood
1991
Go
5
Little Obie and the Kidnap
1991
Go
6
Herbie Whistle
1991
Go
7
The Ghost Family Robinson At the Seaside
1992
Go
8
When the Teddy Bears Came
1994
Go
9
The Get-away Hen
1995
Go
10
Perils of Lord Reggie Parrot
1997
Go
11
Cup Run
2003
Go
12
Going Up
2003
Go
13
Star Striker Titch
2003
Go
14
Death and the Neighbours and Little Bridget
2005
Go
15
Ernie and the Fishface Gang
2006
Go
16
Arabian Nights
2008
Go

List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are The Orchard Book of Goblins Ghouls and Ghosts and Other Magical Stories, The Owl and Billy Stories, and The Dump Gang.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Owl and Billy Stories
1988
Go
2
The Dump Gang
1996
Go
3
Boneless and the Tinker
2005
Go
4
The Orchard Book of Goblins Ghouls and Ghosts and Other Magical Stories
2006
Go
5
The Orchard Book of Ghostly Stories
2009
Go
6
The Orchard Book of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
2010
Go

List of Catherine Sefton Teen & Young Adult in Publication Order (as Catherine Sefton, with Margaret Chamberlain)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Flying Sam
1986
Go

List of Lost Treasures Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Lost Treasures books are Hotel for Dogs, In a Blue Velvet Dress, and The Kellyhorns.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Hotel for Dogs (By: Lois Duncan)
1971
Go
2
8
In a Blue Velvet Dress (With: Eros Keith, Catherine Sefton)
1973
Go
3
The Kellyhorns (By: Barbara Cooney)
2001
Go
4
The Great Cheese Conspiracy (By: Jean Van Leeuwen)
2012
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List of Sprinters Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Sprinters books are The Most Impossible Parents, Patrick's Perfect Pet, and Cool as a Cucumber.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Shape up, Monty! (By: Colin West)
1991
Go
2
The Snow Maze (By: Jan Mark)
1992
Go
3
Impossible Parents Go Green (By: Brian Patten)
1992
Go
4
The Finger Eater (By: Arthur Robins, Dick King-Smith)
1992
Go
5
New Big House (By: Debi Gliori)
1992
Go
6
My Little Brother (By: Debi Gliori)
1992
Go
7
The Haunting of Pip Parker (By: Anne Fine)
1992
Go
8
Holly and the Skyboard (By: Ian Whybrow)
1993
Go
9
The Baked Bean Kids (By: Ann Pilling)
1993
Go
10
The Magic Boathouse (By: Sam Llewellyn)
1994
Go
11
Impossible Parents (By: Brian Patten)
1994
Go
12
Beware the Killer Coat (By: Susan Gates)
1994
Go
13
Art, You're Magic! (By: Sam McBratney)
1994
Go
14
Hector the Rat (By: Tony Wilkinson)
1994
Go
15
Fighting Dragons (By: Colin West)
1995
Go
16
Little Stupendo (By: Jon Blake)
1995
Go
17
Ronnie and the Giant Millipede (By: Jenny Nimmo)
1995
Go
18
Easy Peasy (By: Sarah Hayes)
1995
Go
19
Cup Final Kid
1996
Go
20
Care of Henry (By: Anne Fine)
1996
Go
21
Emmelina and the Monster (By: June Crebbin)
1998
Go
22
The Polecat Cafe (By: Sam Llewellyn)
1998
Go
23
Flora's Fantastic Revenge (By: Nick Warburton)
2000
Go
24
Little Stupendo Files High (By: Jon Blake)
2001
Go
25
Patrick's Perfect Pet (By: Annalena McAfee)
2002
Go
26
Tricky Nelly Nickleby (By: Berlie Doherty)
2003
Go
27
Cool as a Cucumber (By: Michael Morpurgo)
2003
Go
28
No Tights for George (By: June Crebbin)
2004
Go
29
Fearless Fitzroy (By: Alex Merry Kathy Henderson)
2005
Go
30
Molly and the Beanstalk (By: Pippa Goodhart)
2006
Go
31
Lady-long-legs (By: Jan Mark)
2006
Go
32
Tarquin the Wonder Horse (By: June Crebbin)
2006
Go
33
The Most Impossible Parents (By: Brian Patten)
2010
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List of TreeTops All Stars - Oxford Reading Tree Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top TreeTops All Stars - Oxford Reading Tree books are High Five Hank, High Five Henry, and Terry Takes Off.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Terry Takes Off (By: Jonathan Emmett)
2003
Go
2
Charlie Stories
2003
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3
High Five Hank (By: Alan MacDonald)
2007
Go
4
High Five Henry (By: Alan MacDonald)
2007
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List of Martin Waddell Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Ninth Pan Book of Horror Stories
1968
Go
2
The Tenth Pan Book of Horror Stories
1969
Go
3
The Random House Book of Ghost Stories
1990
Go
4
Magical Stories
1995
Go
5
The Walker Book of Magical Stories
1995
Go
6
Funny Stories
1995
Go
7
The Walker Book of Stories for 6+ Year Olds
2000
Go
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Martin Waddell

Martin Waddell was born in Belfast, .

Martin Waddell is the author of 124 Children's Books. The first children's book Martin wrote was The Sleepers On The Hill, in 1973. The most recently released Children’s book Martin published was Football Spy which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming children's books.

Martin Waddell has also written the Catherine Sefton Children's Books series which has 21 books including The Sleepers On The Hill and The Haunting of Ellen.

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Martin Waddell: F.A.Q

Where was Martin Waddell Born?

Martin Waddell was born in Belfast, .

What was the first book Martin Waddell wrote?

The first book written by Martin Waddell was Otley, published in 1966.

What was the most recent book Martin Waddell wrote?

Their most recently released work was Football Spy on September 8th, 2022.

What is the most popular book by Martin Waddell?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Martin Waddell book is Owl Babies. Here are their most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Owl Babies (6.00)
  2. Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?' (7.00)
  3. Farmer Duck (6.00)
  4. In a Blue Velvet Dress (8.00)
  5. Once There Were Giants (10.00)

Are there upcoming new books by Martin Waddell?

Martin Waddell does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Martin Waddell written?

Martin Waddell has written 210 books across 22 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the Bertie Boggin Series
  • 3 books in the Ghosts Of Cobweb Series
  • 3 books in the Harriet Series
  • 7 books in the Little Bear Series
  • 8 books in the Little Dracula Series
  • 6 books in the Mimi Series
  • 6 books in the Mystery Squad: Solve It Yourself Series
  • 6 books in the Napper Series
  • 3 books in the Otley Series
  • 6 books in the Shakespeare Retold Series
  • 6 books in the Sinbad Series
  • 3 books in the Troubles Series
  • 124 Children's Books
  • 16 Chapter Books
  • 6 Collections
  • 1 Catherine Sefton Teen & Young Adult
  • 21 Catherine Sefton Children's Books
  • 1 book in the Lost Treasures Series
  • 1 book in the Sprinters Series
  • 1 book in the TreeTops All Stars - Oxford Reading Tree Series
  • 1 Vivian French Picture Books
  • 1 book in the Fun-to-read Picture Books Series

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