Books by the author MARTIN WADDELL
Bears, Bears, Bears
Martin Waddell
Ruby likes bears. So she puts up a sign inviting them to call. She isn't content with just one bear though - she wants more and more and more. But, as Ruby soon discovers, you can have too much of a good thing!
Characters: Ruby
Once There Were Giants
Martin Waddell
Once there was a baby in the house - and to that baby, Mum and Dad and Jill and John and Uncle Tom were giants. But little by little, that baby grew up - until she became a giant too! Martin Waddell says of the book, "Small children live in a world designed for big people. I wrote this story to help them understand it, and the idea of growing older."
Owl Babies
Martin Waddell
A gentle tale of three baby owls reassures young children that Mummy will always come home.A gentle tale of three baby owls reassures young children that Mummy will always come home. Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch and wait... Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, wondering when their mother will return. But, at last, she does and they bounce up and down with joy, welcoming her home.
The Dirty Great Dinosaur
Martin Waddell
Grrrrrr! Look out! Here comes the Dirty Great Dinosaur . . . It's huge! It's hungry! It's the DIRTY GREAT DINOSAUR! He's going to eat anything in his way! Only Hal (and his little dog Billy) can stop the hungry beastie, because they know just how to calm that Dirty Great Dinosaur down . . . Let Hal and Billy show you how to calmly deal with temper tantrums of MONSTROUS proportions. An exciting and action-packed story written by world-renowned storyteller, Martin Waddell, brilliantly illustrated by Leonie Lord. The perfect gift for dinosaur lovers everywhere.
The Tough Princess
Martin Waddell
Princess Rosamund is no fairy-tale princess. The King and Queen want her to marry a rich and handsome prince; she'd much rather be off bashing bad fairies, slaying dragons and sorting out hundred-headed things. So that's what she does! But will it all end happily ever after? Follow the adventures of the tough princess and see!
Characters: Rosamund
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