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Martin Waddell

    10 avril 1941

    Martin Waddell est un auteur prolifique, célébré pour son œuvre considérable destinée aux jeunes lecteurs. Son écriture se caractérise par une profonde compréhension de la psyché enfantine et une représentation sensible de leur monde. Waddell saisit avec maestria les joies et les peines de l'enfance, souvent empreintes d'un humour doux et de sagesse. Ses récits touchent les lecteurs de tous âges par des thèmes universels tels que l'amitié, la famille et l'exploration du monde.

    The Ghost Family Robinson
    Tom Rabbit
    Farmer Duck in Russian and English
    Ernie and the Fishface Gang
    Owl babies
    Tu Ne Dors Pas, Petit Ours?
    • Petit ours ne parvient pas à s'endormir. Il a peur du noir. Grand Ours lui apporte une petite lanterne, puis une plus grande, puis une plus grande encore. Mais Petit Ours ne s'endort toujours pas : il a peur de la nuit qui pénètre dans la grotte. Alors, Grand Ours a une idée : il prend Petit Ours par la patte et l'emmène dehors...

      Tu Ne Dors Pas, Petit Ours?
      4,2
    • On a tree in the woods, three baby owls, Sarah and Percy and Bill, sit and think and wait for their Owl Mother to come home

      Owl babies
      4,4
    • Ernie and the Fishface Gang

      • 58pages
      • 3 heures de lecture

      The honour of class P6 is at stake when Ernie Flack and his friend Peanut Jackson take on Fishface Duggan and his gang from P7. Will Ernie's plan succeed? See who comes out on top in this lively school story with lots of illustrations.

      Ernie and the Fishface Gang
      4,4
    • Farmer Duck in Russian and English

      • 32pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town

      Farmer Duck in Russian and English
      5,0
    • Tom Rabbit

      • 32pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      After spending an enjoyable day on the farm, Sammy and his toy rabbit become separated but happily find each other at bedtime.

      Tom Rabbit
      4,2
    • When Tom's mum and dad refuse to believe in their existence, the ghost family Robinson set out to show that they are real, with exciting and hilarious consequences.

      The Ghost Family Robinson
      4,4
    • The Great Green Mouse Disaster

      • 32pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      A troupe of performing mice escape into a hotel lobby and proceed to wreak havoc all over the hotel. With each spread of Dupasquier's detailed drawings, particular areas of interest are pinpointed by questions on the whereabouts of key characters. This helps children follow the various storylines.

      The Great Green Mouse Disaster
      4,3
    • The Happy Hedgehog Band

      • 32pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      Harry the hedgehog loved to make a noise, so he made himself a big drum. Soon, all the other animals in the woods decided they wanted to join in. Lively colour illustrations.

      The Happy Hedgehog Band
      4,0
    • Who Do You Love?

      • 25pages
      • 1 heure de lecture

      It's Holly's bedtime and she plays her favourite go-to-bed game with mama. Who do you love? Mama asks and Holly names those she loves and explains why. But isn't there someone she has forgotten? It's Ma, of course, as Holly finally declares.

      Who Do You Love?
      4,0
    • Once There Were Giants

      • 32pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      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. This book explores the stages of life and development.

      Once There Were Giants
      4,2