Park in the Dark won the Emil/Kurt Maschler Award and Rosie’s Babies won the Best Book for Babies Award. He has been shortlisted for the Guardian Young Fiction Award for Starry Night and Along a Lonely Road, and for the Carnegie Award with Frankie’s Story. Martin has won scores of awards and prizes, among them the Smarties Prize for Can’t You Sleep Little Bear? and Farmer Duck. Kind Ox calls to Tired Donkey, 'Come inside. He has also written many books for educational publishers. There's always room for a little one here.' Then Tired Donkey arrives, led by Joseph and carrying Mary on his back. Martin Waddell is the award-winning author of many books for children, including Can't You Sleep, Little Bear and the other Little Bear books, illustrated by Barbara Firth, Farmer Duck, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, and Owl Babies, illustrated by Patrick Benson. His books include football stories (the Napper series), award-winning picture books, and novels which look at the impact of the Northern Ireland situation on the lives of young people. He enjoys writing for babies and for teenagers, and for the ages in between. Room for a Little One - by Martin Waddell (Hardcover) 9.99When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Suggested Age: 2-6 Years Number of Pages: 32 Genre: Juvenile Fiction Sub-Genre: Holidays & Celebrations Format: Hardcover Publisher: Margaret K. He became one of the most prolific and successful of children’s writers with well over a hundred books to his name. This gave him the financial independence to give all his time to writing.

His breakthrough as a writer came with the publication of Otley which was turned into a film starring Tom Courtney. His first ambition was to be a professional footballer and he played for the Fulham junior team. Martin Waddell was brought up in London and in Newcastle, Co.Down, Northern Ireland, where he now lives.

Room for a Little One by Martin Waddell