Colin Dann (born 10 March 1943) is an
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author. He is best known for his ''
The Animals of Farthing Wood
The Animals of Farthing Wood is a series of books about a group of woodland animals. It originated with the 1979 book, ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'', by Colin Dann, and was followed by six sequels and a prequel by Dann. An animated ''Ani ...
'' series of books, which was subsequently made into an animated series.
Dann worked at the publishing firm
William Collins, Sons & Co. for thirteen years, and his first novel, ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'', was written during this period. The original cover for this and a dozen others was painted by Portal artist Frances Broomfield.
Books
Farthing Wood series
* ''
The Animals of Farthing Wood
The Animals of Farthing Wood is a series of books about a group of woodland animals. It originated with the 1979 book, ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'', by Colin Dann, and was followed by six sequels and a prequel by Dann. An animated ''Ani ...
'' (1979)
* ''
In the Grip of Winter'' (1981)
* ''
Fox's Feud'' (1982)
* ''
The Fox Cub Bold'' (1983)
* ''
The Siege of White Deer Park'' (1985)
* ''
In the Path of the Storm
''In the Path of the Storm'' is the sixth book of The Animals of Farthing Wood (book series), The Animals of Farthing Wood series. It was first published in 1989 and has since been included in a single book with ''The Siege of White Deer Park'' ...
'' (1989)
* ''
Battle for the Park
''Battle for the Park'' is the seventh (and in linear terms the final) book of The Animals of Farthing Wood series. It was first published in 1992 and has since been included with ''The Siege of White Deer Park'' and ''In the Path of the Storm'' ...
'' (1992)
* ''
Farthing Wood - The Adventure Begins'' (1994)
King of the Vagabonds series
* ''King of the Vagabonds'' (1987)
* ''
The City Cats'' (1992)
* ''Copycat'' (1997)
Other books
*''
The Ram of Sweetriver'' (1986)
* ''
The Beach Dogs'' (1988)
* ''
Just Nuffin'' (1990)
* ''
A Great Escape'' (1990)
* ''
Legacy of Ghosts'' (1991)
*''
Nobody's Dog'' (1999)
The Lions of Lingmere series
*''Journey to Freedom'' (1999)
*''Lion Country'' (2000)
*''Pride of the Plains'' (2002)
References
External links
SciFan Colin Dann Bibliography
1943 births
Living people
20th-century English novelists
21st-century English novelists
English children's writers
People from Richmond, London
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