Colin Dann

Colin Dann
Born (1943-03-10) 10 March 1943 (age 83)
Richmond, Surrey, England
Writing career
Notable workThe Animals of Farthing Wood

Colin Dann (born 10 March 1943) is an English author. He is best known for his The Animals of Farthing Wood 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

King of the Vagabonds series

Other books

The Lions of Lingmere series

References

  1. ↑ "Dann, Colin: Author". Egmont Books. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Leapman, Michael (12 December 1992). "BBC children's chief defends use of cartoons". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 January 2011.