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Colin Dann

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Richmond, London, The United Kingdom

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Children's Books

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Colin Dann (born 1943 in Richmond, London) 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.

Colin Dann, recipient of Britain's Arts Council National Award for Children's Literature, is also the author of six sequels and a prequel to The Animals of Farthing Wood.

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Average rating: 3.84 · 1,270 ratings · 58 reviews · 75 distinct works

	The Animals of Farthing Wood (Farthing Wood, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 570 ratings — published 1979 — 17 editions	My rating:
	In the Grip of Winter (Farthing Wood, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 86 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Fox Cub Bold (Farthing Wood, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 80 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Fox's Feud (Farthing Wood, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1982 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Siege of White Deer Park (Farthing Wood, #5) 3.87 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions	My rating:
	In the Path of the Storm (Farthing Wood, #6) 3.73 avg rating — 62 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Battle for the Park (Farthing Wood, #7) 4.02 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	My rating:
	King of the Vagabonds 3.79 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Ram of Sweetriver 3.48 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Just Nuffin 3.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1990	My rating:

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Series by Colin Dann

Farthing Wood (7 books)
by Colin Dann

3.86 avg rating — 1,077 ratings

Lions of Lingmere (2 books)
by Colin Dann

3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings

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