Colin Dann (born 10 March 1943) is an English author.^[1] He is best known for his The Animals of Farthing Wood series of books, which was subsequently made into an animated series.^[2]

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 (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 (1989)
• Battle for the Park (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)