David Dean

  • 5 stars across 41 books
 David Dean (Author)  
  David Dean graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999 with a BA in Illustration. He has illustrated multiple award-winning books and is known for his lively and colourful work, with a strong focus on mood and drama. He has won acclaim for his beautiful covers for the reissued Michael Morpurgo books, which have been exhibited in the V&A Museum of Childhood in London.
 
  
2nd July 2007

The White Giraffe: Book 1

The first book in the heart-warming White Giraffe series by Lauren St John, featuring the African adventures of Martine ... MoreThe White Giraffe: Book 1

(10 reviews) Review
7th March 2011

Laura Marlin Mysteries: Dead Man's Cove: Book 1

Winner of the 2011 Blue Peter Book of the Year Award, DEAD MAN'S COVE is the first book in a gripping adventure series a... MoreLaura Marlin Mysteries: Dead Man's Cove: Book 1

(10 reviews) Review
3rd October 2024

The Arctic Fox

Ellie is so excited to spend her Christmas holiday in Lapland - they're going to visit Santa, go on a reindeer sleigh ri... MoreThe Arctic Fox

(8 reviews) Review
5th July 2012

Laura Marlin Mysteries: Kidnap in the Caribbean: Book 2

From Cornwall to the Caribbean, 11-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin comes face to face with pirates, sharks, criminal... MoreLaura Marlin Mysteries: Kidnap in the Caribbean: Book 2

(6 reviews) Review
1st July 2008

The White Giraffe Series: Dolphin Song: Book 3

The second book in the heart-warming White Giraffe series by Lauren St John, featuring the African adventures of Martine... MoreThe White Giraffe Series: Dolphin Song: Book 3

(5 reviews) Review
1st May 2025

Land of the Last Wildcat

Discover the children's adventure hit of the year! Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize and Waterstones Book of the Mont... MoreLand of the Last Wildcat

(5 reviews) Review
1st October 2015

The White Giraffe Series: Operation Rhino: Book 5

Join Martine in her fifth African adventure in Lauren St John's bestselling THE WHITE GIRAFFE series. When Sawubona... MoreThe White Giraffe Series: Operation Rhino: Book 5

(4 reviews) Review
4th July 2024

Delta and the Lost City

' . . . ought to be the children's hit of the summer' - I PaperFollow Delta the wolfdog around Pompeii in 79 AD while th... MoreDelta and the Lost City

(4 reviews) Review
1st July 2010

The White Giraffe Series: The Elephant's Tale: Book 5

The fourth book in the heart-warming White Giraffe series by Lauren St John, featuring the African adventures of Martine... MoreThe White Giraffe Series: The Elephant's Tale: Book 5

(3 reviews) Review
28th May 2015

The Last Leopard

Martine is looking forward to the holidays and riding Jemmy, her white giraffe, until an accident sends her and Ben on a... MoreThe Last Leopard

(3 reviews) Review
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