Colin Dann

{{short description|English author (born 1943)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|03|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Richmond, Surrey, England

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| notableworks = The Animals of Farthing Wood

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Colin Dann (born 10 March 1943) is an English author.{{Cite web|url=http://www.egmont.co.uk/search.asp|title=Dann, Colin: Author|accessdate=20 March 2010|publisher=Egmont Books|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125213506/http://www.egmont.co.uk/search.asp|archivedate=25 November 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} He is best known for his The Animals of Farthing Wood series of books, which was subsequently made into an animated series.{{cite news|title= BBC children's chief defends use of cartoons |publisher= Independent|date=12 December 1992|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/bbc-childrens-chief-defends-use-of-cartoons-1563081.html|accessdate=2011-01-30|location=London|first=Michael|last=Leapman}}

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.