Polly Dunbar

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name = Polly Dunbar

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occupation = author, illustrator
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website = http://www.pollydunbar.com/

Polly Dunbar (born in Cotswolds) is an author-illustrator. Dunbar is known for her self-illustrated books "Dog Blue", "Flyaway Katie" and "Penguin". She is the daughter of children's book writer Joyce Dunbar, who she worked with to publish the picture book "Shoe Baby". She is also the illustrator for "Here's a Little Poem" by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters, and "My Dad's a Birdman" by David Almond.

Biography

Dunbar was born in Cotswolds and moved to Stratford upon Avon when she was an eight-month-old. She went to school there until she was at age eleven and moved to Norwich with her family. There she attended City of Norwich School and Norwich Art school. She started writing and illustrating at age 16, when she published two books - which she describes as "cartoon books inspired by teenage antics". [http://www.booktrustchildrensbooks.org.uk/show/gallery/Illustrators%20Gallery/Polly-Dunbar-Gallery Illustrator's Gallery: Polly Dunbar] from "Book Trust Children's Books"] She went to Brighton university and graduated in 1999 with a degree in illustration. [ [http://www.franceslincoln.com/Contributor/987/i/Polly%20Dunbar Polly Dunbar profile] from "Frances Lincoln".]

As of February 2008, Dunbar lives in Brighton, England. [ [http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=1533 Author Biography] from "Book Browse"]

Career

Dunbar published "Dog Blue" and "Flyaway Katie" in 2004. [http://www.booksforkeeps.co.uk/issues/152/137 Take 3: Illustrators] from "Books For Keep"] The following year, she co-operated with her mother, author Joyce Dunbar, to produce the picture book "Shoe Baby". Dunbar's 2007 book "Penguin" is her most critically-successful book to date, winning the the Booktrust Early Years Awards in pre-school category. [ [http://www.imagesofdelight.com/client.asp?id=95 Dunbar, Polly] from "Images of delight"] and the silver award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize for children under five years old. [ [http://www.sla.org.uk/blg-nestle-childrens-book-prize-winners.php Nestle Children's Book Prize Winners announced] from "School Library Association"] Dunbar is also the illustrator for "Here's A Little Poem" which is on the IBBY honour's book list for 2008. [ [http://www.tallpoet.com/news.aspx?intNID=12&intContentID=8&blnPC=true 01/09/2008 // September 2008] from "tallpoet.com"]

Polly Dunbar was name "Most promising new illustrator" in Publisher Weekly 's Cuffie Awards in 2004. [ [http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/authordetail.cfm?authorID=10695 Polly Dunbar: Author/Illustrator Bio] from houghtonmifflinbooks.com.] [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=xZMJLmZPwaIC&pg=PT2&dq=Joyce+Dunbar+-inauthor:%22Joyce+Dunbar%22&as_brr=3&sig=ACfU3U0Cu71CYwlz99RSAmgNFN_KlYuI_Q Down the Back of the Chair] at Google Books.] In 2008, she is featured in The Times's list of "The best new picture book illustrators". [ [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children/article3728295.ece The best new picture book illustrators] from "The Times"]

Bibliography

*"Help I've forgotten my Brain" Kingfisher 1996
*"Help I'm out with the in-crowd" Kingfisher 1996
*"A Saucepan on his Head, Collected Nonsense Poems" Walker Books 2001
*"Henry VIII, Hole Story" Scholastic 2002
*"Cleopatra, Hole Story" Scholastic 2002
*"Scrooge, Hole Story" Scholastic 2002
*"The Dragon Test" written by June Crebbin, Walker Books 2003
*"Hal the Highway Man" written by June Crebbin, Walker Books 2003
*"Lucy and the Fire Stone" written by June Crebbin, Walker Books 2004
*"Hal the Pirate" written by June Crebbin, Walker Books 2004
*"Looking after Louis" written by Lesly Ely, Francis Lincoln 2004
*"Fly-away Katie" Walker Books 2004
*"Dog Blue" Walker Books 2004
*"Shoe Baby" written by Joyce Dunbar, Walker Books 2005
*"Down the Back of the Chair" written by Margaret Mahy, Francis Lincoln 2006
*"My Dad's a Birdman" written by David Almond, Walker Books 2007
*"Penguin" Walker Books 2007

References

External links

[http://www.pollydunbar.com/ Official site]