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". She went to Brighton university and graduated in 1999 with a degree in illustration.

As of February 2008, Dunbar lives in Brighton, England.

Career

Dunbar published Dog Blue and Flyaway Katie in 2004. 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. and the silver award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize for children under five years old. Dunbar is also the illustrator for Here's A Little Poem which is on the IBBY honour's book list for 2008.

Polly Dunbar was name "Most promising new illustrator" in Publisher Weekly 's Cuffie Awards in 2004. In 2008, she is featured in The Times's list of "The best new picture book illustrators".

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

Official site