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Joyce Dunbar is best known for her lively and quirky picture books stories, with their wide emotional range: she can be funny, as in EGGDAY; serious, as in THIS IS THE STAR; gentle, as in TELL ME SOMETHING HAPPY BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP; scary, as in THE MONSTER WHO ATE DARKNESS; adventurous, as in SHOE BABY; strange, as in ODDLY; poetic, as in MOONBIRD, but she is always reassuring. She has, as Philippa Pearce once said in a review, 'a passionate authenticity of imagination.' She revels in the joy of language, the playfulness of words, and in seeing her work fabulously brought to life by world class illustrators.
She is the author of a series of 26 stories called MOUSE & MOLE, which one reviewer said 'can stand alongside the greats of English Literature.' These have been made into T.V animation with Alan Bennett, Richard Briers. There are plans for a Christmas Special, with Imelda Staunton joining these two beloved actors.
In 2010 she wrote LOVE A PICTURE BOOK, a manifesto published by Booktrust. She loves to visit schools and give talks to adults. She was a creative writing tutor on the Greek island of Skyros for 10 years, and has also been a tutor for The Arvon Foundation. She was a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at UEA from 2006-2009.
She lives in a perfect little Mouse & Mole house, in the centre of Norwich, with her cat, Minnie Ha-ha. Read more |
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"A great book ... As well as appealing to cat people, this appeals to story lovers. I love it. I also love the language."
Henry Layte The Book Hive. |
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"Such a lovely little book with cutesy illustrations in all my favourite colours and easy flowing rhymes. It took me back to my childhood"
Gemma Jones Librarian |
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