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Polly Dunbar

ポリ・ダンバー

Porī Danbā

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1977 （Cotswolds）
Nationality
United Kingdom, England
Languages
English
Residence History
Cotswolds → Stratford upon Avon → Norwich → Waveney Valley, Suffolk

Career

Occupations
Illustrator, Writer
Active Years
1996-
Affiliations
Long Nose Puppets
Influenced By
Joyce Dunbar

Education

Norwich School of Art and Design
Illustration
Degree: Bachelor's degree
Country: United Kingdom
Now Norwich University College of the Arts
Brighton University
Illustration
Degree: Degree in illustration
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Booktrust Early Years Awards
2007
Work: Penguin
Category: pre-school
Organization: Booktrust
Result: Winner
Nestle Children's Book Prize
2007
Work: Penguin
Category: under five years old
Organization: Nestle
Result: Silver award

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Penguin

2007 Children's picture books

A story about a penguin

friendshipadventure
Adaptations
  • [Puppet show] Penguin (2006)

Bibliography

  • Flyaway Katie
  • Dog Blue
  • Penguin
  • Arthur's Dream Boat
  • Something Fishy
  • A Lion is a Lion
  • Red Red Red
  • Hello, Mum

Adaptations

  • Tilly and Friends (BBC TV series)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
colorful illustrationsenjoyable narratives
Recurring Motifs
animal charactersfriendship

Legacy

Known as an illustrator of children's picture books, with the Tilly and Friends series adapted into a BBC animated TV series.

In Popular Culture

  • Tilly and Friends aired on CBeebies

Trivia

  • Daughter of children's book writer Joyce Dunbar
  • Numerous English-language books