Polly Dunbar - illustrator

Polly Dunbar - author/illustrator

About Polly Dunbar

Polly Dunbar graduated from Brighton Art School in 1999 where she studied illustration. Polly still lives and works in Brighton.

Her best-selling book Penguin won the Nestlé Silver Award 2007, The Book Trust Early Years Award 2007, The Red House Award 2008 and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Polly is also the author and illustrator of Tilly and Friends, a humorous and colourful series of six books following the escapades of a little girl and her animal friends who all live together in a little yellow house.

Polly is the co-founder of Long Nose Puppets. An award-winning puppet company, they have made successful adaptations of the books Shoe Baby, Fly Away Katie and Penguin. Long Nose Puppets are currently touring the UK.

Watch out for the CBeebies animation of Tilly in Autumn 2012.

Website

For more information, visit Polly’s own website: www.pollydunbar.com

Books

Polly’s books for Walker include:

Flyaway Katie (2004)
Dog Blue (2004)
Penguin (2007)
Winner of:
Nestlé Silver Award
Early Years Award 2007
Practical Pre-school Gold Medal 2007
Red House Award 2008
UKLA Award 2008
Tilly and Friends (2008 - 2009)
Soon to be serialised on the BBC
· Hello Tilly
· Happy Hector
· Where's Tumpty?
· Pretty Pru
· Doodle Bites
· Goodnight Tiptoe
Arthur's Dream Boat (2012)

Polly’s illustrative work includes:

Shoe Baby - by Joyce Dunbar, for Walker (2005)
My Dad's a Birdman - by David Almond, for Walker (2007)
Here's a Little Poem - a poetry anthology for Walker (2007)
Winner of the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award
Bubble Trouble - by Margaret Mahy, for Frances Lincoln (2008)
The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon - by David Almond, for Walker (2010)
Pat-a-Cake Baby - by Joyce Dunbar, for Walker