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Joyce Dunbar

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Joyce Dunbar


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in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, The United Kingdom
January 06, 1944

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Joyce Dunbar is an English author of over seventy children’s books, best known for Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go To Sleep, This Is The Star, and the Mouse and Mole series. Born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, she studied English at Goldsmiths College before teaching drama until hearing loss led her to write full time in 1989. Her first children’s book appeared when she was 35, followed by works such as Mundo and the Weather-Child, which explored the experiences of a deaf child and earned critical recognition. Her stories have been adapted for stage, television, and interactive media, with Mouse and Mole becoming a 26-part animated series. She has also been an advocate for deaf awareness, cycling across Cuba for charity. Dunbar lives in N ...more

Average rating: 3.75 · 3,267 ratings · 616 reviews · 164 distinct worksSimilar authors
Tell Me Something Happy Bef...

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4.14 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 1998 — 29 editions
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Grumpy Duck

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3.57 avg rating — 402 ratings7 editions
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The Monster Who Ate Darkness

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3.84 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2008 — 11 editions
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Shoe Baby

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3.90 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions
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This Is the Star

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3.95 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1996 — 24 editions
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Puss Jekyll Cat Hyde

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3.66 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
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Tell Me What It's Like to B...

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3.85 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2001 — 21 editions
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Pat-a-Cake Baby

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2.57 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions
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Mouse and Mole

4.01 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions
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The Very Small

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3.86 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions
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More books by Joyce Dunbar…
Mouse and Mole Mouse and Mole Have a Party Happy Days for Mouse and Mo... A Very Special Mouse and Mole Hip Dip Dip With Mouse and ... Ups and Downs of Mouse and ... Mouse & Mole: Lo and Behold
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“Love is what makes you better.”
Joyce Dunbar, Oddly

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