Joyce Dunbar has written over 80 books for children, mostly picture books, including Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go To Sleep (Random House Children’s Books), Oddly (Walker Books) and I Want a Mini Tiger (Macmillan). Her picture book Shoe Baby (illustrated by Polly Dunbar) has been adapted into a stage play by Long Nose Puppets and Moonbird, illustrated by Jane Ray, has been performed as a play in five countries overseas as well as in the UK.

Joyce’s most recent titles published in autumn 2018: Grumpy Duck illustrated by Petr Horacek (Walker Books) in September and It’s Really Nearly Christmas illustrated by Victoria Turnbull in October.