Shoe Baby
“This baby is not just adorable – such spirit and joie de vivre; these qualities are reflected in the words and the pictures of the mother/daughter partnership”
Books for Keeps

This is the Star
“The traditional story of the Nativity is told with the power of soul-stirring poetry and arresting illustrations. A story that is told and re-told can sometimes lose its lustre, but this retelling of the miracle birth brings back the elements of glory to this age-old tale”
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists

The Very Small
“The difference between big and small has never been delivered with such poetry”
The Guardian

The Pig Who Wished
“Dunbar, who at some point must have swallowed the essence of childhood herself, is brilliantly paired with Selina Young’s delirious illustrations”
The Sunday Telegraph

The Spring Rabbit
“Dunbar has a deceptively simple style that speaks straight to the hearts of four to six year olds.”
The Guardian

Panda and Ganda
“Everything, and I mean everything – about this book is a total delight: A wonderfully funny story with fabulous pictures.”
Vivien French, The Guardian

The Monster Who Ate Darkness
“In the Monster Who Ate Darkness,Joyce Dunbar casts the hidden monster of her story as a childlike, magical helper.
He radiates impish, toylike innocence . A happy ending comes to pass when the monster and the boy recognize that
they need each other.”
Leonard.S Marcus, The New York Times

Puss Jekyll Cat Hyde
“Cat lovers of all ages will relish this book. Jill Barton’s glorious large scale illustrations and Joyce Dunbar’s
lyrical and rhythmic text beautifully describes the many kinds of cat within the one creature. Entertaining and
thoughtful, this is a book to enjoy again and again.”
Julia Eccleshare, lovereading.com

Twinkle Twinkle Squiglet Pig
“A beautiful and colourful picture book, perfect for reading together. The language is fantastic and the story has a great
message for children about staying positive and looking for the wonderful things in the world.”
welovethisbookcom

Moonbird
“Across pages which have the splendour of a medieval tapestry, the deaf prince, like a truth telling child in a fairy tale,
teaches the court new and deeper forms of communication. A wonderful tale about deafness. “
The Irish Times

Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go To Sleep
“When my children were growing up this book was a regular request to be read and read to. It has a beautiful message of calmness. Imagine my joy at now working closely with Joyce and her being a regular in our own Bookshop”
Dan Fridd – Bookbugs and dragon Tales