Eve Bunting (1928–2023)
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Eve Bunting was born in 1928 in Maghera, Ireland, as Anne Evelyn Bunting. She graduated from Northern Ireland's Methodist College in Belfast in 1945 and then studied at Belfast's Queen's College. She emigrated with her family in 1958 to California, and became a naturalized citizen in 1969. That visa mer same year, she began her writing career, and in 1972, her first book, "The Two Giants" was published. In 1976, "One More Flight" won the Golden Kite Medal, and in 1978, "Ghost of Summer" won the Southern California's Council on Literature for Children and Young People's Award for fiction. "Smokey Night" won the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Medal in 1995 and "Winter's Coming" was voted one of the 10 Best Books of 1977 by the New York Times. Bunting is involved in many writer's organizations such as P.E.N., The Authors Guild, the California Writer's Guild and the Society of Children's Book Writers. She has published stories in both Cricket, and Jack and Jill Magazines, and has written over 150 books in various genres such as children's books, contemporary, historic and realistic fiction, poetry, nonfiction and humor. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Verk av Eve Bunting
Clothing Preschool Story Time Kit 5 exemplar
On Christmas Eve 1 exemplar
The Valentine Cat 1 exemplar
Where's Willie? 1 exemplar
Runaway Home 1 exemplar
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Allmänna fakta
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Bunting, Anne Eve
- Andra namn
- Bunting, A. E.
Bolton, Evelyn - Födelsedag
- 1928-12-19
- Avled
- 2023-10-01
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- Ireland
USA (naturalized) - Land (för karta)
- Northern Ireland, UK
- Födelseort
- Maghera, Northern Ireland, USA
- Bostadsorter
- Ireland
Pasadena, California, USA - Utbildning
- Methodist College Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
Pasadena City College - Yrken
- author
- Organisationer
- International PEN
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Priser och utmärkelser
- Regina Medal (1997)
- Kort biografi
- Eve Bunting was born and educated in Northern Ireland. Her first book, The Two Giants, was published in 1972. Since that first book, Eve Bunting has gone on to write many, many more, ranging from picture books to novels for young adults.
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Roman loved it - and so did I - if had room would buy it - just because it reminded me of certain members my family
"The gargoyles squat / high on corners / staring into space, their empty eyes unblinking / till night comes." So begins the poetic narrative of this striking picture book from author Eve Bunting and illustrator David Wiesner. Leaving their stiff daytime positions, the gargoyles peek into the museum they guard, cavort in a nearby fountain, and frighten the night watchman, before returning to their accustomed places as dawn approaches...
The beautifully evocative text from Bunting, describing the antics of the gargoyles at night, is perfectly matched by the dark-toned but gorgeous pastel artwork of Wiesner in Night of the Gargoyles. As an admirer of both of these picture book creators, I was eager to track down this beautiful but fearsome title, which, although it is not explicitly a Halloween tale, was done in honor of the season. How glad I am that I did, as I found everything about it beautiful. I was reminded of another gargoyle-centered picture book I have read and enjoyed—Dav Pilkey's God Bless the Gargoyles. On the whole, I think I found the Pilkey more emotionally resonant than this one, as it addressed deeper philosophical and religious themes, but aesthetically, from a textual and visual perspective, I think I prefer this one. Perhaps the two could be read together, for two different views on gargoyles.… (mer)
The beautifully evocative text from Bunting, describing the antics of the gargoyles at night, is perfectly matched by the dark-toned but gorgeous pastel artwork of Wiesner in Night of the Gargoyles. As an admirer of both of these picture book creators, I was eager to track down this beautiful but fearsome title, which, although it is not explicitly a Halloween tale, was done in honor of the season. How glad I am that I did, as I found everything about it beautiful. I was reminded of another gargoyle-centered picture book I have read and enjoyed—Dav Pilkey's God Bless the Gargoyles. On the whole, I think I found the Pilkey more emotionally resonant than this one, as it addressed deeper philosophical and religious themes, but aesthetically, from a textual and visual perspective, I think I prefer this one. Perhaps the two could be read together, for two different views on gargoyles.… (mer)
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- Verk
- 257
- Även av
- 2
- Medlemmar
- 40,984
- Popularitet
- #427
- Betyg
- 4.0
- Recensioner
- 2,355
- ISBN
- 1,278
- Språk
- 11
- Favoritmärkt
- 4
- Proberstenar
- 177
Warning: story depicts a night of protests in a neighborhood. Theme may be scary for young children. Good opportunity to talk tough topics presented in the book.