Once upon a Time (Meet the Author) [Hardcover]

Eve Bunting (Author), John Pezaris (Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Richard C Owen Pub (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187845059X
• ISBN-13: 978-1878450593
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #770,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eve Bunting has written more than 200 books for children, many of which can be found in libraries around the world. Her other Clarion titles for very young readers include My Big Boy Bed, which was also illustrated by Maggie Smith, and Little Bear's Little Boat, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. She lives in Pasadena, California.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful introduction to a gifted children's author, November 25, 2011

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This review is from: Once upon a Time (Meet the Author) (Hardcover)

I have always loved Eve Bunting's books for children and have shared her books with my young daughter the last couple of years. Lately, my daughter, herself an aspiring writer (she loves writing short stories), has been expressing an interest in various authors, and how they were inspired to write. I looked up several kid-friendly author biographies and came across this title.

Once Upon a Time by Eve Bunting gives a short account of Ms. Bunting's beginnings in a small town called Maghera in Ireland. Eve's parents read a lot, and although Eve went away to boarding school when she was only seven, she recalls holidays spent reading at home and even while out. In 1959, Eve and her young family (husband and three young children) moved to California to make a life for themselves. Eve recounts her writing attempts, and how she still lives in the same home they moved into several decades earlier.

Once Upon a Time is a lovely account of a talented writer who has inspired generations of children with her wonderful books. There are lots of photographs that make this book engaging for young and old alike.