Bunting, Eve, 1928-....

Irish born, American author of children's and young adult books; author of 1995 Caldecott Award winner Smoky Night (1994).

From the description of Someone is hiding on Alcatraz Island : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402718

From the description of Red fox running : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490424

From the description of Cheyenne again : production material, ca. 1993-1995. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62444346

From the description of St. Patrick's day in the morning : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424773

From the description of Spying on Miss Müller : production material, ca. 1994-1995. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62444349

From the description of The big red barn : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437941

From the description of Janet Hamm needs a date for the dance : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424772

From the description of Terrible things : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424774

From the description of Sunshine home : production material ca. 1993-1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437950

From the description of Surrogate sister : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490425

From the description of Our sixth grade sugar babies : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437949

From the description of Ghost behind me : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424771

From the description of Face at the edge of the world : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424770

From the description of Jane Martin, Dog Detective : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490423

From the description of Blackbird singing : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437942

From the description of Smoky night : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686191

From the description of Market day : production material, ca. 1995-1996. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62687169

From the description of Someday a tree : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686192

From the description of The man who could call down owls : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686189

From the description of Papers, 1978-1998. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686185

From the description of The traveling men of Ballycoo : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686193

From the description of The ghosts of Departure Point : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686186

From the description of Magic and the night river : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686188

From the description of The sea world book of whales: production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686190

From the description of So far from the sea : production material, ca. 1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406441

From the description of Train to Somewhere : production material, ca. 1995-1996. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406442

From the description of Monkey in the middle : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402716

From the description of Nasty stinky sneakers : production material, ca. 1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62403746

From the description of Sixth-Grade sleepover : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402720

From the description of The mother's day mice : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402717

From the description of Night of the gargoyles : production material, ca. 1993-1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406440

From the description of SOS Titanic : production material, ca. 1996. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62495024

From the description of Moonstick : the seasons of the Sioux : production material, ca. 1996-1997. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62495023

From the description of Clancy's coat : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490420

Eve Bunting is the author of more than 200 books for young readers. She has received numerous awards including the Caldecott medal for Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz and the Kerlan award for her body of work.

From the description of Eve Bunting Papers 1993. (General Conference Mennonite Church). WorldCat record id: 58386104

Irish born, American author of children's and young adult books;author of 1995 Caldecott Award winner Smoky Night (1994).

From the description of The wall : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490426

From the description of The waiting game : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437951

From the description of Will you be my posslq? : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424775

From the description of If I asked you, would you stay? : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437947

From the description of The haunting of Safekeep : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437945

From the description of Is anybody there? : a novel : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490422

From the description of Yesterday's island : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424776

From the description of The great white shark : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686187

From the description of The happy funeral : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402715

From the description of The Valentine bears : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402721

Eve Bunting was born December 19, 1928 in Maghera, County Derry, Northern Ireland. She graduated from Methodist College in Belfast in 1945, and attended Queens University, Belfast for two years. In 1958, Eve Bunting and her husband and three children moved to California, where she began taking writing classes at a local college. In 1972, Eve Bunting published her first book The Two Giants, a story based on the Irish legend of Finn McCool the giant. Throughout her long and prolific career, Eve Bunting has used her knowledge of Irish folklore and the socio-political situation in Northern Ireland in some of her books for children and young adults.

Eve Bunting writes young adult novels in several genres, producing suspense novels and ghost stories as well as realistic ones that deal with contemporary issues such as surrogate motherhood, latchkey children, gangs and pollution. She also writes books for young readers that address serious issues such as ecology, nursing homes, and race issues. She has written over two hundred books, both fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, v. 64, pp. 60-68. Twentieth Century Children's Writers, 3rd ed., pp. 152-154.

From the guide to the Eve Bunting papers, 1977-2008, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])