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She is best known for her self-illustrated books Penguin, the Tilly and Friends series (which became a BBC children's television series) and Hello, Mum – an illustrated memoir of motherhood and her first book for adults.[2][3]
Polly Dunbar's Dog Blue and Flyaway Katie, both as author-illustrator, were published in 2004.[9] The following year she illustrated Shoe Baby, written by her mother, author Joyce Dunbar.[9]
She is also the illustrator for Here's A Little Poem which was on the IBBY honour's book list for 2008, and Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy, which won a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award in 2009.[12][13]
Dunbar was named "Most Promising New Illustrator" in Publishers Weekly''s Cuffie Awards in 2004.[14] In 2008, she was featured in The Times's list of "The best new picture book illustrators".[15] In 2008 Booktrust named her one of the Ten Best Illustrators, and in 2011 she became their fourth writer in residence.[16]
Her Tilly and Friends books became a BBC animated television series, which aired on CBeebies in 2012.[19]
She co-founded Long Nose Puppets in 2006. Since then, the company has performed puppet adaptations of her books Penguin, Flyaway Katie, Shoe Baby, Arthur's Dream Boat, and soon While We Can't Hug.[20] Their production of Shoe Baby won Best Children’s Show at Brighton Fringe Festival.[21]
