Eve Bunting 

    Eve Bunting was born and educated in Northern Ireland. In 1958 she came to the United States with her husband and three children and settled in California. She has written more than 100 books ranging from picture books to young adult novels, many with socially-conscious themes. Her many awards include two California Young Readers Medals and similar awards from twenty-eight states. Her book Dandelions, illustrated by Greg Shed, received the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Award, the IRA Teachers' Choice Award, and was an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Ms. Bunting is the author of the Caldecott Award-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, which was also an ALA Notable, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and a Parent's Choice Award winner. She was awarded the 1997 Regina Medal, given by the Catholic Library Association for "continued distinguished contribution to children's literature," and was especially honored to receive a "Heal the World Award" given to her by school children for Fly Away Home. A writing teacher at the University of California, Los Angeles, Ms. Bunting is on the Board of Directors of the Society of Children's Book Writers and The Writer magazine. She lives in Pasadena, California.
 
Eve Bunting was a featured panel speaker at the Virginia Hamilton Conference in 1998.
 

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