Eve Bunting (Anne Evelyn Bunting) was born December 19, 1928 in Maghera Northern Ireland and came to the United States in the 1960. She was brought up in a literacy rich home, her father loved poetry and frequently read to her as a child. Her mother opened a library in their home town, however, it was unsuccessful. Bunting writes in a variety genres for all ages. She states, “I like to write for every child. One of my greatest joys is writing picture books. I have discovered the pleasures of telling a story of happiness or sorrow in a few simple words.”
She enjoys writing picture books that make young people ponder and books that encourage them to ask questions. The art within her writing includes telling the story in first person’s view or in a child’s perspective, which puts the reader in the shoes of the character. The majority of her themes for her young adult readers include controversial issues such as teenage prostitution, runaways, difficult stages of motherhood, teenage suicide, alcoholic abuse, etc... Her picture books are mostly written to address serious themes such as immigration, hatred, prejudice, homelessness, gangs, war and many other controversial issues. However, she also writes books for fun because she says that there needs to be a healthy balance, such as The Sea World Book of Sharks, The Robot Birthday and many others.
Many of her patterns that she follows in her picture books are not happily ever after, but an ending of hope and a point of view from a child’s perspective on controversial issues. Some of Bunting’s book’s that address immigration are as she quotes, “… written with great feeling because I was an immigrant to the United States and I can relate to the struggles”.
Bunting identifies herself as an immigrant that came to America for better opportunities. She struggled when she first came with her three children and her husband. Some of her books that address immigration include One Green Apple, Going Home, How Many Days to America: A Thanksgiving Story, and A Day’s Work.
She enjoys writing picture books that make young people ponder and books that encourage them to ask questions. The art within her writing includes telling the story in first person’s view or in a child’s perspective, which puts the reader in the shoes of the character. The majority of her themes for her young adult readers include controversial issues such as teenage prostitution, runaways, difficult stages of motherhood, teenage suicide, alcoholic abuse, etc... Her picture books are mostly written to address serious themes such as immigration, hatred, prejudice, homelessness, gangs, war and many other controversial issues. However, she also writes books for fun because she says that there needs to be a healthy balance, such as The Sea World Book of Sharks, The Robot Birthday and many others.
Many of her patterns that she follows in her picture books are not happily ever after, but an ending of hope and a point of view from a child’s perspective on controversial issues. Some of Bunting’s book’s that address immigration are as she quotes, “… written with great feeling because I was an immigrant to the United States and I can relate to the struggles”.
Bunting identifies herself as an immigrant that came to America for better opportunities. She struggled when she first came with her three children and her husband. Some of her books that address immigration include One Green Apple, Going Home, How Many Days to America: A Thanksgiving Story, and A Day’s Work.
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