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Olivier Dunrea

Author of Old Bear and His Cub

59 Works 5,239 Members 118 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Olivier Dunrea was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1953. He earned a B.A. from West Chester State College in 1975 and his M.A. in theater and music from Washington State University the following year. Beginning in 1983 Dunrea has written and illustrated more than 50 books for children. The show more gosling characters Gossie and Ollie are two of his most beloved creations. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Olivier Dunrea

Old Bear and His Cub (2010) 753 copies
Gossie (2002) 722 copies
Gossie & Gertie (2002) 558 copies
Ollie (2003) 330 copies
Ollie the Stomper (2003) 295 copies
Peedie (2004) 252 copies
BooBoo (2004) 226 copies
Little Cub (2012) 159 copies
Merry Christmas, Ollie! (2008) 147 copies
Ollie's Halloween (2010) 143 copies
Bear Noel (2000) 114 copies
Gideon (Gossie & Friends) (2012) 112 copies
It's Snowing! (1656) 95 copies
Gus (Gossie & Friends) (2015) 83 copies
Deep Down Underground (1989) 76 copies
Gemma and Gus (2015) 70 copies
A Christmas Tree for Pyn (2011) 66 copies
Hanne's Quest (2006) 50 copies
Eppie M. Says (1990) 41 copies
Gossie Plays Hide and Seek (2010) 34 copies
The broody hen (1992) 34 copies
The Trow-Wife's Treasure (1998) 27 copies
Me and Annie McPhee (2016) 23 copies
The Tale of Hilda Louise (1996) 22 copies
Mogwogs on the March! (1985) 15 copies
Ravena (1984) 13 copies
Eddy B, Pigboy (1983) 7 copies
Ollie & Kees 1 copy
Essie and Myles (2008) 1 copy

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Birthdate
1953
Gender
male

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Ruby and Rufus love the water. They like to swim and dive. They like to play with the fish. One day they go to the pond to find it is frozen. What will they do now?

This was adorable! I loved the illustrations. They were bright and colorful. I liked Ruby and Rufus. They may have liked the same things, but they put their spin on each thing they liked. I also liked that they discovered what they could do on a frozen pond. It was fun!

I look forward to reading other books in this series.… (more)
 
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Sheila1957 | 1 other review | Dec 29, 2023 |
Gideon has a favorite friend, his toy octopus. He brings Otto with him everywhere. But one day Otto doesn't stay right where Gideon put him. Gideon must find Otto before day's end!
 
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PlumfieldCH | 1 other review | Sep 22, 2023 |
Peedie is a small yellow gosling who sometimes forgets things. But he never forgets to wear his lucky red baseball cap. He wears it everywhere. Until he puts it in a secret place.
 
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PlumfieldCH | 4 other reviews | Sep 22, 2023 |
A little banshee named Ravena finds herself out of step with the rest of her family in this sweetly spooky picture-book from author/illustrator Olivier Dunrea. All of the other Ravenlocks liked to wail, wash their laundry and look at their reflections in the nearby rock pool—none of which appealed to Ravena. So one night she packed her few belongings and set out to find a new home, experiencing a few missteps—trying to enter an occupied trow-wife hole, being grabbed by a bogtrotter while resting against a standing stone—before she finally found what she was looking for, in an abandoned cairn...

Published in 1984, Ravena was (according to the rear dust-jacket blurb) supposed to be the first of four picture-books devoted to the adventures of the eponymous banshee. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the subsequent three titles were every published, which is rather disappointing, as banshee-focused picture-books are not that common. In any case, I found the story engaging, and the artwork, done in muted and sepia tones, with the occasional colorful flourish, quite cute. I don't know that I was as impressed by this one as I'd hoped to be given the subject matter, but I enjoyed it enough that I regret the other three books about the character were never produced. The author blurb on the rear dust-jacket flap mentions research into Scottish prehistory and folklore, which rather surprised me, as I associate banshees more with Ireland than Scotland, but that is no doubt a limitation of my knowledge. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for stories featuring banshees, and some of the artifacts—stand stones, cairns, fairy mounds—of Celtic prehistory.
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Works
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Members
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Rating
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Reviews
118
ISBNs
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