Her novels are primarily aimed at children and young adults, but she has also written the text for picture books.
Due to the popularity of her books with children, she has been listed as one of the Educational Paperback Association's top 100 authors.
She married business executive Edward Davidson Bunting, whom she met in college, on March 26, 1950, and has three children.
In 1958, Bunting immigrated to the United States with her husband and three children, later attending Pasadena City College in 1959.
She received the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators in 1976 for One More Flight.