[4] In 1985, Dunbar published Mundo and the Weather-Child – a novel about the imaginary friend of a deaf child, which helped her become a runner up for the Guardian Fiction Award.
[citation needed] In 1990, her book A Bun for Barney was made into an interactive video game by BBC Multimedia Corporation.
[citation needed] In 1998, she wrote Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go To Sleep, which is recommended as a book to help children feel secure.
[2] Her 2005 picture book Shoe Baby, illustrated by her daughter Polly, was made into a puppet show and is part of the 2006 Brighton Festival.
In 1998, Dunbar cycled across Cuba in order to raise funds for the National Deaf Children's Society.