Once Upon a Time

by Carola Dunn, Karla Hocker, Judith A. Lansdowne

Celebrating the magic of children' books in honor of the twentieth anniversary of Reading Is Fundamental, this is a book to excite children beginning to explore the world of reading. All profits from the book will be donated to RIF. Illustrated.

Genres: Romance, Short Stories, Fantasy, Fairy Tales

64 pages, Paperback

Published October 27, 1986

About the author

Carola Dunn is the author of more than 30 Regency romances, as well as 16 mysteries (the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series is set in England in the 1920s). Ms. Dunn was born and grew up in England, where she got a B.A. in Russian and French from Manchester University. She travelled as far as Fiji before returning to settle in California. After 30 years in the US, she says she still sounds as if she arrived a month ago.

Prior to writing, Ms. Dunn’s various jobs included market research, child-care, construction--from foundation trenches to roofing--and writing definitions for a dictionary of science and technology. She wrote her first novel in 1979, a Regency which she sold to Warner Books.

Now living in Eugene, Oregon, Ms. Dunn has a son in California who has just made her a grandmother, and a large black dog named Willow who takes her for a walk by the Willamette River each morning. (www.belgravehouse.com)

Reviews

[Kest Schwartzman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have no idea why this book exists.

[L · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick, fun read... mostly. Four stars for the first two stories, which I really enjoyed. Two stars for the third, which was a much weaker read, and unnecessarily long and convoluted.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly. These were mostly silly! But I loved the mother in Carola Dunn's story. So funny.