The doctor will see you now.
Can you tell which one is Robert??
Globe-trotting has it down-falls. It means that we’re not home when family/friends celebrate triumphs, graduate classes, finish exams, get tummy bugs or accidentally get their heads shaved… and last Friday was no exception.
Trinity College awarded Robert Dunbar an honourary doctorate – for being the unequivocal voice of Irish children’s lit for more years than I can count. The award is undoubtedly deserved – and as the VHC has already said – “A very worthy accolade for a career dedicated to children’s books.”
From the bearded faraway wilds of South America – congratulations Dr Dunbar
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Oh, that’s great! Robert Dunbarr is such a lovely man!
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