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John Burningham

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born

April 27, 1936 in Farnham, Surrey, The United Kingdom

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male

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Children's Books

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Married to Helen Oxenbury They have one son and two daughters.

John Burningham was born in 1936 in Farnham, Surrey, and attended the alternative school, Summerhill. In 1954 he spent two years travelling through Italy, Yugoslavia and Israel, working at a variety of jobs.

From 1956-1959, he studied at the Central School of Art, after which he designed posters for London Transport and the British Transport Commission. He also spent a year on an animated puppet film in the Middle East. He then became a writer and illustrator of children's books, his first book, Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers (1963) winning the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1963, an achievement he repeated with Mr Gumpy's Outing...more

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Books by John Burningham

Average rating: 3.81 · 1,752 ratings · 319 reviews · 79 distinct works

	Mr. Gumpy's Outing 3.89 avg rating — 677 ratings — published 1990 — 15 editions	My rating:
	There's Going to Be a Baby by John Burningham, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	It's a Secret! 3.63 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Avocado Baby 3.75 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1982 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car 3.78 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1976 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Would You Rather... by John Burningham, Chronicle Books 4.07 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1985 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Edwardo the Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World 3.52 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Hey! Get Off Our Train 3.86 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Come Away From the Water, Shirley 3.91 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1977 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present by John Burningham, John Burmingham 4.19 avg rating — 32 ratings — 10 editions	My rating: