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John Burningham

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in Farnham, Surrey, The United Kingdom

April 27, 1936

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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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Average rating: 3.85 · 3,033 ratings · 417 reviews · 76 distinct works · Similar authors

	Mr. Gumpy's Outing 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 1,359 ratings — published 1970 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avocado Baby 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 1982 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There's Going to Be a Baby by John Burningham, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator) 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's a Secret! 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1973 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Come Away From the Water, Shirley 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1977 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Would You Rather... 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1985 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edwardo the Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hey! Get Off Our Train 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John Patrick Norman McHennessy: The Boy Who Was Always Late 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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