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John Burningham was born in 1936. He studied illustration at the Central School of Art. His first children's book, Borka, was published in 1963, and it was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal as the best illustrated book of the year. John Burningham collaborated with Ian Fleming on Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, designing the model of the famous car. He lived in London with his wife Helen Oxenbury, also a well-known author and illustrator. John Burningham died on January 4th, 2019.
Mr Gumpy's Rhino
Avocado Baby
Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers
Mouse House
More Would You Rather
Granpa
Aldo
Picnic
Humbert
Time To Get Out Of The Bath, Shirley
The Shopping Basket
Air Miles
Edwardo the Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World
Simp
Mr Gumpy's Outing
The Magic Bed
Mr Gumpy's Motor Car
Husherbye
Trubloff
Where's Julius?
Whadayamean
Cloudland
Courtney
Would You Rather?
Oi! Get Off Our Train
John Patrick Norman McHennessy
Motor Miles
Tug of War
Come Away From The Water, Shirley
Harquin
Happy Birthday John Burningham! Now's the time to read Harquin published by Red Fox.
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Happy Birthday John Burningham! Now's the time to read Come Away From The Water, Shirley published by Red Fox.
Happy Birthday John Burningham! Now's the time to read Tug of War published by Jonathan Cape.
Happy Birthday John Burningham! Now's the time to read Tug of War published by Red Fox Picture Books.
Happy Birthday John Burningham! Now's the time to read Mr Gumpy's Rhino published by Jonathan Cape.
Happy Birthday John Burningham! Now's the time to read More Would You Rather published by Red Fox Picture Books.
Happy Birthday John Burningham! Now's the time to read Mouse House published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.
Happy Birthday John Burningham! Now's the time to read Edwardo the Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.
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