John Burningham, Author . North-South/SeaStar $5.95 (, $5.95 ISBN ) ISBN 978-1-58717-217-5
"Would you rather... your dad did a dance at school or your mom made a fuss in a cafe?" Burningham poses this and many more questions for which "humorous (and thought-provoking) vignettes accompany each possibility," wrote PW. Ages...
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John Burningham, Author . Knopf $16.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-375-82423-4
Burningham's (Hey! Get Off Our Train) many fans may be disappointed with this underdone caper. When Georgie outgrows his little-boy bed, his father takes him to an antique store, where the shopkeeper sells them a bed that he says is "magic,&#
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John Burningham, Author Alfred A. Knopf $19 (46p) ISBN 978-0-517-70928-3
It's hardly a new theme: by accident (literally), a child finds himself in a new world-in this case, a land in the clouds, populated by playful cloud children-where each day offers yet another fantastic experience; eventually, however, the child...
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John Burningham, Author Dragonfly Books $4.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-517-59435-3
Batik-like paintings illustrate the whimsical tale of a Central European mouse with musical aspirations. Ages 3-7. (Mar.)
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John Burningham, Author Henry Holt & Company $7.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8050-1315-3
Despite Mr. Gumpy's warnings to the multitudinous animals and children on his barge, the outing turns soggy when the boat capsizes. Ages 2-6. (Mar.)
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John Burningham, Author Dragonfly Books $7.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-517-88204-7
Burningham's witty, pointed story describes how a boy and his stuffed-toy dog rescue various endangered animals during a nighttime trip aboard a toy train. Ages 4-9. (Aug.)
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John Burningham, Author Henry Holt & Company $6.95 (34p) ISBN 978-0-8050-6629-6
Learning can be fun, thanks to a quartet of board books. A kind fellow warns his fleet of passengers (both humans and animals) about proper boat etiquette in Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham. Charming pen-and-inks alternate with full-color ...
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John Burningham, Author Jonathan Cape $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-224-06494-1
Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers by John Cunningham, now in a 40th anniversary edition, stars a featherless goose who wears a sweater knitted by her mother. However, Borka's siblings do not accept her, and her family migrates...
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John Burningham, Author Dragonfly Books $4.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-517-58020-2
Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, this decidedly un shaggy-goose-tale about a sweater-wearing fowl features richly hued artwork. Ages 3-7. (Mar.)
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John Burningham, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-517-56805-7
Every morning, John Patrick Norman McHennessy sets off along the road to learn and is waylaid by very unusual occurrencesa lion in the woods, a crocodile in the river, a tidal wavethat, according to his teacher, simply couldn't have happened. So,...
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John Burningham, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $16 (48p) ISBN 978-0-517-57638-0
Burningham's latest book is extremely clever in combining words and pictures that are equally innovative. A boy, playing with a toy train in his bedroom, is told by his mother to go to bed. He closes his eyes, and soon is hurtling through the...
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John Burningham, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $16 (1p) ISBN 978-0-517-59883-2
Burningham's ( Hey, Get Off Our Train! ; Granpa ) insouciant tale opens as two children beseech their parents for a dog. Although the adults insist that such a pet needs a great deal of care, they breezily give in (``Oh, very well then, if you must.'
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John Burningham, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $15 (1p) ISBN 978-0-517-58701-0
Aldo, a tall, scarf-wearing rabbit, must be kin to the inimitable Harvey of stage and screen fame. He not only comes to the rescue of this book's narrator when she is dispirited, he also makes troublemakers and nightmares disappear and takes her to `
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John Burningham, Author Random House Value Publishing $1.99 (28p) ISBN 978-0-517-55960-4
British author-illustrator Burningham has created many popular picture books for young children. In these four It's Great to Learn volumes, his characteristically winsome children demonstrate basic concepts. In 123, for instance, the sturdy branches
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John Burningham, illus. by Helen Oxenbury, Candlewick, $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7636-4907-4
On the heels of the pairing of Mem Fox and Oxenbury in Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, here's another dream-come-true matchup: Oxenbury and her husband. A little boy has learned that a sibling is on the way; as the seasons change and the...
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John Burningham, Author, Chronicle Books, Author Chronicle Books $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-58717-135-2
""Would you rather... your dad did a dance at school or your mom made a fuss in a caf ?"" John Burningham poses many more questions in Would You Rather... Humorous (and thought-provoking) vignettes accompany each possibility. (Mar.)
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John Burningham, Author, John Burningham, Illustrator . Knopf $14.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-375-81414-3
In a simple narrative featuring intermittent rhyme, Burmingham's (Cloudland) quirky lullaby introduces a handful of weary characters. A cat with a stroller has "had a hard day and/ now needs a place for/ her kittens to stay./ Hushabye."...
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John Burningham, Author, John Burningham, Illustrator Dragonfly Books $7.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-517-88595-6
PW praised all three of these works by the noted British author/artist, singling out his ability to build various levels of meanings into his stories. Ages 4-7. (Sept.)
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John Burningham, Author, John Burningham, Illustrator . Candlewick $16.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7636-4275-4
Burningham (Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present
) treats readers to a whimsical nighttime romp. Marie Elaine wonders where her cat goes when he slips outside at night—and one evening she finds out. When she discovers him wearing a...
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John Burningham, Author, John Burningham, Illustrator . Knopf $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-375-84053-1
Burningham's (Hushabye
) delightfully inverted cautionary tale introduces an "ordinary boy" whose less than exemplary behavior elicits a host of hyperbolic responses that only exacerbate the problem. When Edwardo makes noise, he is...
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John Burningham, Author, John Burningham, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $18.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-517-80066-9
Even the genius of Burningham's (Cloudland; Hey! Get Off Our Train) mixed-media illustrations can't redeem this muddy eco-parable. It starts with Creation: God spends millions of years making Earth; then, pleased but tired, goes to sleep ""for a...
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John Burningham, Author, John Burningham, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $5.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2044-8
A variety of titles help expand the understanding of youngest readers. Now in board book format, John Burningham's Colors, Letters, Opposites and Numbers, first published in 1985, explore the basics with playful ink and pencil illustrations. In...
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John Burningham. Candlewick, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6575-3
In 1968, Burningham—now known for Mr. Gumpy’s Outing and Granpa, among other stories—illustrated Letta Schatz’s The Extraordinary Tug-of-War, a retold West African folktale. This edition reprints the original illustrations with a new retelling from...
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John Burningham. Candlewick, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6945-4
Displaying his signature sly humor, Burningham (Tug of War) follows a boy and girl (conveniently named Boy and Girl) as they try to find a place to picnic with friends Sheep, Pig, and Duck, who are dapperly accented with kerchiefs, hats, bowties,...
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John Burningham. . Candlewick, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-7317-8
With his characteristically diffident line, Burningham (Picnic) draws Sylvie, a resourceful girl who discovers a door in her room that leads directly to the zoo. She's not interested in visiting; instead, she offers hospitality. "Sylvie asked a...
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John Burningham. Candlewick, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-9064-9
A little autonomy goes a long way in Burningham’s (The Way to the Zoo) story about a “difficult” dog named Miles. Much to the chagrin of Alice Trudge and her son, Norman, their dog Miles “did not come when he was called, did not like going for walks,
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John Burningham, Author, Crown, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $9.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-517-56511-7
Breakfast, lunch or supperyoung Julius is never around when it's time to eat. So his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Troutbeck, routinely fix trays of food to deliver to the boy, who is busy digging a hole to the other side of the world, riding a camel up a...
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John Burningham, Author, Jez Alborough, Author, John Burningham, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $5.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2043-1
A variety of titles help expand the understanding of youngest readers. Now in board book format, John Burningham's Colors, Letters, Opposites and Numbers, first published in 1985, explore the basics with playful ink and pencil illustrations. In...
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John Burningham, Author, Jez Alborough, Author, John Burningham, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $5.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2045-5
A variety of titles help expand the understanding of youngest readers. Now in board book format, John Burningham's Colors, Letters, Opposites and Numbers, first published in 1985, explore the basics with playful ink and pencil illustrations. In...
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John Burningham, Author, Jez Alborough, Author, John Burningham, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $5.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2046-2
A variety of titles help expand the understanding of youngest readers. Now in board book format, John Burningham's Colors, Letters, Opposites and Numbers, first published in 1985, explore the basics with playful ink and pencil illustrations. In...
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