John Burningham

Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs.

Mr. Gumpy's Outing

Miles is a difficult dog, until he gets his own car. . . . From picture book master John Burningham comes a delightful new story. Miles does not come when he is called. He does not like going for walks, his food, other dogs, or the rain. What Miles does like is going for drives in the car. So when Mr. Huddy makes Miles a car of his own, Miles becomes a much happier dog. And now he and his friend Norman can go on all sorts of adventures! Inspired by his own dog, Miles, renowned children s book author and illustrator John Burningham (who celebrated his eightieth birthday this year) creates a new picture book offering all the charm and exuberance of his best work."

Motor Miles

Whadayamean

When Mr. Gumpy decides to go for a ride in his bright-red car, everyone wants to come along -- a rabbit, a cat, a dog, a sheep, chickens, a calf, a goat, and a boy and girl. "All right," says Mr. Gumpy. "But it will be a squash." So they all squash in and, for a while, chug along happily. Then it starts to rain, and the car becomes stuck in the mud. Who will help Mr. Gumpy push the car out? "Not me," says each passenger. In the end, however, they all have to help, and a wonderful time is had by all. John Burningham, twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for his outstanding illustrations, has written a simple story of delightfully understated humor and illustrated it in his most enchanting style.

Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car

The children bring home an old mongrel named Courtney who cooks, serves meals, juggles, and even saves the baby from a fire, only to disappear mysteriously.

Courtney

One day Boy and Girl go out for a picnic. They meet all sorts of creatures along the way - some come with them and some chase them, but whatever happens, today will be a day for Adventure!

Picnic

A mouse who runs away with gypsies to learn to play the balalaika returns home just in time to save his family.

The Mouse who Wanted to Play the Balalaika

Trubloff

When Mr. Gumpy went out in his boat, he found lots of animals on the way want to come too. However all is well until the goat starts to kick.

Mr Gumpy's Outing

Hare, Hippopotamus and Elephant live together, but not happily, for Hippopotamus and Elephant are forever teasing poor Hare. One day, Hare decides to teach his friends a lesson, and so the great tug of war begins ...

Tug of War

With its board book format and large size, John Burningham's ABC makes an ideal introduction to the alphabet for inquisitive toddlers. Each letter is given a single bold image in the author's inimitable style.

John Burningham's ABC.

Bill Salaman

Miles the dog is growing older, but adventure still awaits when he takes to the skies.

Air Miles

A poignant book about new horizons and saying goodbye from best-loved creators: John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury Miles is a difficult dog who loves to ride in his motor car. He's growing older, but a new challenge awaits when he takes to the skies. A picture book of beauty, infinite possibility, and love, which explores loss and grief in subtle and comforting ways. This is the award-winning author-illustrator John Burningham's last story - written by friend, Bill Salaman and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.

Julius uses his bold imagination while he plays to enjoy fabulous escapades, shooting South American rapids and riding camels up pyramids.

Where's Julius

Borka, a goose with no feathers, has a hard life until a kindly dog and a sailor take her to Kew Gardens in London, where she finds a home and acceptance.

The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers

Borka

In her bedroom wall, Sylvie spots a door - and beyond that door she finds a passage. Beyond the passage she discovers - a zoo! There are lots of animals there, so Sylvie decides to bring a few small ones into her bedroom at night time, just for a cuddle. No matter what Sylvie does though, she always makes sure to close the door in her bedroom wall. Until, one day, she forgets!

The Way to the Zoo

Would you rather have breakfast with bears, lunch with a lion or dinner with ducks? Would you like to fly with the pelicans or swim with the fish? Would it be worse if an elephant made a terrible smell or you fell over in a field of cows? Ask – and answer – these questions and many more in this funny, imaginative game of a book from John Burningham.

More Would You Rather

Georgie gets a new bed that takes him on magical adventures.

The Magic Bed

In the house there lives a family: a mum, a dad, a girl and a boy. But they are not alone; a secret mouse family is living there too, who only come out when everyone else is asleep. One day they are spotted and the mouse catcher is called ... Will they escape in time? A story of home and hope from picture-book genius, John Burningham.

Mouse House

A series of comical choices such as, "Would you rather eat spider stew or slug dumplings or mashed worms?" ends with an invitation to bedtime, in an outrageous read-aloud first published in 1978.

John Burningham

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