Most Popular Books by John Burningham

Ageing is that part of the future that we try to keep in the future. And ''nobody likes to get old ... that doesn''t mean to say you have to be an old fart sitting in the pub talking about what happened in the 1960s'' Mick Jagger. John Burningham has collected fine examples of the wisdom and wit that comes with age from those in the know, woven with a rich selection of quotes and fifty poignant drawings by Burningham himself.

Julius is always too busy to come to meals - he''s riding Egyptian camels, cooling hippos in the Lombo Bombo river or doing any number of important and daring activities which make it difficult to get to the table.

Introduces the concept of opposites through labeled pictures of a boy interacting with a thin pig and a fat pig, a hot dragon and a cold snowman, and other creatures and situations.

A small dog, abandoned near a trash dump and captured by a dog catcher, finds a home for herself when she is befriended by a circus clown whose act needs improving.

A child loves to play in the kitchen cupboards though Mummy isn''t too pleased.

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.

John Burningham''s simple concept board book for babies are designed to introduce young children to the letters of the alphabet, numbers and counting, all the colours in the rainbow and the concept of opposites. Each book gives a glimpse into the wonderful world inhabited by this illustrator.

A teacher regrets his decision to disbelieve a student''s outlandish excuses for being tardy.

Un niño imagina cómo será la vida cuando llegue el bebé.

In 2013, "Bookstart" recommended "100 Good Books 3-6 Years Old Must-Read". 365" book list recommends Sally to go to the beach with her parents. When her parents sat on the beach reading newspapers, knitting sweaters, and exhorting her to "pay attention to this" and "don''t do that", Sally was already immersed in her own fantasy---- rowing a boat and going out to sea with the puppy to explore went. The author completely "narrates" with the image on the right page

Un niño imagina cómo será la vida cuando llegue el bebé.

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

Musen Trubloff''s største ønske er at blive en berømt balalajkaspiller

Simplified Chinese edition of The Magic Bed, a fantasy created by John Burningham. In Simplified Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Este libro está destinado a primeros lectores, de 4 a 6 años. Los niños aprenderán leyendo pictocuentos, sobre el amor, sobre la importancia de compartir, de ir al colegio, del arte, de la amistad. En esta historia, Mario necesitaba una cama más grande, pues la que tenía le había quedado chica ahora que estaba creciendo. Entonces su papá tuvo una idea genial: compró una cama muy especial. Era tan especial, que Mario esperaba con ansias la llegada de la noche para irse a dormir. Pronunciando unas palabras mágicas antes de quedarse dormido, Mario podía viajar a lugares insospechados, conocer otros parajes que jamás había visto y vivir arriesgadas y divertidas aventuras. Con una cama así, ningún niño osaría protestar a la hora de acostarse.