Most Popular Books by John Burningham

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.

Discovering a magical door in her bedroom that leads her to the zoo, a little girl is tempted to bring just one little bear back to her room, and then a menagerie of smaller animals, and then an irresistible medley of big animals, until pandemonium ensues.

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.

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.

God made the planet Earth into a paradise. But when he came to see how things were going he was appalled to find the sea had been made filthy, the air filled with fumes, forests burned, natural habitats destroyed, polar regions melting, half the world starving; men were quarrelling and making bombs whilst the rest of the people took no notice. He entrusts two small children to spread his message that the world must be put right - and his message is adhered to; the lovely world returns.

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.

A counting book that follows ten children as they clamber up into a big tree, until they are surprised by a final climber.

A long day is drawing to a close, and several creatures are ready for sleep. A cat with a stroller full of kittens needs a place to rest, as does the baby who’s been sailing a boat on the sea. The man in the moon is exhausted, and three tired bears make their weary way up a flight of stairs. Soon, though, each has found a place for the night where they can sleep and wake up ready for a new day. Featuring a simple story and the repeated refrain “Hushabye hush hush,” John Burningham’s latest is the perfect lullabye to soothe even the most restless little one.

Introduces the concept of opposites through labelled 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.

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

Réédition. Volume publié en 1980 chez le même éditeur.

Humbert, a working horse who pulls a scrap-dealer''s cart, comes to the rescue when the coach breaks down during the Lord Mayor''s procession.

At bedtime a young boy takes a trip on his toy train and rescues several endangered animals.

This beautiful picture book depicts the everyday life of a lonely little girl whose home life is empty--apart from her parents'' arguments--and whose school life is overshadowed by bullies. The comfort she finds from her secret friend Aldo is heartwarming. John Burninham is the author of "Borka," "Granpa," and "Oi! Get Off Our Train."

Le Père Noël rentre fatigué, les rennes aussi. Mais il reste un cadeau au fond du sac : c’est celui de Gaston Grippemine. Son seul cadeau de l’année est celui du Père Noël, il faut aller lui porter tout en haut du Mont Briochon. C’est reparti pour le Père Noël...

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.

Monsieur Gumpy emmène ses amis faire une promenade en voiture. Mais, lorsque le mauvais temps survient, et que la voiture s''embourbe, personne ne veut descendre pour la pousser...