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.

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

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.

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

Simp is a small, fat, ugly dog; nobody loves her and she hasn''t got a home. So she sets out in search of a friend and finds a family - and some hidden talents that make her really rather special.

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.

Préférerais-tu aider une sorcière à remuer sa potion ou le Père Noël à faire sa distribution ? Des questions rigolotes à méditer et à partager.

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.

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

Réédition. Volume publié en 1980 chez le même éditeur.

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

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

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...

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."

On his way home from a quick trip to the store, Steven encounters several marauding animals ready to relieve him of his goods.

Réimpression. Volume publié en 1974 chez le même éditeur.

Quand ils n''ont rien de mieux à faire, Eléphant et Hippopotame trompent leur ennui en harcelant Lièvre, qui en a vraiment marre ! Mais comment affronter deux pareils colosses, aussi méchants que bornés ? Hé, quand on n''est ni gros ni costaud, seul au milieu de la forêt sans personne pour vous protéger, mieux vaut en avoir dans le ciboulot !