John Burningham (1936–2019)

Author of Mr. Gumpy's Outing

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About the Author

John Burningham was born in Farnham, United Kingdom on April 27, 1936. After two and a half years of non-military service as a conscientious objector, he graduated from Central School of Art with distinction in 1959. Before becoming a children's author and illustrator, he made puppets for Yoram show more Gross's animation film Joseph the Dreamer and was commissioned to produce a number of posters for London Transport. Burningham's first picture book, Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers, was published in 1963 and won the Kate Greenaway Medal. His other books included Humbert, Avocado Baby, Oi! Get Off Our Train, Courtney, Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present, Come Away from the Water, Shirley, England, Cloudland, France, and There's Going to Be a Baby written with his wife and fellow illustrator Helen Oxenbury. He also illustrated Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 1964 and Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows in 1983. He received the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1970 for Mr. Gumpy's Outing, the Kurt Maschler award in 1984 for Granpa, and the Booktrust lifetime achievement award in 2018 with Oxenbury. Burningham died on January 4, 2019 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: J BURNINGHAM, John Burmingham, John Burningham, 約翰．伯寧罕

Also includes: John Birmingham (3)

Image credit: Husband and wife John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury.

Series

Mr. Gumpy

Miles the Dog

Works by John Burningham

Popular Recent

Mr. Gumpy's Outing (1970) 1,599 copies

Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car (1973) 547 copies

Hey! Get Off Our Train (1989) 530 copies

Would You Rather... (1978) 319 copies

John Patrick Norman McHennessy: The Boy Who Was Always Late (1987) 283 copies

Avocado Baby (1982) 249 copies

Granpa (1984) 232 copies

Come Away From The Water, Shirley (1977) 217 copies

There's Going to Be a Baby (2010) 209 copies

Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present (1993) 180 copies

Cannonball Simp (1966) 171 copies

The Shopping Basket (1980) 160 copies

It's a Secret (2009) 159 copies

Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers (1963) 147 copies

Edwardo: The Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World (1994) 123 copies

Cloudland (1996) 119 copies

The Magic Bed (2000) 99 copies

Courtney (1846) 89 copies

John Burningham's ABC (1964) 77 copies

Trubloff (1963) 76 copies

Trubloff [and] Petunia, I Love You (1900) 75 copies

Time to Get Out of the Bath, Shirley (1978) 74 copies

Opposites (1685) 73 copies

Aldo (1991) 73 copies

Where's Julius? (1986) 72 copies

John Burninghams Colors (It's Great to Learn Series) (1985) 66 copies

First Steps: Letters, Numbers, Colors, Opposites (1994) 61 copies

Picnic (2013) 59 copies

The Dog (1836) 54 copies

The Way to the Zoo (2014) 54 copies

The Blanket (1962) 49 copies

Whaddayamean (1999) 48 copies

The Friend (1966) 46 copies

Hushabye (2000) 46 copies

The Baby (1974) 43 copies

Motor Miles (2016) 41 copies

Seasons (1829) 38 copies

When We Were Young: A Compendium of Childhood (1980) 35 copies

John Burningham's 123 (1985) 34 copies

Harquin: The Fox Who Went Down to the Valley (1901) 32 copies

Tug of War (2012) 28 copies

The Time of Your Life: Getting On with Getting On (2002) 26 copies

Mouse House (2017) 25 copies

Humbert (1975) 24 copies

The snow (1974) 24 copies

Numbers (First Steps Board Books) (1986) 24 copies

The Rabbit (1974) 24 copies

The School (1974) 23 copies

John Burningham: Limited Edition (2009) 21 copies

Air Miles (2021) 18 copies

John Burningham's France (1998) 18 copies

Alphabet Book (Concepts) (1987) 14 copies

The Cupboard (1975) 14 copies

Letters (2003) 12 copies

Around the World in Eighty Days (1972) 11 copies

Grand Band (1989) 11 copies

More Would You Rather (2018) 7 copies

A Good Job (1988) 7 copies

Wobble Pop (Noisy Words) (1984) 6 copies

Jangle Twang (1984) 6 copies

Slam bang (Noisy Words) (1984) 6 copies

Mr Gumpy's Outing and other stories (2000) 6 copies

Animal Chatter (1989) 5 copies

Sniff Shout (Noisy Words) (1984) 5 copies

England (1992) 5 copies

Skip Trip (1984) 5 copies

Mr Gumpy's Rhino (2019) 4 copies

Just Cats: 2 (Viking Number Play Series) (1983) 4 copies

Read One (1983) 4 copies

Car Ride (1988) 4 copies

The Adventures of Humbert Simp & Harquin (1976) 3 copies

Ride Off (Number Play) (1983) 3 copies

John Burningham's Champagne (2015) 3 copies

Cluck Baa: 2 (Noisy Words) (1985) 3 copies

Hans Magnus Deubelbeiss, der Junge, der immer zu spät kam 2 copies

Um Bebê Vem Aí. There's Going to Be A Baby (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2012) 2 copies

La Cama Magica (Spanish Edition) (2003) 2 copies

Vai Chegar Um Bebé 2 copies

Harquin der Fuchs 2 copies

Cadê o Júlio? 2 copies

Logis de souris (2017) 2 copies

Pigs Plus (1983) 2 copies

maternal grandfather (hardcover) (Hardcover) (2008) 2 copies

Jungleland Frieze Mural (1981) 2 copies

Count Up (Number Play) (1983) 2 copies

Lionland Frieze (1981) 2 copies

Bébé balèze (1992) 1 copy

Die Kahnfahrt 1 copy

Erste Wörter. Hopsen hüpfen 1 copy

Mit dem Korb in der Hand ... 1 copy

Geh nicht zu nah ans Wasser, Eva 1 copy

Komm jetzt endlich raus, Eva 1 copy

hupen klappen. 1 copy

Would You Rather? (Red Fox Picture Books) by Burningham, John New Edition (1994) 1 copy

Vroum bang (1984) 1 copy

Und noch ein Schwein. ( Zahlen- Spiel- Bücher) 1 copy

Malo Mobile (2016) 1 copy

野餐(精) (2015) 1 copy

Hora de Sair da Banheira, Shirley! 1 copy

Spielen und Lernen. Zahlen 1 copy

Erste Wörter. Wackeln knallen 1 copy

Heel/stuk 1 copy

Numbers by John Burningham (2003-03-03) (1878) 1 copy

Albert kommt (1999) 1 copy

[(Oi! Get Off Our Train )] [Author: John Burningham] [Jul-1992] 1 copy

Granpa by John Burningham (2-Jan-2003) Paperback 1 copy

Wo ist denn Julius (1987) 1 copy

L'Ecole 1 copy

La Neige 1 copy

Le Bébé 1 copy

Hora de sair da banheira, Shirley ! 1 copy

Edwardo the Horriblest Boy in the World (Chinese Edition) (2011) 1 copy

john burningham 1 copy

Five Down: 2 (Viking Kestrel picture books) (1983) 1 copy

A Prenda de Natal do Henrique Semprespera 1 copy

Ti piacerebbe di più.... Ediz. a colori (2019) 1 copy

Would you rather 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Wind in the Willows (1908) — Illustrator, some editions — 23,956 copies

Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (1964) — Illustrator, some editions — 2,181 copies

The Wind in the Willows: Novelisation (1996) — Illustrator, some editions — 6 copies

The Extraordinary Tug-of-War (1969) — Illustrator; Illustrator, some editions — 4 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Burningham, John
Birthdate: 1936-04-27
Date of death: 2019-01-04
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Farnham, Surrey, England, UK
Place of death: London, England, UK
Places of residence: North London, England, UK
Education: Summerhill School, Leiston, Suffolk, England, UK
Central School of Art
Occupations: children's book author
illustrator
Relationships: Oxenbury, Helen (wife)
Organizations: Friends' Ambulance Unit
Awards and honors: BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award (joint|2018)

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Air Miles by John Burningham

PreS-Gr 2—Adults notice that the text never uses the word "death." Very young children notice that Miles, an old
dog, is about to lean into his very best adventure. Slightly older children grasp all of it. Heartbreaking and
breathtaking, this is the very best book for the late Burningham to leave in his wake.

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BackstoryBooks | 3 other reviews | Apr 1, 2024 |

There's Going to Be a Baby by John Burningham

EducatingParents.org rating: Approved
Warning - one page with bathtub scene revealing little boys privates.
Illustrations do not portray the father of children being present. Could be a great a talking point for dads in the military or who travel for work.

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MamaBearLendingDen | 33 other reviews | Nov 21, 2023 |

Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham

Genre
Picture books for children
Tone
Feel-good
Illustration
Cartoony
Subject
Animals
Boating
Boating accidents

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kmgerbig | 24 other reviews | Apr 6, 2023 |

Air Miles by John Burningham

Beloved Miles is an old dog. Sadly, it is clear to his humans that his remaining days are numbered. His fanciful flights in Mr. Huddy's airplane are metaphoric and touching. All good dogs should go out flying.

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Salsabrarian | 3 other reviews | Mar 15, 2023 |

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