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[(Avocado Baby )] [Author: John Burningham] [Mar-1999] Paperback
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherRED FOX
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- ASIN : B010BF3NIE
- Language : English
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About the author
John Burningham studied illustration and graphic design at the Central School of Art, graduating with distinction in 1959. Many illustration commissions followed including iconic posters for London Transport, before the publication of Borka: the Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers, John’s first book for children (Cape, 1963) which won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration and heralded the beginning of an extraordinary career.
John Burningham has since written and illustrated over thirty picture books, that have been translated and distributed all over the world. These feature his classic and much loved children’s books including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, by Ian Fleming (Jonathan Cape, 1964); Mr Gumpy’s Outing (Jonathan Cape, 1970) also awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal; Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (Jonathan Cape, 1972); The Shopping Basket (Random House, 1980); The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (Penguin/Puffin, 1983); Granpa (Jonathan Cape, 1984) later made into an animated film and Oi! Get off our Train (Jonathan Cape, 1989) and various books for adults England (Jonathan Cape, 1992); France (Jonathan Cape, 1998); The Time of Your Life (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002) and When We Were Young (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004).
Tug of War was republished in 2012, and a special edition of Borka, celebrating 50 years in print, was published in June 2013. Picnic appeared in the autumn of 2013 and The Way to the Zoo was published in the UK in 2014. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is celebrating its 50th year in print with a limited edition in hardback to be published in 2015.
John is married to the illustrator, Helen Oxenbury. They have three children, three grandchildren and a dog named Miles. They live in London.
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Buuuuut, it has some edgy themes I was surprised by in a recent reading: namely bullying & robbery. I don't think many would give it a second thought in the 80's (we had cigarette vending machines goddammit), but today...it will raise an eyebrow for some. Not trying to perpetuate overly PC, trigger-warning, Safe Zone thinking...I'm a semi-pro athlete that loves 'locker-room talk'. Just saying.
I still love this book and while it has its imperfections, it sits comfortably in my top ten kiddo books.
P.S. Three other books I loved as a young kid
What Was I Scared Of?: A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter (Classic Seuss)
In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection)
The Rainbow Goblins
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