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Honk if you love Borka! Burningham's classic first picture book: Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with no Feathers. ""Once upon a time there were two geese called Mr and Mrs Plumpster." Each Spring they returned to the marshes of their ancestors, and Mrs Plumpster laid her eggs. Soon six fine young ... More

While enjoying a sunny day in his small boat, Mr. Gumpy is inundated by rowdy friends who cause a spill. No one minds getting wet on a nice day, though, especially since Mr. Gumpy invites them to his house for tea. Full color.At last, a board book edition of this beloved preschool story. "One sunny ... More

Illus. in full color. An IRA Children's ChoiceA Parents' Choice Award winner for illustrationA California Children's Book Award winner... More

Every day John Patrick Norman McHennessy sets off along the road to learn, and every day strange and improbable happenings make him late. To make things worse, his teacher, Sir, never believes his stories. One day, John Patrick Norman McHennessy is able to make it on time and finds that an improbabl... More

It's time to get out of the bath but Shirley's not listening. She's floated away to a secret watery land beyond the plughole--to where knights ride white horses, and kings and queens float in moats around their castles.... More

The story of a mouse who wanted to play the balalaika. Trubloff dreams of becoming the greatest balalaika player in the whole country. So one night when his family is asleep, he runs away with a band of gypsies who promise to teach him to play. Trubloff's poor family is overcome with worry, but in t... More

Adorable Granpa nurses his granddaughter's dolls, mistakes her strawberry-flavoured pretend ice cream for chocolate, and falls in with her imaginary plans to captain a ship to Africa. It is a friendship that children who read this book will long remember.Adorable Granpa gamely nurses his granddaught... More

Illustrated in full color. Only John Burningham--four-time winner of a "New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year award and twice the recipient of Britain's prestigious Kate Greenaway Award--could have created this subtle and magical fantasy about the dreams of childhood. While hiking in the ... More

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," "Gr... More

Harquin the fox lives with his parents at the top of the hill, but at night, when everyone is asleep, he secretly goes down to the valley in search of adventure. Time and again, his father warns him of the dangers, but Harquin refuses to listen, and soon the gamekeeper catches sight of him. Harquin'... More