John Burningham

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John Burningham (born April 27, 1936 in Farnham , England - † January 4, 2019 ) was a British children's author and illustrator .

Life

Burningham went to Summerhill School . Before attending the Central School of Art and Design in London at the age of 20 , he worked as a film illustrator in southern Italy and Israel. He graduated in 1959. His career began in 1963 with the picture book Borka , for which he received the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1963 , the highest award for a British picture book; In 1970 he received the Kate Greenaway Medal again for Mr Gumpy's Outing . Burningham has authored more than sixty books and has received many awards. Borka was his first picture book. Later he was one of the most famous illustrators in the world.

John Burningham married Helen Gillian Oxenbury in 1964. He lived in London with his wife and children until his death in January 2019 .

Works

  • Borka. The experiences of a wild goose. 1963.
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . 1964.
  • Simp, the dog that nobody wanted. 1966.
  • Harquin the young fox , 1967
  • So the year goes through the country. 1969.
  • Don't go too close to the water, Eva. 1977.
  • Come out now, Eva. 1978.
  • What do you prefer? 1979.
  • With the basket in hand ... 1980.
  • The baby. 1982.
  • The wind in the willows. 1983.
  • Grandpa. 1984.
  • Play and learn. Numbers, opposites, colors. 1985.
  • Where's Julius? 1986.
  • Hey, you. Get off our train. 1989.
  • Hansi Schlumfenberger's Christmas present. 1993.
  • The magic bed. 2002.
  • Borka: The experiences of a wild goose. Sauerländer, Düsseldorf 2005, ISBN 3-7941-5061-9 .
  • We are all born free . Carlsen, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-551-51711-1 .
  • It's a secret . Sauerländer, Mannheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-7941-5244-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Burningham. In: Bloomsbury.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008 ; accessed on January 8, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Burningham, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British children's author and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Farnham , England
DATE OF DEATH 4th January 2019