Granpa

Classic John Burningham.Granpa nurses his granddaughter's dolls, mistakes her strawberry-flavoured pretend ice-cream for chocolate, takes her tobogganing in the snow, and falls in with her imaginary plans to captain a ship to Africa, like all good Granpa's should. It is a friendship that children who read this book will long remember.

“"Subtle and brilliant." --TES”

"Subtle and brilliant." -- "TES"

John Burningham was born in 1936. He studied illustration at the Central School of Art. His first children's book, Borka, was published in 1963, and it was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal as the best illustrated book of the year. John Burningham collaborated with Ian Fleming on Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, designing the model of the famous car. He lived in London with his wife Helen Oxenbury, also a well-known author and illustrator. John Burningham died on January 4th, 2019.

Adorable Granpa nurses his granddaughters 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. 'Subtle and brilliant. Burningham cannot be faulted here.' The Times Educational Supplement 'John Burningham, twice winner of the Kate Greenaway medal, is quite properly one of the most famous and respected illustrators the world over.' Nursery World Winner of the Kurt Maschler Award

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