Latest Posts - John Burningham

“There is a misconception that picture books for children should be packed with colour and decoration on every page. This is like saying a successful piece of music should be crammed full of loud notes. It’s the juxtaposition and build-up of sound that makes music interesting.”

John Burningham talking
about the Shirley books

John Burningham’s Champagne

John Burningham’s Champagne focusses on the quintessentially British summer season of events all subject to the unpredictable British weather

Let it snow

Let it snow explores the winter season through 3 Burningham books. Seasons, Trubloff - the Mouse who wanted to play the Balalaika and The Snow

Borka the Opera

This year Ignite Music, specialists in new classical music for young people, created a new production of Borka the Opera to mark Borka’s 60th birthday.

John Burningham, A.S. Neill and Summerhill School

Summerhill under it's founder A.S.Neil was the most famous free school of it's time. The young Burningham spent 3-4 years there and thrived in it's

Let the children do the talking

Long before the powerful voices of the Thunberg generation were even dreamt of, John Burningham saw children as being not only deeply aware, but as

Humbert and the Lord Mayor of London’s letter

'Humbert' belongs to a bygone era, with horse-drawn carts, stables and Lord Mayor's of London travelling the square mile with considerable pagentry

Trubloff – The mouse who wanted to play the balalaika

Inspired by John’s own travels around Europe, Trubloff is the story of a musical mouse who lives with his family behind the panelling of the

Wanderlust and the Spirit of Adventure

Wanderlust was part of John Burningham’s life from early on. During the war, he travelled the country in a caravan with his parents and sisters,

A child’s eye view of things

John Burningham is always on the side of the child. In fact, whilst his work may appear naïve in style, it is highly sophisticated in

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