The great John Burningham would have been 90 on 27th April and we thought this would be a great opportunity to celebrate one of the very Greats of British children’s illustration.
The list below is only a selection of his books; you can choose any picture book illustrated by him. For an complete list of John Burningham’s books and for information on each title, go the official website dedicated to him.
This month’s prompt
This month’s prompt is a quote from the article on John Burningham written by Selina Skipwith which appeared in the issue 3 of SHELF Review.
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This month, we are delighted to welcome Simon & Schuster Children’s Books as the sponsor for our monthly giveaway. Make sure you have completed the form by 11.59pm on 30th April 2026 for a chance to win One Amazing Story by Richard Jones. The winner will contacted directly by email. UK and Ireland only.
Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster for their generosity.
If you are interested in John Burningham, don’t miss out the article in Issue 3 of SHELF Review, as well as this episode of the brilliant Bookwandering podcast, with the equally brilliant Max Porter:
