{"product_id":"aldo-john-burningham","title":"Aldo","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Burningham studied illustration and graphic design at the Central School of Art, graduating with distinction in 1959. Many illustration commissions followed including iconic posters for London Transport, before the publication of \u003ci\u003eBorka:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e the Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e, John¿s first book for children (Cape, 1963) which won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration and heralded the beginning of an extraordinary career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Burningham has since written and illustrated over thirty picture books, that have been translated and distributed all over the world. These feature his classic and much loved children¿s books including \u003ci\u003eChitty Chitty Bang Bang\u003c\/i\u003e, by Ian Fleming (Jonathan Cape, 1964); \u003ci\u003eMr Gumpy¿s Outing\u003c\/i\u003e (Jonathan Cape, 1970) also awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal; \u003ci\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/i\u003e by Jules Verne (Jonathan Cape, 1972); \u003ci\u003eThe Shopping\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBasket\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House, 1980); \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows \u003c\/i\u003eby Kenneth Grahame (Penguin\/Puffin, 1983); \u003ci\u003eGranpa\u003c\/i\u003e (Jonathan Cape, 1984) later made into an animated film and \u003ci\u003eOi! Get off\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eour Train\u003c\/i\u003e (Jonathan Cape, 1989) and various books for adults \u003ci\u003eEngland\u003c\/i\u003e (Jonathan Cape, 1992); \u003ci\u003eFrance\u003c\/i\u003e (Jonathan Cape, 1998); \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002) and \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Young\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn is married to the illustrator, Helen Oxenbury. They have three children, three grandchildren and a dog named Miles. They live in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Children's UK","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":60944527589706,"sku":"A733480","price":11.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0876\/0184\/0458\/files\/9780099185017_Front_cover.jpg?v=1769435385","url":"https:\/\/yoleooo.kids\/products\/aldo-john-burningham","provider":"yoleooo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}