Avocado Baby

Board book

Main Details

Title Avocado Baby
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Burningham
Physical Properties
Format:Board book
Pages:28
Dimensions(mm): Height 191,Width 157
ISBN/Barcode 9780857552150
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint Jonathan Cape Ltd
Publication Date 7 January 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A reissue of the classic board book - now cased A new edition of the classic board book beautifully reissued - celebrating the power of babies... and avocados! The Hargraves are a weak and puny family. When a new baby arrives, they're willing to try anything to make it grow big and strong. Even avocado . . . "Amusing for adults, impressive for toddlers, good for greengrocers" The Observer "John Burningham is one of the most outstanding author-illustrators of children's books today . . ." Twentieth-Century Children's Writers John Burningham is the much-loved creator of Mr Gumpy's Outing and Would You Rather.

Author Biography

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.