John Burningham
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John Burningham is an award winning children's author and illustrator.[1]
[edit] Biography
Burningham was born April 27, 1936 in Farnham, Surrey, England [2] to Charles and Jessie (Mackintosh) Burningham. [3] After primary school, he joined join the Friend's Ambulance Unit in 1953.[3] When he was 20, he attended the Central School of Art and graduated in 1959.[4] After assorted work on posters for London and British Transport and animated films,[3] he began his writing career in 1963 [5] with the book Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers[6] which won the 1963 Kate Greenaway Medal.[2]
Burningham married Helen Gillian Oxenbury, an author/illustrator in 1964,[3] and continued to write. Since his first book, he has contributed to over sixty other books,[4] and has received many awards.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Bloomsbury.com - Bloomsbury Author Information
- ^ a b Walker Books entry. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ a b c d Greenville Public Library entry. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ a b Contemporarywriters.com entry. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ The British Library entry. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ Biblio.com entry. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ Entry at biography.jrank.org. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
