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John Burningham
English children's illustrator and writer (1936–2019)
John Burningham (27 April 1936 – 4 January 2019) was an English author and illustrator of picture books for young children.[1] He lived in north London with his wife Helen Oxenbury, another illustrator.[2] His last published work was a husband-and-wife collaboration, There's Going to Be a New Baby (Walker Books, September 2011), written by John and illustrated by Helen for "ages 2+".[3][4]
Burningham won the 1963 and 1970 Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration.[5][6] The first was for his debut as illustrator (and author), Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers, named one of the top ten winning works for the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005).[7] His second Greenaway Medal winner, Mr Gumpy's Outing (1970), is his work most widely held in WorldCat participating libraries,[8] and it