Granpa by John Burningham

Granpa by John Burningham

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Granpa by John Burningham

Adorable Granpa gamely nurses his granddaughter s dolls, eats her pretend strawberry-flavored ice cream, takes her tobogganing in the snow, and falls in step with her imaginary plans to captain a ship to Africalike all good grandfathers should. Winner of the Kate Maschler Award, this poignant tale of friendship and loss is one children will long remember.

John Burningham works on an ancient boardroom table that originated from The Monkey Club, a school for debutantes in Kensington, and is filled with pens, pencils, paints, papers, and rough drawings in the basement of his London home. He enjoys collecting furniture, statues, stairwells, and old drapes while he isn't working on a novel. He goes around England and France in search of strange items to display in his home or sell to others. John begins the day with a huge mug of strong coffee, followed by lunch with his wife, children's book author and artist Helen Oxenbury, and a drink of fine red wine, preferably French (wine is another of his passions). He's always been fascinated by the third dimension, and many of his books are built layer by layer because he enjoys painting on various materials such as paper, cardboard, and wood to create a range of textures on the printed page.

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ISBN 13 9780099752400
ISBN 10 0099752409
Title Granpa
Author John Burningham
Series Red Fox Picture Books
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published 1992-10-15
Number of pages 48
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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