Hey! Get Off Our Train by John Burningham
Only Burningham could make an ecological fable so much fun. A boy goes to bed and dreams that he and his stuffed dog, now a railroad engineer, are speeding through the countryside playing games and picking up endangered animals. Spacious drawings contrasted with textured landscape paintings create a striking effect. The artist juggles antic humor with a serious message--and never misses a beat.--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. An IRA Children's Choice, A Parent's Choice Award for illustration.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 | 9780517882047 |
| ISBN 10 | 0517882043 |
| Title | Hey! Get Off Our Train |
| Author | John Burningham |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1994-07-05 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal 2012 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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