John Burningham

Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs.

On discovering late Christmas Eve that he has forgotten to deliver one present, Santa Claus wearily makes his way in a variety of conveyances to the top of the Roly Poly Mountains to deliver it.

Two children persuade their father, an inventor, to purchase and restore an old car which turns out to have magical powers.

Presents young readers with a variety of often silly choices, such as living with a gerbil in a cage or with a rabbit in a hutch and being chased by a crab, a bull, a lion, or wolves.

Miles the dog is growing older, but adventure still awaits when he takes to the skies. Based on an idea by incomparable picture-book creator John Burningham, the text for Air Miles was completed by his longtime friend Bill Salaman and lovingly illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, John Burningham's wife.

Unable to find the blanket he always takes to bed with him, a child enlists the aid of his family to help him look for it.

Each time he does something a little bit bad, Edwardo is told that he is very bad and soon his behavior is awful, but when he accidentally does good things and is complimented, he becomes much, much nicer.