John Burningham

Discovering a magical door in her bedroom that leads her to the zoo, a little girl is tempted to bring one little bear back to her room, and then a menagerie of smaller animals, and then a medley of big animals, until pandemonium ensues.

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.

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

Illustrations of a boy playing musical instruments while a teddy bear dances are captioned with the words for the sounds the boy makes, such as boom, clash, scrape, and blare. Designed to provide an introduction to reading.

A little boy and his dog go for a very adventurous ride in a car. The text, a single word accompanying each illustration, is designed to serve as an introduction to reading.

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.