Avocado Baby

by John Burningham

Published 5 April 1982
A baby who gains enormous strength from avocados defends his weakling family.

Would You Rather?

by John Burningham

Published 15 November 1984
In this picture book the author uses unlikely alternatives one hears proposed in the playground and brings them to life through his detailed and informative drawings. The author has also written Oi! Get Off Our Train, Mr Gumpy's Outing, Aldo and The Shopping Basket.

Shirley's adventures at the beach are interspersed with familiar parental warnings.

It's time to get out of the bath but Shirley's not listening. She's floated away to a secret watery land beyond the plughole - to where knights ride white horses, and kings and queens float in moats around their castles...

The Shopping Basket

by John Burningham

Published 25 September 1980
On his way home from a quick trip to the store, Steven encounters several marauding animals ready to relieve him of his goods.