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Introduces the concept of opposites through labeled pictures of a boy interacting with a thin pig and a fat pig, a hot dragon and a cold snowman, and other creatures and situations.



About the Author

John Burningham

John Burningham (born 1936) is an English author and illustrator of children's books. He lives in north London with his wife Helen Oxenbury, another illustrator. He won the 1963 and 1970 Kate Greenaway Medals, the British Library Association annual award for illustration. The first was for his debut as illustrator (and author), Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers, and it was named one of the top ten winning works for the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005).



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