About this item
Mr. Gumpy lives by a river. One sunny day he decides to take a ride in his small boat. It's such a perfect idea that soon Mr. Gumpy has company: first some children, then a rabbit, a cat, a dog, a pig, a few chickens, and a sheep. Will there be room for them all on Mr. Gumpy's small boat? The highly patterned text builds to a climax both expected and hilarious.A School Library Journal Best of the BestWinner of the 1972 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Picture BooksA 1971 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Chidren's Book of the YearAn ALA Notable BookWinner of the Kate Greenaway Medal
About the Author
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).
