Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Borka The Adventures of a Goose with no Feathers by ISBN 13: 9780224064941. Once upon a time there were two geese called Mr. and Mrs. Plumpster. Each spring they returned to the marshes of their ancestors, and Mrs. Plumpster layed her eggs. Soon six fine young Plumpsters hatched, but Borka was different—she had no feathers and could not fly. When winter came the other geese flew off in search of warmer climates, leaving Borka all alone. But her adventure was only just beginning. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. John Burningham is one of the most prestigious and well-loved illustrators working in the children's book field today. Trained at the Central School of Art, his first , Borka , was published in 1963. He has won the Kate Greenaway Award twice and has enjoyed a very distinguished career. “Handsome illustrations add value to Cookson's exposition on a popular topic.” -- Publishers Weekly. “John Burningham's Borka is as appealing as ever in this 40th anniversary edition.” -- School Library Journal. John Burningham obituary. “If you do a lot of travelling and moving about, it’s easy to go on doing just that,” the artist and picturebook-maker John Burningham once remarked. Burningham, who has died aged 82, was referring to his peripatetic upbringing and subsequent community work in Calabria, Israel and Scotland as a young conscientious objector during his period of national service. But “Brum”, as he was known since schooldays to friends, might just as easily have been speaking of his fearless creative journey. The evolution of the art of picturebook-making, of composing a graphic sequence of pictures and words in interdependent harmony, owes much to Burningham, who along with Maurice Sendak was one of the greatest masters of the medium. The word “illustrator”, as it is traditionally employed, is inadequate when attempting to describe Burningham’s oeuvre. With one or two notable exceptions, almost all of his work was self-authored, words and pictures developed and refined in tandem, with increasing subtlety and economy over the course of his career. Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers was John Burningham’s first book, published in 1963. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian. His first book, published in 1963, was Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers, about a goose whose mother knits him a jersey and who has to undertake a journey by boat when the time comes to migrate. The book won that year’s , and its success launched a career that spanned six decades and more than 60 books. There are many highlights, but the second Greenaway medal winner, Mr Gumpy’s Outing, in 1970, stands out as a brilliant and highly influential example of cumulative graphic storytelling. Other much-loved titles include Avocado Baby (1982), Oi! Get Off Our Train (1989) and Granpa (1984), the last of which which won the in 1984 and was adapted into an animated film in 1989. Burningham also illustrated with distinction ’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 1964 and Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows in 1983. In creating what might be termed (in Sendak’s words) “visual poetry”, Burningham constantly pushed at the boundaries of how much could be left unsaid, always treating the reader’s imagination with the utmost respect, whatever that reader’s age might be. In his books, the space between pictorial and verbal information is often large, inviting the reader to fill in the gaps. These brazen narrative ambiguities fly in the face of the traditional advice to creators of children’s books that all loose ends must be firmly tied up. Mr Gumpy’s Outing, 1970, is a brilliant and highly influential example of cumulative graphic storytelling. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian. In contrast to many of his contemporaries, such as , Brian Wildsmith and Raymond Briggs, Burningham was not by any means a gifted draughtsman. It may be that the absence of mannerism or stylistic trickery in his drawing was key to the purity of voice that connected with so many readers and led to such widespread appreciation, not only in the UK but also across the globe – Burningham’s books are especially revered in the far east. He was never a confident speaker or writer in the traditional sense; his genius lay in an ability to communicate in a childlike but never childish visual language and in his understanding of the mutually exclusive worlds of childhood and adulthood. This theme was explicitly explored in Come Away from the Water, Shirley (1977) and in Granpa. In each of these masterly works, the respective internal universes of child and adult are contrasted with consummate graphic and verbal economy. Born in , Surrey, Burningham spent much of his childhood being moved around a succession of progressive schools that his liberally minded parents Jessie Macintosh and Charles Burningham wanted to try out. His father had fought in the trenches in the first world war but was registered as a conscientious objector at the outbreak of the second world war in 1939. The family let out their house in Farnham and during the war years travelled the country in a caravan, setting up in remote rural spots in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Yorkshire, where his father would find work and John and his older sisters, Margaret and Elspeth, would be sent to the local schools. While Burningham recalled with fondness the idyllic freedom of a childhood seemingly spent mostly in trees, he was hopelessly disadvantaged academically, with his arrival at each new school seeming to involve grappling with a whole new system of learning. At the age of 13 some stability arrived when he was sent to AS Neill’s Summerhill in Suffolk, the original “alternative” boarding school, where he stayed, leaving with a school certificate in English literature but having failed the art exam. Granpa, 1984, won that year’s Kurt Maschler award and was adapted into an animated film in 1989. Illustration: John Burningham. A Life Illustrated. This February we will be staging a unique and exciting sale of works by author and illustrator John Burningham. The sale includes original artwork of many of his most famous books including Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers; Cannonball Simp and Mr Gumpy’s Outing as well as a number of Burningham's eye catching posters designed in his distinctive illustrative style for Transport in the early 60s to promote coach and underground travel. Lot 59 | JOHN BURNINGHAM (B. 1936) 'BORKA: THE ADVENTURES OF A GOOSE WITH NO FEATHERS' ENDPAPERS Mixed media with collage, framed, signed on label verso , 42cm x 67cm (16.5in x 26.25in) Estimate £3,000-5,000 + fees. Born in Farnham, Surrey in 1936 Burningham continues to produce books today. Winnner of the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for Children's book illustration twice; the first in 1963 for his debut as illustrator (and author), Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers (subsquently named one of the top ten winning works for the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005)) and again in 1970 for Mr Gumpy's Outing (1970). The illustrator is also well-known for his work with James Bond author Ian Fleming on the children's adventure serial called Chitty- Chitty-Bang-Bang. It was initially published in three volumes, the first of which was released on 22 October 1964 by Jonathan Cape in London. Lot 21 | JOHN BURNINGHAM (B. 1936) 'MR GUMPY'S MOTOR CAR': THE WHEELS CHURNED. Pencil, ink, pastel and crayon, framed, signed on label verso, approx. 30cm x 70cm (12in x 27.5in) Estimate £2,000-3,000 + fees. Although Burningham is best known for many of children's books, his creative output is wide-ranging. A successful and varied freelance career has allowed him the opportunity to work in Israel on an animated puppet film, to design posters, covers for the RIBA Journal, exhibitions, models, magazine illustrations, advertisements and even a railway station and train carriages for the Expo 90 in Osaka, Japan. His adult books have included his perceptive observations of life in and in France and he has addressed issues of aging in The Time of Your Life and childhood in When We Were Young and most recently he has explored our fascination with the 'King of Wines' in John Burningham's Champagne. The auction will also include works by John's wife, , and his daughters Lucy and Emily Burningham, his son Bill has followed his father's passion for building restoration projects. John and Helen met at students at Central School of Arts and Crafts where Helen was studying theatre design. She changed her career to illustrating children's books after they were married and their children were young. Emily runs an established design studio which is known for its sophisticated print designs which reference time-honoured wood-block printing. Emily designs the decorative textiles and her paper range is designed in collaboration with her sister Lucy. Author and illustrator John Burningham. Alongside his illustrative work John has also had a lifelong love affair with the applied arts and restoring buildings - "an interesting building, door, or window can please me as much as a painting or a drawing" - the sale will also include a selection of furniture, tiles and objects from his collection at home. “This is a rare opportunity to buy original artworks by one of our most popular children’s authors and illustrators. John’s books have a special place in many people’s hearts, bringing fond memories of childhood. The illustrations are successful because they tell the story in an unforgettable way - they bring the stories to life.“ John Machie, Specialist. Burningham has contributed to more than sixty other books and has received many other awards for his work. In 2012 he was one of five finalists for the Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books, and which recognises a living "illustrator whose complete works have made lasting contributions to children's literature." John Burningham. In 1954 he spent two years travelling through Italy, Yugoslavia and Israel, working at a variety of jobs. From 1956-1959, he studied at the Central School of Art, after which he designed posters for London Transport and the British Transport Commission. He also spent a year on an animated puppet film in the Middle East. He then became a writer and illustrator of children's books, his first book, Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers (1963) winning the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1963, an achievement he repeated with Mr Gumpy's Outing (1970). Since then, he has written and illustrated many children's books. He is also a freelance designer of murals, exhibitions models, magazine illustrations and advertisements. In 2012, he was shortlisted for a Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, which celebrates one living illustrator's lasting contribution to children's literature. Critical perspective. John Burningham's stories and illustrations for children are quirky, delightful and original. He is acclaimed by Kate Kellaway as 'one of the finest, most ground-breaking creators of children's picture books in the land', who has produced 'outstanding, radical work through the decades' (review of Burningham's autobiography, The Observer, 26 July 2009). Burningham's poignant and evocative work appeals to parents and teachers as much as to children, for he does not write or paint 'down' to his child readers, and does not focus specifically on a child audience while he works: 'I am not thinking about [children] when I do this at all. I never do anything differently because it's for children. I am not trying to make a landscape that children can understand. I am just making a landscape' (Burningham interviewed by Nicolette Jones, The Telegraph , 22 May 2009). Burningham has written and illustrated prolifically since the early 1960s. Of his vast output, his most popular and well-known books include Borka: the Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers (1963), Mr Gumpy's Outing (1970) and Granpa (1984): all three are award-winners and are now regarded as classic children's books. The majority of Burningham's work has been published by Jonathan Cape, and the beginning of his career coincided with Cape's early innovative days under forward-thinking editor Tom Maschler. This gave Burningham the freedom to develop his own style in both writing and illustration, relatively free from commercial considerations. Maschler's editorship and Burningham's early work also coincided with a shift in attitudes towards children's books that took place in the 1960s: during this period, picture books evolved 'from preachy narratives to exuberant and colourful chunks of wonder' (Deborah Orr, The Independent 18 April 2009). Borka , Burningham's first book, was 'instantly recognised as a classic of this dynamically developing genre' (ibid). Most of Burningham's stories are thought-provoking and even philosopical, and Borka offers a fresh and imaginative take on a traditional story ofostracism and learning to be true to one's self: Borka is rejected by her fellow geese for being different, but eventually finds happiness and acceptance in Kew Gardens, where she is surrounded by other unusual birds. Borka was followed by several more similar books, each featuring the adventures of delightfully-named animal characters: Trubloff: The Mouse Who Wanted to Play the Balalaika (1964); Humbert, Mister Firkin and the Lord Mayor of London (1965); Cannonball Simp (1966); Harquin: The Fox Who Went Down to the Valley (1967). Burningham's entry in The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English (ed. Watson, 2001) defines these early works as 'classic realist texts accompanied by striking, painterly illustrations', while Deborah Orr comments: 'The illustrations look fresh and contemporary today, with their distinctive melange of techniques and styles, and their beautiful, evocative landscapes and skies. At the start of the 60s they must have seemed mind-blowing' ( The Independent, 18 April 2009). Mr Gumpy's Outing (1970) marked a change of style for Burningham, who abandoned his bold, painterly style and instead opted for humorous linear drawings, a style he has continued to use in subsequent works. The title character of Mr Gumpy's Outing has become one of Burningham's most popular characters, also starring in Mr Gumpy's Motor Car (1973). Mr Gumpy, a human character accompanied by both child and animal friends, is the epitome of the classic grandfather figure: gentle, contented and mild-mannered, he remains calm, unflappable and generous, even when his friends create chaos around him. Burningham's prose is simple and uncluttered, with a subtle humour that appeals to adults as well as children, while the text and the illustrations complement each other beautifully. Burningham's 'Shirley' books have also been extremely popular: Come Away From the Water, Shirley (1977) and Time to Get Out of the Bath, Shirley (1978). He demonstrates a sensitive and humorous understanding of the difference between the perspective of the adult and that of the child: the sensible and protective concerns of the parents are contrasted with Shirley's desire to indulge her imagination and her sense of fun. The contrast is emphasised by the illustrations: Shirley's parents are depicted in plain line drawings, while the facing pages abound with colour, offering exciting images from Shirley's imagination. Other works also celebrate the child's imagination, including a much more recent book, The Magic Bed (2003), in which a neglected child experiences all sorts of adventures on a junk-shop bed with magical powers. Granpa (1984), one of Burningham's most poignant and moving books, addresses bereavement. It was inspired by the relationship between Burningham's youngest child, Emily, and her maternal grandfather who lived next door. Granpa offers a sensitive depiction of death and loss, though Burningham comments that it is also a celebration of those special relationships that span generations: 'People say Granpa is about death. I think the point of it is the relationship between the very young and the very old. There is a bonding, especially between grandfathers and young children' (Burningham in The Telegraph , 22 May 2009). Some of Burningham's stories explore and try to understand the so-called 'bad' behaviour of children. Where's Julius? (1986), John Patrick Norman McHennessy: The Boy Who Was Always Late (1987) and Edwardo: the Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World (2006) empathise with the child's-eye-view, depicting the child's behaviour with sensitivity, understanding and wry humour. Edwardo's behaviour is clearly linked to the projections of the adults around him: criticism and derision lead to negative behaviour, while positive expectations and opportunities to learn and grow gradually transform him. Burningham's skill is his ability to present this as a delightful and funny story, without any overt preaching. As with most of his books, the text is minimal and the illustrations are an integral part of the story. 2009 saw the publication of John Burningham , which combines autobiography with an anthology of Burningham's work. Described by one reviewer as a 'sumptuous, solid scrapbook of an autobiography' (Kate Kellaway, The Observer, 26 July 2009), it has been highly acclaimed, and offers an entertaining overview of Burningham's rather bohemian childhood, in which he attended various progressive schools including Summerhill. John Burningham also celebrates the author's vast and versatile output of stories and illustrations, for which he is now regarded as one of Britain's most innovative and outstanding author-illustrators for children. In 2012, he was shortlisted for a Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, which celebrates one living illustrator's lasting contribution to children's literature. Borka : The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers. Borka, like the ugly duckling, was laughed into an inferiority complex. Unlike the odd duck, however, Borka does not undergo a transformation; she is as bald as a goose as she was when a gosling. As . Читать весь отзыв. Об авторе (2003) John Burningham is one of the most prestigious and well-loved illustrators working in the children's book field today. Trained at the Central School of Art, his first picture book, Borka , was published in 1963. He has won the Kate Greenaway Award twice and has enjoyed a very distinguished career.