Would you rather drink snail squash or eat mashed worms? Help a witch make stew? Tickle a monkey? Or maybe - if you could really be anyone or do anything in the world - would you rather just be . . . you?
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 forBorka and Mr Gumpy's Outing, and has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning 50 years.