John Patrick Norman McHennessy - the boy who was always late by John Burningham
John Patrick Norman McHennessy - the boy who was always late by John Burningham
John Patrick Norman McHennessy - the boy who was always late by John Burningham
John Patrick Norman McHennessy - the boy who was always late by John Burningham

John Patrick Norman McHennessy - the boy who was always late by John Burningham

"John Patrick Norman McHennessy set off along the road to learn..." but will he ever get there in time?! His teacher is determined to stop his tales, but what happens when the shoe is on the other foot?

Every day, John Patrick sets off along the road to school, and although he hurries, strange and improbable happenings repeatedly make him late. To make things worse, his teacher never believes his story.

Condition: Good condition, covered in clear contact
Type: Paperback
Age: 3+

John Burningham was an English author and illustrator of children's books, especially picture books for young children. He lived in north London with his wife Helen Oxenbury, another illustrator.

His first book, Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers (1963) won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1963, an achievement he repeated with Mr Gumpy's Outing (1970). 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.

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