Mr. Gumpy's Outing

Author: John Burningham

Title: Mr. Gumpy's Outing

Illustrator: John Burningham

Genre: Children's Picture Book

Subgenre: People, animals, and nature

Theme: We can all have fun as long as everyone follows the rules, but once someone decides to misbehave the fun will be ruined for everyone.
Primary and secondary characters: Primary character- Mr. Gumpy Secondary characters- the children, the rabbit, the cat, the bog, the pig, the sheep, the chicken, the calf, and the goat.
Award(s) date of publication: Parents' Choice Award, 1990
Publishing Company: Henry Holt and Company
Brief Summary and how I would use this book with students: Mr. Gumpy's Outing is about a man named Mr. Gumpy who decides to go out on his boat one day. The children, the rabbit, the cat, the bog, the pig, the sheep, the chicken, the calf, and the goat all ask to join Mr. Gumpy. Mr Gumpy says they all can join as long as they behave but when they all start to misbehave the boat tips over and the all fall in the water. I could use this book to teach my students about following the rules, such as the classroom rules.