Books with author Briggs Raymond

In 1982 Raymond Briggs's classic picture book The Snowman was made into an enchanting animated film, now loved by generations of children all over the world. This special gift set combines a magical story book illustrated with pictures from the film and an audio CD with readings by Andrew Sachs and music by Howard Blake, featuring the famous Christmas song, "Walking in the Air", sung by Peter Auty.

An amazing activity book featuring the Snowman and the Snowdog! One winter's night a little boy is taken on a breathtaking, magical adventure when the Snowman and Snowdog he has made come to life and fly with him over the rooftops and across the sea to the North Pole. Join the Snowman, the Snowdog and Billy on their magical adventure . . . This activity book is full of fun things to do with plenty of pictures to colour, dot-to-dots and drawings to finish. Decorate your pictures with lots and lots of stickers!

Ug and his parents live in the Stone Age. And that means stone blankets, stone cold food, an even colder cave and, worst of all, hard stone trousers! Being an inquisitive and intelligent child, Ug suggests a series of modifications to improve the quality of family life. His ideas about heating, cooking, boats, and balls that actually bounce are initially met with a hostile reaction. But with the help of his father, who slowly comes round to his son's way of thinking, Ug comes tantalisingly close to his ultimate garment goal . . .

What does Tilly do when an enormous bear decides to visit late one night? She tries to make him feel welcome, of course. But an oversized bear in your average-sized house does not make the best of houseguests, and Tilly has to stay on her toes to keep the bear out of trouble. Now in a new paperback edition, with a handy size and price, so even more readers can enjoy this bear of a story.

Delightful, full color, detailed and whimsical panel illustrations (comic book style) by RAYMOND BRIGGS generously fill every page. This fun story features a curmudgeonly Father Christmas who complains incessantly about the "blooming snow". FATHER CHRISTMAS is the first major book by award-winning author, Raymond Briggs and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for 1973.