Father Christmas - Hardcover

Briggs, Raymond

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241022606 ISBN 13: 9780241022603

Publisher: Puffin, 1987

Synopsis

The classic, comic strip story of Father Christmas and the busiest night in his year as "Blooming Christmas" comes round again.

About this title

Review:

..".one of the most irrestibile yuletide books to appear in many years."--"The Horn Book "

About the Author:

Raymond Briggs is one of our most respected and beloved artists. Born in Wimbledon Park in 1934, he studied at the Wimbledon School of Art and later at the Slade School of Fine Art, and went on to produce a treasure trove of work. He has created characters that are now icons for generations of children, including Fungus the Bogeyman, Father Christmas and, of course, the beloved Snowman. The biography of his parents in graphic novel form, Ethel & Ernest, became a bestseller in the UK, and an animated feature film based on the novel will be released in 2016.He has won many awards over his career including the Kurt Maschler Award, The Children's Book of the Year, Dutch Silver Pen Award, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award twice for his Mother Goose Nursery Treasury and Father Christmas. Raymond lives in Sussex.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0241022606
• ISBN 13: 9780241022603
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32