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. Read more
R**C
Pushing as on Oldie myself
Always a fan of Briggs. He and Raoul Dahl have always defined coming of age in Great Britain of the early 1950s
T**Y
Love his works.
Wonderful comments, great writing.
A**R
the book is quite nice and will make a good gift for an elderly ...
Disappointing! I bought this book because I particularly wanted to have Raymond Briggs from The Oldie from when he was staying with his maiden aunts in the country with absolutely no mod cons. Instead, there was a letter home as the illustration. What a blow! Other than that, the book is quite nice and will make a good gift for an elderly friend.
J**Y
Five Stars
Lovely bits of his life.
K**Y
Three Stars
Not compelling reading, but the book provides gimpes of another life, another time.
