Best Selling Books by Raymond Briggs

In his customary pose as the grumpiest of grumpy old men, Raymond Briggs contemplates old age and death... and doesn''t like them much. ''A beloved genius of storytelling and illustration'' Observer Illustrated with Briggs''s inimitable pencil drawings, Time for Lights Out is a collection of short pieces, some funny, some melancholy, some remembering his wife who died young, others about the joy of grandchildren, of walking the dog... He looks back at his schooldays and his time as an evacuee during the war, and remembers his parents and the house in which he grew up. But most, like this one, are about his home in Sussex: Looking round this house, What will they say, The future ghosts? There must have been Some barmy old bloke here, Long-haired, artsy-fartsy type, Did pictures for kiddy books Or some such tripe. You should have seen the stuff He stuck up in that attic! Snowman this and snowman that, Tons and tons of tat.

Meet the Snowdog in this adorable board book, featuring beautiful artwork and rhyming text. The Snowdogis a fun and cute book that children will treasure. Look out for Raymond Brigg''s original classic, The Snowman, as well as the picture book of The Snowman and the Snowdog, too!

A wonderful hand puppet book based on Raymond Briggs''s classic, The Snowman. A little boy built a Snowman, and the Snowman came to life! Re-enact the magic of The Snowman with this brilliantly interactive hand puppet book - wave hello, cuddle and play with the Snowman as he is brought to life! Raymond Briggs is one of our most respected and beloved artists. Born in Wimbledon in 1934, he studied 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. His original Mother Goose was published in 1966, it won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award in 1967 and is now back in print over 40 years later.

Pictures and brief text follow a rather disgruntled Santa Claus on his annual rounds.

Jim, préposé au w.-c., veut changer d''emploi, changer de vie. Sans diplôme, sans le sou, il voit défiler et s''étioler ses rêves. Son aventure le conduit devant le juge, puis en prison où, à cause de ses antécédents, il devient responsable des w.-c. Une caricature drôle et grinçante de la société, qui fait à la fois rire et réfléchir.

A young boy and his wintertime friend share a magical night in this award-winning wordless story. Illustrations.

A journey through one day and one night in the life of James and his beloved Snowman helps teach readers how to tell time, in a book featuring a die-cut clock with hands that move.

A young boy and his wintertime friend share a magical night in this award-winning wordless story. Illustrations.

Follows an elderly European couple''s preparation for a nuclear attack.

A boy constructs a snowman. On board pages.