Product Information
James builds a snowman in the garden and wakes up in the night to find that it has come to life. He shows the Snowman his house, and in return the Snowman takes him on a magical journey.Product Identifiers
PublisherPuffin, Penguin Books LTD
ISBN-100241141036
ISBN-139780241141038
eBay Product ID (ePID)91379854
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicPre-School & Picture Books
GenrePicture Books
AuthorRaymond Briggs
Book SeriesThe Snowman
FormatHardback
Dimensions
Item Height176 mm
Item Weight220 g
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication26/10/2000
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Pagination34
Out-Of-Print Date21/01/2017
Author BiographyRaymond 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.
Content NoteColour Illustrations