Famous Author : Raymond Briggs

Born in 1934 in London, Raymond left school at fifteen to study painting at the Wimbledon School of Art. He then studied typography at the Central School of Art and subsequently went on to study painting at the Slade School. When he graduated in 1957, he immediately started writing and illustrating, and in 1961 also began work as a part-time lecturer in illustration at Brighton Polytechnic.

After a brief spell in advertising he then fully concentrated on writing and illustrating children's books.

Evident from all the early books Raymond both writes and illustrates, he himself once said "the whole point of illustration is that it is literary. If it is not, it remains a drawing only".

Raymond won the Francis Williams Award for Best Children's Book in 1982 with The Snowman. The Snowman has become a year-round favourite and one of the most popular Yuletide books ever published.Raymond is still writing prolifically, so keep an eye out for his latest releases

His works include :

Ring-A-Ring O'Roses (1962)

Followed by Fee Fi Fo Fum (1964)

The Mother Goose Treasury (1966)

Jim and The Beanstalk (1970) 

The Fairy Tale Treasury (1972).

Father Christmas (1973)

Father Christmas Goes on Holiday (1975)

Fungus the Bogeyman (1977)

Gentleman Jim (1980)

When the Wind Blows (1982)

The Snowman (1982)