Books by raymond briggs

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Uses images from "The Snowman" film which is based on the story by Raymond Briggs. 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. ...Read More »

A graphic novel classic from one of the world?s best-known cartoonists
Gentleman Jim is the story of Jim Bloggs, an imaginative toilet cleaner who, dissatisfied with his station in life, devotes his time to envisioning a world beyond it. His walls are lined with books like Out in the Silver West, The Boys? Book of Pirates, and Executive Opportunities, which provide fodder for his ruminat... ...Read More »

A humorous story about a cynical Father Christmas on Christmas Eve by the same author/illustrator as the award-winning "The Snowman". Father Christmas grumbles about the weather, his job, the anti-social hours he has to work, even going on holiday. ...Read More »

Life in Bogeydom is full of snot, smells, slime, scum and other unspeakable things, and Bogeymen live under the ground revelling in all the nastiness imaginable. ...Read More »

This is the classic boardbook edition of the now famous Christmas tale. 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.,Who needs words to tell a story In Raymond Briggs's charming tale, told with 175 softly hued, artfully composed frames, a little boy makes f... ...Read More »

This wonderful wordless picture book is, incredibly, now 20 years old! To celebrate publishers Hamish Hamilton have issued this superb edition complete with a silver embossed dust jacket to enhance the beauty and magic of Raymond Briggs' unforgettable classic.

This story of a young boy's delight in the snow, the snowman he builds and their magical adventure is a delight to share with all ch... ...Read More »

A picture book of the "Father Christmas" stories. The comic-strip style appeals on many levels. ...Read More »

First published in 1980, two years after "The Snowman", "Gentleman Jim" has been unavailable for many years. We are delighted to bring it back into print as the first book in an occasional series, "Cape Graphic Classics". "Gentleman Jim" is the story of Jim Bloggs, a lavatory attendant who, dissatisfied with his station in life, devotes his time to envisioning a world beyond it. His walls are line... ...Read More »

This wonderful wordless picture book is, incredibly, now 20 years old! To celebrate publishers Hamish Hamilton have issued this superb edition complete with a silver embossed dust jacket to enhance the beauty and magic of Raymond Briggs' unforgettable classic.

This story of a young boy's delight in the snow, the snowman he builds and their magical adventure is a delight to share with all ch... ...Read More »

This wonderful wordless picture book is, incredibly, now 20 years old! To celebrate publishers Hamish Hamilton have issued this superb edition complete with a silver embossed dust jacket to enhance the beauty and magic of Raymond Briggs' unforgettable classic.

This story of a young boy's delight in the snow, the snowman he builds and their magical adventure is a delight to share with all ch... ...Read More »

Deep down underground, in the dark, dripping tunnels of bogeydom, live the bogeys, a vile collection of slimy, smelly creatures who revel in everything revolting. Fungus is a bogeyman-a particularly foul and fetid specimen. As he goes about his bogey business, the full horrors of bogeydom are revealed. Over 80,000 copies of this fun book have been sold worldwide. ...Read More »

"In a sequence of enchanting vignettes, Father Christmas makes careful preparations for his annual sleigh ride. . . . One of the most irresistible yuletide books to appear in many years."--Horn Book. A Kate Greenaway Medal Book. ...Read More »

This book features a re-telling of the classic children's story by the author and illustrator of the best-selling "Snowman". Jim finds a beanstalk growing outside his window one morning, and follows his famous predecessor up to the top... ...Read More »

The Elephant takes the Bad Baby for a ride and they go 'rumpeta, rumpeta, rumpeta down the road.' They help themselves to ice creams, pies, buns, crisps, biscuits, lollipops and apples, and the shopkeepers follow them down the road shouting and waving. All ends well as the Bad Baby learns to say 'Please' and his mother makes pancakes for everyone. ...Read More »

Lovable rogue Father Christmas presents the reader with a collection of Christmas jokes. The book also features some of his musings on what it's like to be Father Christmas - for better or for worse - year in, year out. This is the perfect stockingfiller gift, full of Christmas crackers to keep children laughing. ...Read More »

Raymond Briggs' now famous bestselling comic cartoon book depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on an elderly couple in his usual humorous yet macabre way. ...Read More »