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The Christmas Book

The Mother Goose Treasury

Father Christmas

One winter's night, a snowman comes to life and an unforgettable adventure begins. Raymond Briggs' favourite classic is a true piece of Christmas magic. This timeless story captures the wonder and innocence of childhood and is now recognised throughout the world.

The Snowman: The Book of the Classic Film

The Snowman flies again . . . In the middle of winter, a little boy's Snowman and Snowdog come to life and take him on a breathtaking and magical adventure.

The Snowman and the Snowdog

Originally published as The Mother Goose Treasury

The Puffin Book of Nursery Rhymes

Time For Lights Out

The Snowman Pop-Up

The Snowman

The Bear

UG: Boy Genius of the Stone Age and His Search for Soft Trousers

Ethel & Ernest

The Elephant and the Bad Baby

Father Christmas Goes on Holiday

The Father Christmas it's a Bloomin' Terrible Joke Book

The Tin-Pot Foreign General And the Old Iron Woman

Fungus the Bogeyman

Gentleman Jim

When the Wind Blows

East of Eden

Wuthering Heights

White Nights

The bestselling graphic novel for adults from the creator of The Snowman

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.

Raymond Briggs' world-famous graphic account of one ordinary couple's attempt to stand firm in the face of nuclear annihilation remains as powerful today as it was when it was first published in 1982. 
 
Following Jim and Hilda Blogg in the days before and after a nuclear attack on Britain, When the Wind Blows is alternately funny, shocking, heartbreaking and devastating. Few can read it and not be deeply moved. 
 
Despite writing some of the most beloved and enduring children's books of all time - The Snowman, Father Christmas and Fungus the Bogeyman - When the Wind Blows is very much a story for adults. Not only does it articulate the fears of the generations who grew up in the shadow of the Cold War, but it also speaks today of our own fears, living as we do in a nuclear age. 
 
Written and illustrated by Briggs, When the Wind Blows has never been out of print.

Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934. He was the author of the hugely successful children's books Father Christmas and The Snowman. These books have been translated into many languages and adapted into films, stage shows and animations. His other books include Fungus the Bogeyman, The Bear, Ug, When the Wind Blows, Ethel &amp; Ernest, a biography of his parents, and his latest, Time for Lights Out, a contemplation on old age, told through words and pictures.

When the Wind Blows

The bestselling graphic novel for adults from the creator of The Snowman

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