Father Christmas

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Blooming Christmas is here again and Father Christmas is grumpily making his rounds . . . Blooming Christmas is here again and Father Christmas is grumpily making his rounds . . . Raymond Briggs' irreverent Christmas story is one of his best-loved picture books. winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, this classic picture book has been treasured by generations for forty years. 'A comically believable, down-to-earth character.' Guardian

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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. He has won many awards over his career including the Kurt Maschler Award, The Children's Book of the Year and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award for his Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme collection. Raymond lives in Sussex.