Books written by Raymond Briggs

  • The Snowman
    The Snowman

    Briggs's wordless tale relates a story about imagination and friendship, as well as love and loss. This board book edition of The Snowman is a perfect gift for the holidays.

  • The Fairy Tale Treasury

    Thirty-two of the world's best-loved fairy tales, including the The Emperor's New Clothes, The Frog Prince, Gone is Gone, The Sun and the Wind, and The Bremen Town Musicians.

  • Notes from the Sofa
    Notes from the Sofa

    In Notes from the Sofa, Raymond Briggs provides an illustrated compilation of reflections on life and what it means to get older.

  • The Snowman: The Original Storybook with Activities for Young Learners of English
    The Snowman: The Original Storybook with Activities for Young Learners of English

    Ideal for the weeks leading up to Christmas.

  • The Bear
    The Bear

    THE BEAR is not a fantasy or a dream - there really is a bear in Tilly's house, and as Tilly is a practical child she sets about making that bear welcome.

  • The Snowman Storybook
    The Snowman Storybook

    When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him into his home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside. Unlike the original edition, this version has words.

  • The Mother Goose Treasury

    Briggs' drawings capture the charm and livliness of Peter and Iona Opie's version of 408 old nursery rhymes.

  • The Puffin Mother Goose Treasury
    The Puffin Mother Goose Treasury

    An illustrated collection of traditional nursery rhymes. Suggested level: junior.

  • The Snowman: Story Book
    The Snowman: Story Book

    Raymond Briggs' evocative story of a small boy's magical friendship with a snowman, told here in words by the artist and illustrated with pictures from the original version.

  • When the Wind Blows
    When the Wind Blows

    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.

  • The Snowman - A Puppet Play Book
    The Snowman - A Puppet Play Book

    A wonderful hand puppet book based on Raymond Briggs's classic, The Snowman. A little boy built a Snowman, and the Snowman came to life!

  • Gentleman Jim

    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.

  • Blooming Books
    Blooming Books

    Reprints, with some text and associated material about Briggs.

  • Notes from the Sofa
    Notes from the Sofa

    In Notes from the Sofa, Raymond Briggs provides an illustrated compilation of reflections on life and what it means to get older.

  • Time for Lights Out
    Time for Lights Out

    Illustrated with Briggs's inimitable pencil drawings, Time for Lights Out is a collection of short pieces, some funny, some melancholy, some remembering his wife who died young, others about the joy of grandchildren, of walking the dog.

  • Father Christmas

    A rather grumpy Father Christmas delivers gifts on Christmas Eve.

  • Unlucky Wally: Twenty Years On

    Unlucky Wally: Twenty Years On

  • The Snowman Pop-Up
    The Snowman Pop-Up

    With a story inspired by Raymond Briggs' classic picture book, this is a wintery edition sparkling with festive magic.

  • The Snowman Flap Book

    James makes a snowman which comes to life, taking James on a flight across the world. Flaps conceal portions of the illustrations.

  • The Snowman
    The Snowman

    An ideal book for children and parents to look at together. The Alphabet Book by P. D. Eastman Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss Go, Dog.