It's that time of year again, Christmas and the time when I pull out one of my old classics, The Snowman. I have a couple of boxes of Christmas decorations that we get down from the loft every year and in it I keep all my Christmas bits, be it decorations, toys, plates etc and this book is one of the things I keep in there. Given to me by my mum many years ago I like to keep it special and really only look at it at this time of year. The book was written by Raymond Briggs in 1978 and was only turned into the Animated television version in 1982. I saw written by actually there are no words in the book, instead it is a wonderful book full of the beautiful ...  Read the complete review

The Snowman is a famous children's book by the wonderful Raymond Briggs and was first published in 1978. In this wordless book, beautifully illustrated with crayons and pastels, a boy wakes up one morning and is excited to find a thick blanket of snow has fallen outside. He decides to build a snowman and later that night the snowman magically comes to life and is invited indoors by the boy. Various capers ensue, with skateboards, a late night feast, exploration of the house, and flying through the night sky over the Royal Pavilion in Brighton... According to Raymond Briggs, it was his previous book, the brilliant Fungus the Bogeyman, that inspired The ...  Read the complete review