By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Raymond Briggs, the British writer and illustrator who delighted generations of children and adults with his beloved festive book The Snowman and many other ...

Raymond Briggs, the British illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author best known for “The Snowman,” has died. He was 88. “The Snowman,” a book without words and illustrated with ...

The new coin celebrates Raymond Briggs’ picture book with a ... This year’s reverse (tails) design shows The Snowman decorating a Christmas tree. A selection of the coins will feature colour ...

The iconic author is best known for his world-wide hit The Snowman which has sold more than 5.5 million copies across the globe but also created beloved children’s books Fungus The Bogeyman and When ...

Raymond Briggs, who created the original picture book that became beloved Academy Award-nominated short The Snowman, died August 9. He was 88. Briggs’ family put out a statement via publisher ...

The 1978 children’s picture book The Snowman was the creation of author and illustrator Raymond Briggs ... design shows The Snowman decorating a Christmas tree. A selection of the coins will ...

The advent calendars will be priced at £30, with a total of 3,000 available – and only one will have a gold proof coin of The Snowman hidden inside. The new coin celebrates Raymond Briggs ... The ...