Raymond Briggs Father Christmas Holiday

Father christmas is a british children s picture book written and drawn by raymond briggs and published by hamish hamilton in 1973.

Raymond briggs father christmas holiday. Father christmas goes on holiday hardcover january 1 1975 by raymond briggs author. It is a sequel to briggs 1973 book father christmas. Created for channel 4 and first broadcast on christmas eve 1991 in britain the story is an adaption of two books written by raymond briggs father christma. Father christmas goes on holiday isbn 9780241892206 is a children s graphic novel of thirty pages written and illustrated by the british author raymond briggs.

It was first published in 1975. Father christmas directed bydave unwin produced byjohn coates written byraymond briggs starringmel smith william dennis hunt music bymike hewer distributed bychannel 4 universal pictures release date 24 december 1991 running time 26 min languageenglish father christmas is a british animated short starring mel smith as the titular character. In this hilarious sequel from raymond briggs author of the snowman and inspiration for the snowman and the snowdog a still rather grumpy father christmas decides to go on holiday. You are looking for father christmas by raymond briggs.

Briggs won the annual kate greenaway medal from the library association recognising the year s best children s book illustration by a british subject. The second half is based on the original father christmas book published in 1973. Make sure you get the aforementioned book that reads like a comic book and brigg s amazing are in each frame. This is a tiny book put out by ladybird press with 1 4 the illos compiled by lynn bradbury from the film adaptation and all the fun sucked out.

No one needs a holiday more than father christmas but where can such a well known and easily recognized person go. No one needs a holiday more than father christmas but where can such a well known and easily recognized person go.