The Snowman (book)
1978 children's picture book by Raymond Briggs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Snowman is a wordless children's picture book by British author Raymond Briggs, first published in 1978 by Hamish Hamilton in the United Kingdom, and published by Random House in the United States in November of the same year.[1] The book won a number of awards and was adapted into an animated television film in 1982 which is an annual fixture at Christmas.
Author | Raymond Briggs |
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Illustrator | Raymond Briggs |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Picture book |
Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
Publication date | 1978 |
Media type | |
Pages | 32 pp |
ISBN | 0241100046 |
OCLC | 788883530 |
LC Class | PZ7.B7646 Sn 1978[1] |
The book is entirely wordless, and illustrated with only coloured pencils.[2] Briggs said that it was partly inspired by his previous book Fungus the Bogeyman: "For two years I worked on Fungus, buried amongst muck, slime and words, so... I wanted to do something which was clean, pleasant, fresh and wordless and quick."[3]