CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATION

U.K. illustrator Raymond Briggs' charming graphic children's story 'Father Christmas' comes to life in this animated version, telling his Christmas story from The Big Man's perspective…

and here's a wee interview with Briggs talking about his subversive Christmas classic…

Raymond Briggs talks about his accidental career in children's fiction

The Snowman
Merry Christmas, Scribbler!

by Raymond Briggs, 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. His walls are lined with books like Out in the Silver West, The Boys Book of Pirates and Executive Opportunities, which provide fodder for his ruminations on career change.

See a Preview (PDF via Drawn and Quarterly)

You can watch a commercial spoof on the Raymond Briggs classic, The Snowman via Cartoon Brew, and read about it here.