My Review: We love this movie and watch it every year for the holidays, so of course I had to pick it up for Munchkin when I found the book. The enchanting book reunited readers with the Snowman and introduced them to an adorable new puppy-friend, The Snowdog.

The Snowman and the Snowdog: Book and Toy Giftset - Waterstones The Snowman and the Snowdog: Book and Toy Giftset - Waterstones

Created with Raymond Briggs’ blessing, The Snowman and The Snowdog is the animated sequel to The Snowman which premiered on Channel 4 in 2012 on Christmas Eve.This enchanting book reunites readers with the Snowman and introduces them to an adorable new puppy-friend, the Snowdog.

The Snowman and the Snowdog - Penguin Books UK

This story has words to go with the pictures and therefore kind of lacks the simple charm of the original. Birmingham Repertory Company produces The Snowman for stage, incorporating the original musical score. In this holiday picture book, a companion to Raymond Briggs’s The Snowman, a little boy builds a snow puppy next to his snowman—in hopes of getting a real puppy for Christmas. This is a novelization of a video celebrating the 30th anniversary of this award winning character by Raymond Briggs.With a soundtrack by Andy Burrows and Ilan Eskeri, The Snowman and The Snowdog is a lively and joyful adventure which includes a flight scene over iconic London landmarks and an exciting downhill race at the North Pole. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Not only is The Snowman and the Snowdog a charming nod to the original Snowman story, but it's also a lovely way of introducing loss and grief to children in an honest, straightforward way. A great Christmas story to extend the love of the movie into story time, it has the same soothing tone and illustrations as the movie and is perfect for bedtime. A boy who lost his beloved dog a while ago received a beautiful gift at Christmas by building a snowman and a snowdog.

The Snowman™ and The Snowdog Story - The Snowman The Snowman™ and The Snowdog Story - The Snowman

The ending left a heart-warming mark with the snowdog transforming into a real, breathing, living dog - the boy's new best friend - thanks to the magic dog collar that Santa Claus gave to the boy. Billy's old dog dies and he's very sad, but after a Christmas adventure with the Snowman and the Snowdog things start looking up - especially after he gets to make his Christmas wish directly to Santa himself! One winter's night a little boy is taken on a breathtaking, magical adventure when the Snowman and Snowdog he has made come to life and fly with him over the rooftops and across the sea to the North Pole.This is a perfect level one early reader book with very simple sentences and easy words young readers will be familiar with. Briggs’ original book was wordless, and both films are without dialogue, but this title includes a story in traditional picture book style. Billy and his mum have moved into a new house, but Billy isn't very full of Christmas cheer, as his beloved old dog has passed away. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.

The Snowman and the Snowdog by Raymond Briggs | Waterstones

And let’s just say, the audiobook narration by Benedict Cumberbatch also may have had a small (okay maybe more than small) influence on my decision to pick this up too. A unique, honest and inspirational storyteller, Raymond leaves behind a treasure trove of work – including his beautiful and best-known picture book The Snowman – a timeless story of magic and wonder, beloved by generations of families. When the Wind Blows (1982) confronted the trusting, optimistic Bloggs couple with the horror of nuclear war, and was praised in the British House of Commons for its timeliness and originality.Based on the much loved animation, a book of the film is published by Puffin, bringing words to the story for the first time. Beautiful images from the film bring the magical Christmas story to life – you can view the gallery for some images from the book. But the best is yet to come on Christmas morning, when a real, live puppy is waiting under the tree. The Tin-Pot Foreign General and the Old Iron Woman (1984) was a scathing denunciation of the Falklands War.