The Bear

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The hilarious and heartwarming tale of a magical friendship between a girl and a polar bear, from beloved author of The Snowman, Raymond Briggs. He won many awards over his career including the Kurt Maschler Award, The Children's Book of the Year, Dutch Silver Pen Award, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award twice for his Mother Goose Nursery Treasury and Father Christmas. D. Martin, "Raymond Briggs", in Douglas Martin, The Telling Line: Essays on Fifteen Contemporary Book Illustrators (Julia MacRae Books, 1989), pp.227–42 Raymond Briggs obituary: An illustrious career". BBC News. 10 August 2022 . Retrieved 10 August 2022.

Raymond Briggs: The Snowman illustrator dies at 88 - BBC News Raymond Briggs: The Snowman illustrator dies at 88 - BBC News

Fee Fi Fo Fum (1964) and The Snowman (1978) were Commended and Highly Commended runners-up for the Greenaway Medal. [17] [a] Ramachandran, Naman (10 August 2022). "Raymond Briggs, 'The Snowman' Creator, Dies at 88". Variety . Retrieved 11 August 2022.

Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - His first work was in advertising, but he soon began to win acclaim as a children's book illustrator as well as teaching illustration at Brighton College of Art. He came to public attention when he illustrated a book of nursery rhymes, The Mother Goose Treasury, in 1966, winning a Kate Greenaway medal. Since then he has become one of the most innovative and popular author-illustrators. Raymond Briggs – Person – National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery, London . Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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The Mother Goose Treasury ( Hamilton, 1966), from Mother Goose – winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal [3] Wroe, Nicholas (18 December 2004). "Bloomin' Christmas". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 22 May 2010. a b Milligan, Mercedes (10 August 2022). " 'The Snowman' Creator Raymond Briggs Dies Age 88". Animation Magazine . Retrieved 11 August 2022.Lawson, Mark (14 December 2012). "The Snowman and the Snowdog: the pitfalls of remakes". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 August 2022. Raymond Redvers Briggs was born on 18 January 1934 in Wimbledon, Surrey (now London), to Ernest Redvers Briggs (1900–1971), a milkman, and Ethel Bowyer (1895–1971), a former lady's maid-turned-housewife, who married in 1930. [9] [10] During the Second World War, he was evacuated to Dorset before returning to London at the end of the war. [11] a b c d e (Greenaway Winner 1966). Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 14 July 2012. a b Bailey, Jason M. (10 August 2022). "Raymond Briggs, Who Drew a Wordless 'Snowman,' Dies at 88". The New York Times . Retrieved 10 August 2022.

The grumpy genius of Raymond Briggs | The Spectator The grumpy genius of Raymond Briggs | The Spectator

Briggs won the 1966 and 1973 Kate Greenaway Medals from the British Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. [3] [4] For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named Father Christmas (1973) one of the top-ten winning works, which composed the ballot for a public election of the nation's favourite. [5] For his contribution as a children's illustrator, Briggs was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1984. [6] [7] He was a patron of the Association of Illustrators. [8] Early life [ edit ] Briggs died of pneumonia at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton on 9 August 2022, aged 88. [1] [13] Awards and honours [ edit ] Author-illustrator Raymond Briggs dies age 88:: NEWS". School Library Association . Retrieved 11 August 2022. Big kid, 'old git' and still in the rudest of health". Rachel Cooke. The Observer. 10 August 2008. Confirmed 4 December 2012. The Bear is a 1998 British animated Christmas special directed by Hilary Audus. Based on the book of the same name by the author Raymond Briggs, the film was first broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom at Christmas 1998 and released in the United States as a Direct-to-Video release by Buena Vista Home Video in 1998. [1]Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934, and studied at Wimbledon School of Art and the Slade School of Art, London. Anita Silvey (editor), The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators (Mariner Books, 2002) ISBN 978-0-618-19082-9