New Releases by Raymond Briggs

Ne ha viste tante, Raymond Briggs. La Seconda guerra mondiale, i bombardamenti, la vita da sfollato, il difficile ritorno alla normalità, la prospettiva di una vita familiare felice, la malattia e l''improvvisa morte di sua moglie, la gioia di ritrovarsi nonno. Dopo aver scritto e illustrato libri che hanno divertito i bambini di tutto il mondo (ed emozionato i loro genitori), superati i settant''anni, Briggs ha deciso di fare un bilancio delle sue esperienze. Mescolando ironia e tenerezza, profondità e insofferenza, ha raccolto per oltre quindici anni una lunga serie di scherzose e commoventi riflessioni sul senso della vita, per poi farle confluire in È ora di spegnere le luci, un memoir illustrato che è un vero e proprio scrigno di immagini e pensieri essenziali. Un libro di grande delicatezza, capace di abbracciare le mille sfumature dell''esistenza e di sondare le nostre paure più profonde, partendo da spunti apparentemente banali, come la frustrazione provocata dai tasti incomprensibili di un telecomando nuovo o la serenità ritrovata portando a spasso il cane. *********************** Questo eBook è ottimizzato per la fruizione su tablet; se ne sconsiglia pertanto la lettura sui dispositivi eReader.

Dos mágicos cuentos protagonizados por animales muy peculiares. En Animales peculiares hallamos dos de los relatos más curiosos del libro Cuentos extraños para niños peculiares de Ransom Riggs, autor de la conocida novela El hogar de Miss Peregrine para niños peculiares. El primer cuento, Las palomas de la catedral, presenta uno de los momentos más importantes de la Historia Peculiar: la guerra de las palomas contra la construcción de la catedral de San Pablo. El segundo, La langosta, es la historia de un niño con un corazón demasiado grande que tendrá que enfrentarse a su padre para defender la vida de las langostas.

In his customary pose as the grumpiest of grumpy old men, Raymond Briggs contemplates old age and death... and doesn''t like them much. ''A beloved genius of storytelling and illustration'' Observer Illustrated with Briggs''s inimitable pencil drawings, Time for Lights Out is a collection of short pieces, some funny, some melancholy, some remembering his wife who died young, others about the joy of grandchildren, of walking the dog... He looks back at his schooldays and his time as an evacuee during the war, and remembers his parents and the house in which he grew up. But most, like this one, are about his home in Sussex: Looking round this house, What will they say, The future ghosts? There must have been Some barmy old bloke here, Long-haired, artsy-fartsy type, Did pictures for kiddy books Or some such tripe. You should have seen the stuff He stuck up in that attic! Snowman this and snowman that, Tons and tons of tat.

Join curious Ug on his quest for a pair of soft trousers in this funny and touching stone-age story from creator of The Snowman, Raymond Briggs. Ug and his parents live in the Stone Age. And that means stone blankets, stone cold food, an even colder cave and, worst of all, hard stone trousers! Being an inquisitive and intelligent child, Ug suggests a series of modifications to improve the quality of family life. His ideas about heating, cooking, boats, and balls that actually bounce are initially met with a hostile reaction. But with the help of his father, who slowly comes round to his son''s way of thinking, Ug comes tantalisingly close to his ultimate soft-trousered goal . . . This heartwarming and hilarious tale, told in comic strip format, is the perfect gift for a curious child learning to understand the world around them. More classic Raymond Briggs stories: Fungus the Bogeyman The Snowman - a wordless picture book Father Christmas Father Christmas Goes on Holiday Jim and the Beanstalk The Elephant and the Bad Baby

Follow along with the adventures of a giant elephant and a mischievous baby in this timeless picture-book story, illustrated by Raymond Briggs. When an Elephant meets a Bad Baby and offers them a ride, it''s the start of a wild adventure - going ''rumpeta, rumpeta, rumpeta'' down the road, and helping themselves to ice creams, lollipops, and all manner of sweet treats. But as a long line of disgruntled shopkeepers and salespeople begin to follow them, Bad Baby must learn the importance of saying ''please'' – and all the trouble you can get into if you forget . . . More classic titles from Raymond Briggs: The Bear Jim and the Beanstalk The Snowman - a wordless picture book Father Christmas Father Christmas Goes on Holiday

A brand-new edition of the Christmas classic TheSnowman, featuring new artwork and text and based on the original animatedfilm. Christmas wouldn''t be Christmas without Raymond Briggs''s classic story, The Snowman. This brand-new edition of the timelesstale features artwork from the original and beloved animated film in better, sharper, quality than ever before, and freshly written text. Accompanying audio features narration by Matthew Macfadyen.

From Raymond Briggs, the beloved and bestselling author of The Snowman, comes his first book in a decade, now in an updated edition with new columns and illustrations. Notes from the Sofa is a beautifully illustrated compilation of reflections on life and what it means to get older. Raymond dips into his past to remind us of scrumping apples, National Service, party lines on telephones, the torment of cinema organs and the endless obsession with laxatives, alongside his take on the absurdities of the modern world. This collection gives us warm and memorable sketches of Raymond’s life now and reminds us why he is one of our best-loved storytellers.

A brilliantly playful finger-puppet book featuring the Snowman and the Snowdog A boy built a Snowman and a Snowdog. That night, they came to life... Wiggle your finger and play with the Snowman and the Snowdog in this fun finger-puppet book When he comes to life, the Snowdog runs, plays and flies into the air with Billy and the Snowman. Look out for Raymond Briggs''s original classic, The Snowman, as well as the picture book of The Snowman and the Snowdog, too

Un piuttosto scontroso Babbo Natale consegna i regali la vigilia di Natale.

The Snowman and The Snowdog is based on the sequel to The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. This enchanting book reunites readers with the Snowman and introduces them to a new friend, the Snowdog. Beautiful images from the film bring the magical Christmas story to life.

A new Christmas classic based on Raymond Briggs''s holiday favorite THE SNOWMAN. In this picture book, a little boy builds a snow puppy—in hopes of getting a real one for Christmas—next to his snowman. That night the Snowman comes to life and takes the boy and the Snowdog on an adventure to the world of Snow People. But the best is yet to come on Christmas morning, when a real live puppy is waiting under the tree. Based on the original classic by Raymond Briggs, which has sold over 8.5 million copies and is available in 15 languages, the illustrations and text are from the creators of the animated special that will appear on Channel 4 in England during the 2013 holiday season.

A wonderful hand puppet book based on Raymond Briggs''s classic, The Snowman. A little boy built a Snowman, and the Snowman came to life! Re-enact the magic of The Snowman with this brilliantly interactive hand puppet book - wave hello, cuddle and play with the Snowman as he is brought to life! Raymond Briggs is one of our most respected and beloved artists. Born in Wimbledon in 1934, he studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and went on to produce a treasure trove of work. He has created characters that are now icons for generations of children, including Fungus the Bogeyman, Father Christmas and, of course, the beloved Snowman. His original Mother Goose was published in 1966, it won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award in 1967 and is now back in print over 40 years later.

BANG! BANG! BANG! went the guns of the Tin-Pot Foreign General BANG! BANG! BANG! went the guns of the Old Iron Woman Raymond Briggs''s visceral take on the Falklands War is uncompromising in its dark and moving satire of the build-up and aftermath of the conflict. This controversial book''s infamous stars - General Leopoldo Galtieri and Margaret Thatcher - are depicted as robotic caricatures with a pointless blood lust. Now available as an eBook for the first time.

"BLOOMING CHRISTMAS, HERE AGAIN " Reissued in a mini hardback gift edition, with a letter from Raymond Briggs, this is the perfect stocking filler. On Christmas Eve morning, a very grumpy Father Christmas is dreaming about summer, and certainly doesn''t want to get up in the cold to deliver presents Follow his journey through the night, as he battles the elements to deliver his presents. Told through a comic strip, with beautiful illustrations based on the houses that Raymond grew up in, this is a hilarious festive tale that has delighted children for generations.

Taken from Raymond Briggs'' classic Puffin Mother Goose Treasury, this is a perfect first introduction to everyone''s favourite bedtime rhymes. With beautiful illustrations throughout by the much-loved creator of The Snowman.

Gentleman Jim was originally released in England in 1980 and is now regarded as one of the first English language graphic novels ever published.

Christmas magic with magnets! This magnetic book helps children to recognise the scenes within it. It enables them to complete each scene by attaching shaped magnets. The final spread consists of a giant gatefold, allowing young readers to use all the magnets to create a magical playscene of their own.

A young boy on a walk with his grandfather comes across the puddleman, a man who places the puddles, named after members of the boy''s family, in their appropriate spots in the lane.

Related the high point of the French Grand Prix in 1921 when Jimmy Murphy won the hazardous race in a Duesenberg averaging seventy-eight miles per hour.

More Bert? Certainly! Here''s A Bit More - six huge chapters (with masses of marvellous illustration) in which our hero shares his crisps, loses his dog and (wait for it) . . . needs a haircut! Can you help?

Raymond Briggs’s funniest creation–theBoy Wonder of the Stone Age. This funny, sad, yet wonderfully life-affirming story is about a misunderstood boy genius who refuses to accept the limitations of the world in which he lives. Young Ug is upwardly mobile, always on the brink of finding a better way, a nicer way of getting through life. He discovers that the fire that comes out of the sky can make dead animal bits taste terrific, but his mother thinks this is a disgusting idea and, she adds, “Terrific? What sort of word is that? Don’t you bring language like that into this cave!” He invents the wheel but doesn’t know quite what to do with it. What he really wants is a pair of soft, warm trousers. But how many millions of years must he wait for them? Ug’s story is told in more than 100 colorful frames with speech balloons much like a graphic novel but for a younger audience. Witty footnotes explain some of the many hilarious anachronisms.