Guardian News published this video item, entitled “Raymond Briggs maker of The Snowman dies aged 88” – below is their description.
The writer and illustrator Raymond Briggs has died aged 88. His extraordinary decades-long career saw him create staples of British culture such as The Snowman, for which he is best known globally, inseparably associating him with Christmas when an animated adaption of the book would often air.
Briggs was eventually awarded the CBE for services to literature. Francesca Dow, the managing director of Penguin Random House children’s books, said: ‘He leaves an extraordinary legacy, and a big hole’
Snowman author Raymond Briggs dies aged 88
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