The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

For a lot of adults, nothing evokes memories of their Christmas TV viewing quite like The Snowman, although you may not know that the iconic yuletide animation was based upon Briggs’ classic picture book. This is a picture book in the literal sense as it is completely devoid of any words. It is laid out in frames, with each picture revealing the story piece by piece. Due to its lack of words this is a picture book for mature children who are able to ‘read’ pictures without the need for explanatory text alongside. As the snowman comes to life before our eyes, relive the magic of Christmas with this festive-time favourite complete with soft focus illustrations adding to the dreamy quality of the tale.