Then he wakes in the night and finds the snowman has come to life, and off they go on an adventure after exploring the boy’s house. This is a delightful book, drawing on Raymond Briggs' wonderful illustrated, wordless story, The Snowman.

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Raymond’s books are picture masterpieces that address some of the fundamental questions of what it is to be human, speaking to both adults and children with a remarkable economy of words and illustrations.The book, published by Puffin and first released in 1978, tells the story of a young boy named James who builds a snowman which comes to life.

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Mi s-a părut minunat stilul autorului și m-a ajutat să călătoresc în timp și să plutesc printre fulgii de nea alături de omul de zăpadă. M-am amuzat de momentele când omul de zăpadă se îmbracă cu hainele părinților băiețelului și am privit cu mare drag fiecare ilustrație realizată de Raymond Briggs.Jones reacted to the news of Briggs' death on his Classic FM radio show on Wednesday, telling listeners: "What a legacy he leaves behind.