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Blooming Books by Raymond Briggs
14.99 NZD
49.99 (70% off)
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Beginning with his first published illustration in 1958 and continuing through to the work he continues to produce today, Blooming Books is a stunning and diverse exploration of the work of this unique and brilliant artist. Commentaries by the journalist Nicolette Jones accompany extracts and, in some c ...Show more
Collected Poems for Children (Hardback) by Ted Hughes (illus Raymond Briggs)
49.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
This collection brings together the poems Ted Hughes wrote throughout his life for children. They are arranged by volume, beginning with those younger readers and progressing to the more complex and sophisticated poems of "Under the North Star and What is the Truth?", and" Season Songs", which he remark ...Show more
Ethel & Ernest - A True Story by Raymond Briggs
34.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, Ethel & Ernest is the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, from their first chance encounter to their deaths told in Brigg's unique strip-cartoon format. Nothing is invented, nothing embroidered - this is the reality of two decent, ordinary live ...Show more
Ethel & Ernest O/P by Raymond Briggs
27.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
The story of Raymond Briggs's parents' marriage, from their first, chance encounter to their deaths. Told in Briggs's familiar strip-cartoon format, with nothing embroidered or altered, the book is also a social history of a kind, embracing such events as World War II and the advent of television. Firs ...Show more
Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs
14.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 2 to 12
Father Christmas awoke from his dream of summer in the sun, and there it was on the calendar, December 24th, Christmas Eve - the start of his longest night's work of the year! This book was awarded The Library Association's Kate Greenaway Medal.
Fungus the Bogeyman (Anniversary Edition) by Raymond Briggs
21.00 NZD
Category: Graphic Novels
Experience a day in the life of a Bogeyman in this brilliantly gross picture book for older children. Experience a day in the life of a Bogeyman in this brilliantly gross picture book for older children. Life under ground in Bogeydom is full of snot, smells, slime, scum and other unspeakable things. The ...Show more
Gentleman Jim by Raymond Briggs
34.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
First published in 1980, two years after "The Snowman", "Gentleman Jim" has been unavailable for many years. We are delighted to bring it back into print as the first book in an occasional series, "Cape Graphic Classics". "Gentleman Jim" is the story of Jim Bloggs, a lavatory attendant who, dissatisfied ...Show more
Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs
12.95 NZD
21.00 (38% off)
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 4 to 6
This is a wonderful retelling from Snowman-author Raymond Briggs - Jim and the Beanstalk. A re-telling of the classic children's story by the author and illustrator of the best-selling Snowman. Jim finds a beanstalk growing outside his window one morning, and follows his famous predecessor up to the top ...Show more
Notes From the Sofa by Raymond Briggs
46.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
From the beloved and bestselling author of The Snowman comes his first book in ten years- a charming and beautifully illustrated work for adults. In Notes from the Sofa, Raymond Briggs traces the course of his life in a series of wonderfully observed vignettes that take him from the awkwardness and emba ...Show more
Puddleman by Raymond Briggs
18.99 NZD
20.00 (5% off)
Category: Children Fiction
Tom refers to his grandfather as 'Collar' because he drags him around on a lead. One day, Tom decides that he will take Collar on a walk to see the puddles he has named after the members of the family, but the puddles are not there. Collar insists that this is because it hasn't rained, but Tom believes ...Show more
Puffin Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes by Raymond Briggs
12.99 NZD
Category: Board Books | Reading Level: Children's - Kindergarten, Age 5-6
Taken from Raymond Briggs' classic "Puffin Mother Goose Treasury", this is a perfect first introduction to everyone's favourite nursery rhymes. This title includes beautiful illustrations throughout by the much-loved creator of "The Snowman".
Snowman Activity Book by BRIGGS RAYMOND
7.99 NZD
8.95 (10% off)
Category: Activity Books
A small boy builds a snowman which, for one magical night, comes to life. This story is based on the animated film "The Snowman". It also includes activities such as: Christmas crafts, puzzles, and quizzes.