Raymond Briggs

A wordless story. The pictures have the hazy softness of air in snow. A little boy rushes out into the wintry day to build a snowman, which comes alive in his dreams that night. The boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside.

In Snowman, a young boy's snowman comes to life and escorts him on a magical flying visit to the North Pole. In Father Christmas, the human and humorous side of Santa is displayed, as this grouchy Englishman tries to be a world traveller, finally returning with relief to his home duties.