The Puffin Book of Nursery Rhymes - Hardcover

Briggs, Raymond

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0141370165 ISBN 13: 9780141370163

Publisher: Puffin, 2016

Synopsis

With over 250 nursery rhymes, including both well-known favourites and hidden gems, this collection has something for every child. Beautiful illustrated by Raymond Briggs, the much-loved creator of the Snowman, this revised edition of a famous classic first won the Kate Greenaway in 1966 and is now available again for a whole new generation.

About this title

About the Author:

Raymond Briggs is one of our most respected and beloved artists. Born in Wimbledon Park in 1934, he studied at the Wimbledon School of Art and later at the Slade School of Fine Art, and went on to produce a treasure trove of work. He has created characters that are now icons for generations of children, including Fungus the Bogeyman, Father Christmas and, of course, the beloved Snowman. The biography of his parents in graphic novel form, Ethel & Ernest, became a bestseller in the UK, and an animated feature film based on the novel will be released in 2016.He has won many awards over his career including the Kurt Maschler Award, The Children's Book of the Year, Dutch Silver Pen Award, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award twice for his Mother Goose Nursery Treasury and Father Christmas. Raymond lives in Sussex.

From Publishers Weekly:

Festooned with line illustrations, this collection of nursery rhymes gathered by the celebrated British folklorists was first published in 1963. All ages.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0141370165
• ISBN 13: 9780141370163
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160