LONDON - British children’s author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, whose creations include "The Snowman" and "Fungus the Bogeyman," has died. He was 88. Briggs' family said he died Tuesday, and ...

Children’s authors Michael Rosen and Cressida Cowell have led tributes to The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs following his death. The author and illustrator, who also wrote Father Christmas, Fungus ...

In the bleakest midwinter of 1982, under the gloom of Thatcher’s Britain, families gathered in front of their TV sets as a plaintive, tender piano melody began to play. Like a flurry of snow caught in ...

Birmingham Rep's The Snowman is currently playing its 26th year at The Peacock Theatre, adapted from the charming 1978 picture book by Raymond Briggs and inspired by the 1982 film. The production ...

This winter family favourite is the heartwarming tale of a boy, and a snowman who comes to life. Back for its 28th year, The Snowman is a magical stage adaptation of the much-loved picture book by ...

LONDON (AP) — British children’s author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, whose creations include “The Snowman” and “Fungus the Bogeyman,” has died. He was 88. Briggs’ family said he died Tuesday, and ...

The signature six notes of ‘Walking in the Air’ came to Howard Blake during a time of crisis (Alamy / The Independent) ...