The Snowman (Relié)

Biographie de Michael Morpurgo

Raymond Briggs is one of our most respected and beloved artists. He has created characters that are now icons for generations of children, including Fungus the Bogeyman, Father Christmas and, of course, the beloved Snowman. He has won many awards over his career including the Kurt Maschler Award, the Children's Book of theYear, the Dutch Silver Pen Award, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award twice.
In 2017 Raymond was awarded the Book Trust Lifetime Achievement Award. Michael Morpurgo has written over 130 books, many of them award-winning. His best-known work, War Horse, was adapted into a multi-Oscar-nominated film by Steven Spielberg, and into a widely acclaimed play. In 2003 Michael became the third Children's Laureate, a position he helped to create with the poet Ted Hughes.With his wife Clare, he set up the charity Farms for City Children, and for their pioneering work they were both awarded the MBE in 1999.
In 2017 he was awarded a knighthood for services to literature and charity.