Father Christmas

 
　　故事大意：
 
　　一年中最重要的那個日子來了！一大早，聖誕老爸就被尖銳的鬧鐘聲吵醒，儘管不情不願、滿口抱怨，他還是盡責的準備展開一天的工作──送聖誕禮物！
 
　　看圓滾滾的聖誕老爸為自己泡茶、做早餐，還要餵飽小狗、小貓和馴鹿，就能感受到他有多忙碌了！等他終於包好禮物、放上雪橇，飛上灰濛濛又雨雪交加的天空，更艱難的挑戰才要開始……。聖誕老爸能送完所有禮物嗎？等他回到家，又有什麼禮物在等著他呢？
 
本書特色
 
　　★ 英國凱特格林威大獎插畫大師雷蒙布里斯創作，最經典的聖誕老人！
　　★ 滿腹牢騷的聖誕老爸，在冷颼颼的天氣裡，送上最溫暖的佳節祝福！
　　★ 大大小小的漫畫格中，隱藏許多可愛的細節，等著讀者一起來發現！
 
　　——中文書介來自《聖誕老爸（三版）》，格林文化
 
作者介紹

雷蒙布里斯Raymond Briggs
 
　　1934年出生於倫敦南郊的溫布頓，13歲就開始投入創作。15歲，他進入溫布頓藝術學院，接受正統的藝術教育，經過四年的訓練，他確信自己不適合當所謂的「藝術家」，而決定以插畫家作為終生志業。無論在兒童或成人書的範疇，布里斯都是最知名，也是最受歡迎的插畫家和作家之一。
 
　　他曾以《鵝媽媽的寶藏》和《聖誕老爸》兩度贏得英國凱特格林威金牌大獎；繪本《雪人》則是他最著名的作品，改編的電視動畫，不僅入圍奧斯卡最佳短片獎，更榮獲英國電視學院最佳兒童節目獎，並且在每年聖誕節固定播出，成為英國人共同的回憶。1991年，《聖誕老爸》及續集《聖誕老爸渡假去》也被改編成電視動畫。
 
　　2017年2月，雷蒙布里斯獲得英國圖書信託基金會頒發的終身成就獎。6月，獲頒大英帝國司令勳章（CBE），表彰他對文學的貢獻。2022年8月，雷蒙布里斯逝世，享壽88歲。

　　Raymond Briggs, creator of The Snowman - inspiration for The Snowman and The Snowdog - introduces us to a rather grumpy Father Christmas.

　　In this hilariously irreverent Christmas book, Father Christmas has awoken from a dream of summer sun to discover it is December 24th, Christmas Eve - the start of his longest night's work of the year! Much merriment ensues as Father Christmas travels the world, with a few issues along the way, to bring joy to children everywhere.

　　Published 40 years ago, this delightful anniversary edition has lost none of its charm. This book was awarded The Library Association's Kate Greenaway Medal.

　　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 was 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. In 2017 Raymond was awarded the Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in Sussex.