The Snowman and the Snowdog

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Beautiful images from the film bring the magical Christmas story to life – you can view the gallery for some images from the book.

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A unique, honest and inspirational storyteller, Raymond leaves behind a treasure trove of work – including his beautiful and best-known picture book The Snowman – a timeless story of magic and wonder, beloved by generations of families. However, Briggs continued to produce humour for children, in works such as the Unlucky Wally series and The Bear. fly away on a magical journey to the enchanting land of The Snowman with this brand new picture book. In this holiday picture book, a companion to Raymond Briggs’s The Snowman, a little boy builds a snow puppy next to his snowman—in hopes of getting a real puppy for Christmas.

The ending left a heart-warming mark with the snowdog transforming into a real, breathing, living dog - the boy's new best friend - thanks to the magic dog collar that Santa Claus gave to the boy. The enchanting book reunited readers with the Snowman and introduced them to an adorable new puppy-friend, The Snowdog.

The Snowman and the Snowdog by Raymond Briggs | Waterstones

Not only is The Snowman and the Snowdog a charming nod to the original Snowman story, but it's also a lovely way of introducing loss and grief to children in an honest, straightforward way. It’s December, I’m watching all the Christmas films, reading all the Christmas books and this one (even though it’s more targeted for children) was a must.A great Christmas story to extend the love of the movie into story time, it has the same soothing tone and illustrations as the movie and is perfect for bedtime. But the best is yet to come on Christmas morning, when a real, live puppy is waiting under the tree. Billy and his mum have moved into a new house, but Billy isn't very full of Christmas cheer, as his beloved old dog has passed away. When Billy wishes his snowman and snowdog to life, they take him on a journey to the North Pole, where he competes in a sled race and even meets Santa Claus! I love 'The Snowman', I feel like this particular picture book may be better as a wordless animation film.