Raymond Briggs’ classic children's book, ‘The Snowman, became the inspiration for the film of the same name. In this book, a simple storyline ac some of the most e scenes from the J story of a little boy @ snowman. 4 snowman © s alive and tak agical journey through the air, world to an unforgettable party. Acknow fedlgenent The file he Snowe and directed by Dia is produced by John Coates ackson. Hritish Library Cataloguing iv Pub yond Tithe AL, Series 2a 1als] ISBN OF zn. T1046 ei “ok Raymond Briggs’ The . Snowman Ladybird BooksThe Snowman James knew it would be a magical day... he opened his eyes and saw the bright, white light coming through the window, It was SNOWING!) He’d never dressed so quickly. Hardly time for breakfast! ed At last he was outside making | giant footprints in the snow and throwing snowballs. _He began to roll a huge | snowball and suddenly had an idea. The best thing to do | would be to make a... SNOWMAN.A big , big body. |Coal eyes, : a tangerine “a ‘nose, a hat 7 I and scarf 7 and last & j |} of all... | James || drew a | | mouth | with his A quick lunch — no time to stop! |) finger. [ pe. eed yi ~ His | f {3 z snowman } j Pe ge) was , j ‘ | | finished. s & a ee inishe ee A big round gage head. His snowman was smiling!Soon it was ine for bed but this was magical. The snowman waved, raised his hat but i it's oe to sleep on you're thinking of a snowman oo all alone. and walked A y towards the house. James got up and went out into | 7 the night. The day had been James took the snowman’s hand special... and they went indoors. HEOrdinary snowmen never go inside a house but this snowman wanted to see everything. The ‘fridge was best —it was cold, just how snowmen like it! Upstairs, Mum and Dad were fast asleep. th The si snowman | tried ) everything — including | Mum's perfume, which nearly | made him... sneeze!Back outside they rode through the fields and forests on Dad's motorbike... But the snowman needed to be cold and the motorbike made his legs very hot. _/ The snowman danced to a to the big freezer and soon Z \ ...the and played w x ta ie with James's 7 wimian’s toys. Me legs were Mum and Dad didn’t wake up. mended. \ ;Then suddenly the snowman g sopped smiling i SN __and listened. : os What could : he hear? Was he remembering something? Then he began to run across the snow. James ran with him. He caught the snowman’s hand and... all at once... looking far below... holding very tight... and flying across the world.until they came upon the most |) amazing sight that James could ever have imagined. " a *~ When at 2 . yaa BG Be. they })) 4 eid landed, the snowman \ “, led James through dark, dark woods... ) \ } | \ 1 | | eb Se" Allthe ““ 4 e725 snowmen }and snow- | women in | the world ‘had come {_ for a party! |And there was Father Christmas! He gave James a present —and a hug. Then they all ate © and drank and » danced and & danced... 3same way they had come... until it was time to go home.and soon they landed safely in : but then James's garden, James ran back, gave him one last hug... / The snowman stood where James had first made him and a whispered / ‘Thank f you’. |Next morning the sun was shining. James leapt out of bed — rushed down the stairs and out through the door to see his very special snowman. He couldn't believe his eyes as he walked towards a heap of melted snow, and a hat, a scarf, a tangerine and some pieces of coal. Had he been dreaming? James felt in his dressing gown pocket and pulled out a snowman scarf — his present, given to him by Father Christmas, far away on one magical night.James builds a snowman which, for one magical night, comes alive! A very simple storyline illustrated with stills from the film of Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman. Ladybird titles cover a wide range of subjects and raasng sae. We fs 4 hee Mtated Bet rom ISBN O-7214-1105- | Loepunenas aeereaes and USA LADYBIAD. ING IMM HW net 760721 —f