Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell has hailed The Snowman as a “sublime piece of visual storytelling” as he reimagined the festive character on the book’s 40th anniversary. Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell has hailed The Snowman as a “sublime piece of visual storytelling” as he reimagined the festive character on the book’s 40th anniversary. Riddell, 56, who studied illustration under the book’s creator Raymond Briggs, is one of a slew of artists chosen to reinterpret the well-loved children’s book. He said: “The Snowman is a sublime piece of visual storytelling that has entered the imaginations of generations of children. “I was very lucky to be taught by Raymond Briggs and have boasted about this fact for many years.

Source: Irish Independent December 02, 2018 18:22 UTC