Father Christmas [B0072]

1975 Picture Puffins 10x8.5-inches PB with minor wear. Raymond Briggs, creator of The Snowman, tells a magical Christmas story that will appeal to everyone who wants to believe in Santa Claus. Meet Father Christmas: a very human gift-giver with a tough job to do. You'll find out that he sometimes gets a little grumpy living at the icy North Pole and squeezing down chimneys, but he more than makes up for it in heart and humor. Raymond Briggs brings this endearing character to life in over 100 wonderfully illustrated vignettes that follow the adventures of Father Christmas on his big night of the year.

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "So cute and irreverent. Love it."; "I thought going into this story that I was going to get a sweet and tender tale. I was wrong. What I got was something for the adults, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The book might not be 100% appropriate for children because Santa is cantankerous, drinks excessively in order to get through the work shift, is judgmental of people's houses and chimneys, and is altogether the antithesis of what children have come to characterize him as. It's all very British. I loved it."; "I had this book as a child, and am so happy to have it again. The story, told in a number of beautiful illustrations along with a few grumpy utterances from Santa, runs from touching to humorous to downright human. This book is a great escape from the insanity of our world; reconnecting the reader with the satisfaction of the simple things in life, and a little hard work."