{"product_id":"when-the-wind-blows","title":"When The Wind Blows","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaymond Briggs' now famous bestselling comic cartoon book depicts the effects\u003cbr\u003eof a neuclear attack on an elderly couple in his usual humorous yet macabre way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author.\u003cbr\u003eRaymond Briggs is one of the foremost creators of illustrated books for adults\u003cbr\u003eand children, including the unforgettable The Snowman and Father Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE BASICS\u003cbr\u003eTHE BOOKSRaymond Briggs' parents have proved an important source of\u003cbr\u003einspiration to the author\/artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis father was a milkman; his mother a former lady's maid. Raymond's unique\u003cbr\u003echaracterisation of Father Christmas is based on his father - 'Father Christmas\u003cbr\u003eand the milkman both have wretched jobs: working in the cold, wet and dark.'\u003cbr\u003eHis parents also influenced the character of Jim and Hilda, the victims of\u003cbr\u003enuclear fall-out, in When The Wind Blows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond left school aged 15 to study painting at Wimbledon School of Art.\u003cbr\u003eAfter completing a typography course at the Central School of Art, and two\u003cbr\u003eyears of National Service, Raymond went on to the Slade School to study\u003cbr\u003epainting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis first work was in advertising, but before long he was winning acclaim as a\u003cbr\u003echildren's book illustrator as well as teaching illustration at Brighton\u003cbr\u003eCollege of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1966 for his fourth picture\u003cbr\u003ebook, The Mother Goose Treasury, and again in 1973 for Father Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1978, The Snowman is perhaps Raymond's best-loved creation. He\u003cbr\u003esays that the book was partly inspired by its predecessor, Fungus The Bogeyman\u003cbr\u003e- 'For two years I worked on Fungus, buried amongst muck, slime and words,\u003cbr\u003eso... I wanted to do something which was clean, pleasant, fresh and wordless\u003cbr\u003eand quick.'Born: Wimbledon Park, January 18th 1934*Jobs: Artist, WriterLives:\u003cbr\u003eSussexFirst Book for Children: The Strange House, 1961*Raymond shares his\u003cbr\u003ebirthday with A A Milne and Arthur Ransome.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51273186640155,"sku":"9780140094190","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/4363\/4203\/files\/9780140094190.jpg?v=1771449275","url":"https:\/\/abcschoolsupplies.ie\/products\/when-the-wind-blows","provider":"ABC School Supplies ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}