Father Christmas (book)
First edition | |
| Author | Raymond Briggs |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Raymond Briggs |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's graphic novel |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 32pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-241-02260-3 |
| OCLC | 788505364 |
| LC Class | LCC PZ7.B7646 Fat3 |
| Followed by | Father Christmas Goes on Holiday |
Father Christmas is a British children's picture book written and drawn by Raymond Briggs and published by Hamish Hamilton in 1973. Briggs won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named it one of the top ten winning works, which composed the ballot for a public election of the nation's favourite.