Father Christmas (book)

Father Christmas
	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.^[2] 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.^[3]

^ "Father Christmas" (first U.S. edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ Cite error: The named reference medal1973 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference topten was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[LCC-1] "Father Christmas" (first U.S. edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

[medal1973-2] Cite error: The named reference medal1973 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[topten-3] Cite error: The named reference topten was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1]

[2]

[3]