Raymond Briggs was born in 1934 in Wimbledon Park, London. He studied painting at the Slade School of Fine Art, where he graduated in 1957. He became a freelance writer, illustrator and book designer, as well as a teacher of illustration at…
A celebrated author and illustrator, best-known for his daring and emotionally complex work for children, Raymond Briggs began his career in advertising before beginning to illustrate children’s books.