Babbo Natale va in vacanza

Nostalgia...after all these years I found the book again and love it. It really is a book for all, kids and adults. Just my fav illustrations and humor! Perfect xmas present!

We get to follow around a fallible Santa Claus smoke, gamble in Vegas, get shitty at a Scottish pub, forget to tip, and be stereotypically German in foreign countries. I love that this is considered a children's book in Germany and it's now become my favorite picture book.

It's summertime and Santa needs a vacation. To save money, he converts his sleigh into a camper (pulled by reindeer) and heads for France, then Scotland and finally, Las Vegas. While I liked Mr. Briggs's previous book, "Father Christmas" a tad better, this is still a worthy and very entertaining follo Leggi tutto

In dieser lustigen Comic-Geschichte wird über die schönste Zeit im Jahr erzählt - die Ferienzeit. Auch der liebenswerte und fleißige Weihnachtsmann wünscht sich schon seit langem einen ausgiebigen und erholsamen Urlaub. Viele Länder stehen zur Auswahl - für welches er sich entscheidet und ob es auch Leggi tutto

Britse humor ten top met geweldige tekeningen. Misschien wat minder gekend in de lage landen, maar een held over het water. Wanneer je wilt dat je kinderen een gevoel van droge humor ontwikkelen, dit lijkt me een start.

Father Christmas AND Father Christmas Goes On Holiday - Raymond Briggs This are picture books - sorry I mean 'graphic novels - but still great. Brigg's drawings always shine, but it's his Britishness with dialogue that I always love. It feels so homely. When The Wind Blows, and Ethel and Ernest (the Leggi tutto

This is a wonderful follow-up to the Father Christmas book. After working so hard on Christmas Eve, Father Christmas is ready for a well-earned holiday. He converts his sleigh into a camper van then sets off with his deer on holiday. But in each country he visits, he is soon spotted and has to move