克里斯·里德尔写给布里格斯的告别诗。
2012年，布里格斯入选英国漫画奖名人堂。2017年，他获颁英国阅读慈善机构图书信托（Book Trust）终身成就奖。插画家夫妻海伦·奥克森伯里和约翰·伯宁罕，熟识布里格斯的“外冷内热”。“他看似暴躁，实则善良至极，有一颗无法更柔软的心。他更在乎在作品里拥有表达的自由，害怕随盛名而来的羁绊与责任——谁会知道，他连续好些年拒绝接受了英国儿童文学桂冠奖（Children’s Laureate）？”[该奖项自1999年创设，每两年评选一次，旨在表彰杰出的英国儿童文学写作者和插画创作者。获奖者需履行一些相应的旨在推广宣传儿童文学的职责，例如学校演讲、社区活动、图书巡展等。历年获奖者包括“Nice爷爷”迈克尔·罗森（Michael Rosen）、茱莉亚·唐纳森（Julia Donaldson）、克里斯·里德尔等。]
业内人士把布里格斯称为，"Poet Laureate of British Grumpiness"（英式的、坏脾气的、桂冠诗人）。他的诗意，他的洞察，他的真实，他的幽默，他的极致，他的哀伤，他的眷恋…… 都在他的作品里。在《雪人》出版40周年的纪念展上，一直记得他的哀伤的海伦·奥克森伯里给他的雪人，贴心地补上了一个伴侣，两个雪人翩翩起舞…… 光阴终有湮灭之时，离开有时是种重逢。岁月带走88岁的他。我们所在的这个世界，少了一个坚持订瓶装牛奶的老人，会否在某个街区，多一个喜欢订瓶装牛奶的孩子呢？
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1.阿园：消失的雪人 | 绘本大师雷蒙•布力格的幽默与哀伤
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https://vimeo.com/376458587
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/books/raymond-briggs-dead.html
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/nov/02/comics
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https://twitter.com/chrisriddell50/status/1557301509150457856
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