![Raymond Briggs, author and illustrator whose poignant books portrayed life's underdogs and the tension between hopes, dreams and reality – obituary Raymond Briggs, author and illustrator whose poignant books portrayed life's underdogs and the tension between hopes, dreams and reality – obituary](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2022/08/10/TELEMMGLPICT000084628804_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqBWJxyI8ATefE-LyMi7SXsIyt3BU7yimAYJ8YD28sfCE.jpeg?imwidth=680)
Raymond Briggs, author and illustrator whose poignant books portrayed life's underdogs and the tension between hopes, dreams and reality – obituary
![Unbound on Twitter: "Notes From the Sofa is a Raymond Briggs book for grown-ups. You won't want to miss this one http://t.co/YTVHZhPJ2R http://t.co/zB1LwdrawJ" / Twitter Unbound on Twitter: "Notes From the Sofa is a Raymond Briggs book for grown-ups. You won't want to miss this one http://t.co/YTVHZhPJ2R http://t.co/zB1LwdrawJ" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMSAAojXAAACfwn.png)
Unbound on Twitter: "Notes From the Sofa is a Raymond Briggs book for grown-ups. You won't want to miss this one http://t.co/YTVHZhPJ2R http://t.co/zB1LwdrawJ" / Twitter
![Clare Hall-Craggs on Twitter: "Perfect present for a Raymond Briggs fan Notes from the Sofa wrapped in Father Christmas paper https://t.co/MTHM9OIODr" / Twitter Clare Hall-Craggs on Twitter: "Perfect present for a Raymond Briggs fan Notes from the Sofa wrapped in Father Christmas paper https://t.co/MTHM9OIODr" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CXK8TDeWcAURxp2.jpg)
Clare Hall-Craggs on Twitter: "Perfect present for a Raymond Briggs fan Notes from the Sofa wrapped in Father Christmas paper https://t.co/MTHM9OIODr" / Twitter
![Unbound on Twitter: "It was a privilege to work with Raymond on Notes from the Sofa, for which we filmed this wonderful interview. It was an honour to know such a great Unbound on Twitter: "It was a privilege to work with Raymond on Notes from the Sofa, for which we filmed this wonderful interview. It was an honour to know such a great](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZyV_zyXoAAbALw.png)