Noted cartoonist and children's book author Raymond Briggs was honored yesterday with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th Cartoon Art Trust Awards in London. Briggs wrote and drew seminal books like The Snowman, Gentleman Jim, and When The Wind Blows long before most people started using the term "graphic novel," so it's good to see him getting the recognition he deserves. And what's not to love about awards with an "under 12" category? I like winner Emilia Franklin's lighthouse cartoon.

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