Were you British, you might find it downright odd that Betsy and Kate have chosen to do Raymond Brigg's wordless picture book in March. That is because in Britain this title is generally considered a Christmas classic. Here in the States not so much. You may also not expect that Betsy's conversation with Kate about this book will devolve into a very long and intense argument over whether or not Frosty the Snowman dies at the end of his song. Betsy says he doesn't, Kate says he does. Who is right?

Show Notes:

We are so happy to report that Betsy's new show, The Story Seeds Podcast, is up and running! More about the show in the future: https://www.storyseeds.co/

Kate challenged Betsy to bring her a celebrity picture book, but Betsy found the request too difficult. Seriously, folks, if you can think of a "classic" celebrity picture book that people ACTUALLY LIKE, let us know what it is at [email protected].

Well worth reading today: The Guardian article, "Raymond Briggs: Don't call me the king of Christmas. I don't like children, I try to avoid them": https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/20/raymond-briggs-christmas-fungus-bogeyman-television

Here is the short film based on this book that they run in England every year around Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A3THighARU

And here is the advert (if you will) that made fun of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yZOab5gl-4

For the full Show Notes, please visit us at http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2020/03/02/fuse-8-n-kate-the-snowman-by-raymond-briggs/