Books such as “The Snowman” “Father Christmas”, and “Fungus The Bogeyman” have all led to his categorisation as a children’s author. We will never knowingly harvest your data beyond the cookies needed for smooth running of the site, and wouldn't dream of passing it anywhere. Jim can read this with great skill, and enthusiasm, because this engages his imagination, and boring job adverts do not. Yet the result winds up more amusing than depressing, as the circumstances never seem to wear on Jim's unceasing optimism or his wife Hilda's blissful accommodativeness.

Encouraged by his wife, who is also eager to incorporate more adventure into her life, Jim sets out to bring these dreams to fruition by accumulating various accoutrements, only to discover that the life of an executive, an artist, or a cowboy is more complicated and costly than it appears.His work has won numerous awards and been adapted for film on several occasions including Ethel and Ernest.

He tries so hard to make things good, is intentions are top notch but he isn't that bright has a few problems getting exactly what he wants.

It is a protest against economic rationalism and the bean-counters, who refuse to take the total human experience when evaluating the living standards of those who work for a wage.