This was a great, condensed version of the classic suitable for early readers! I liked the black and white illustrations mixed with the text.
This is a condensed version of the Dickens' classic with some fun and silly illustrations. It's suitable for the young reader and I think a lot of them would enjoy reading this edition.
An excellent adaptation of this Charles Dickens classic, not too scary but just scary enough! My granddaughter will thoroughly enjoy this and it will definitely be in her Christmas stocking.
Who's ready for a Christmas story?
Are you expecting cheers, snow-fights, cakes, tarts, and Christmas trees? Well, none of those, Dickens is here to introduce you to an old man who is as cold and hard as your imagination could take you. And he, my friends, is not on holiday for Christmas! Is this man working on a Christmas Eve? Yes, this man is up for no celebration. Do you think that the ice around this man can be broken on Christmas? Think twice before answering, because this man is the most heartless fellow you might have come across.
What a wonderful adaptation! The language is easy, whilst being faithful to the original story and it's famous phrases and the illustrations are in a fun style that children will enjoy - it reminded me of watching cartoons!
This is my husbands favourite Christmas story and he loved reading it to my daughter.
The classic A Christmas Carol story special for kids.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is my favourite book of all times and I love every edition of this story. This book I think is well summarised for the kids with beautiful illustrations and it doesn’t let anything essential behind.
This is a really sweet adaptation of A Christmas Carol. This illustrated and abbreviated version definitely preserves the story in a simplified way appropriate for children of all ages, especially small children. The illustration definitely feels more classic, and evokes a strange and wonderful combination of Dr. Seuss and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is one of the more unique characters, and its cloaked presence, first presented as a raven-like image, commands the end of the book. Slightly darker elements like this provide the story with a great amount of action without being too scary for kids- these are ominous but not completely terrifying touches. This adaptation is also very heart-warming, and near the end of the book I started to tear up. Definitely a great comfort read and a great way to get kids interested in the classics!
My favorite time of the school year is between Thanksgiving and winter break because that is he I teach Christmas Carol. I loved this edition of A Christmas Carol, it is perfect for students who are low readers, ELL students, or students with reading disabilities. This book is perfect for upper grades elementary, middle, and high school. The story is easy to follow and the illustrations were great. I recommend this as an educator and fan of the story
Part of the Charles Dickens Children’s Collection; a re-working of the classic aimed at youngsters 7+.
A Christmas Carol is a very dark book with ultimate redemption for old Scrooge. I was doubtful it could be made suitable for such a young audience.
However the text is clear and simple; waters nothing down and holds nothing back. This is the story Dickens wrote with the Ghost of Marley and the three Spirits. It is also cleverly illustrated capturing the text in vivid drawings which portray the unusual happenings of Christmas Eve in all their horror.
I wouldn’t hesitate to share this book with this age range from 7 years upwards. By 10 they will be reading it themselves and hopefully shortly thereafter tracking down Dickens for themselves.
A great deal of credit should go to this production that has married the creative talents of an adaptive writer with an original artist. Short of a Muppet adventure you’d wonder how it was possible to present this story in such an accessible way.
The story is recognisably still Dickens’ Classic and it opens his authorship to a wider audience. Simply guessing, many parents reading it to their kids may well not have read Dickens for themselves since a set book at school. (Mine was Oliver Twist and I’d gladly read that again in this exciting collection).
This is illustrated version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol making it easy for children to read or to be read by parents to read for them. The illustrations are beautifully depicted capturing the essence of the original story.
It is about an arrogant old man named Scrooge who only cares about his work life and doesn't have any personal life. He is rude to everyone around him. People make fun of him and nobody likes him.
When Scrooge is haunted by the ghost of his old friend, he gets a chance to figure out his life. The ghosts teach him some very important lessons about life, its importance and a glimpse of past, present and future.
The moral of the story is very impactful. It's a very beautiful Christmas story which I am going to read every Christmas. I hope it will help the young readers to grasp the importance of living life to the fullest with the help of friends and family.
A Christmas Carol by Philip Gooden is a short and accessible adaptation of a well-known classic, perfect for readers 7+. I enjoyed the illustrations which portrayed the more sinister side of the story whilst remaining age appropriate. I'd happily recommend this to younger readers interested in accessing classic novels and would like to read more in the series.
I really enjoyed this book and the images used worked really well to illustrate it.
I know the story from other editions but was keen to give is one a go and I am go glad that I picked up a copy. The book is aimed at children ages 7 and above and I think they would really enjoy it.
It is 5 stars from me, the story was changed slightly towards the end to make it a little more age appropriate, but it was still fairly true to the original story - highly recommended!
This is a condensed version of the Dickens' classic with some fun and silly illustrations. It's suitable for the young reader and I think a lot of them would enjoy reading this edition.
I've always loved to read and reread multiple iterations of A Christmas Carol ever since I was a kid.
This illustrated version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol makes it easy for children to read or to be read by parents for them. The illustrations beautifully capture the essence of the original story.
This was a great, condensed version of the classic suitable for early readers. I really liked the black and white illustrations mixed with the text.
