Quentin Blake's A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens, Quentin Blake (Illustrator), Quentin (Illustrator)

Overview

Illustrated by one of the most popular artists working today. Quentin Blake's A Christmas Carol is a beautiful edition of the timeless Christmas classic. A great gift for the season of giving.

The wonderful Quentin Blake turns his artistic talents to Dickens’ much-loved Christmas story.

A beautiful edition of Dickens' timeless Christmas classic. A Christmas Carol is the book that defines the Christmas spirit. Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited miser, is visited by three ghosts one Christmas Eve. The ghosts show Scrooge the true value of Christmas: charity, good humour and love for his fellow man. Quentin Blake's colourful illustrations guide the reader through Scrooge's lively journey to find the meaning of Christmas. This unabridged edition contains a foreword by the illustrator and is the ultimate Christmas gift book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780008637002
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	10/22/2024
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 10.62(h) x 0.69(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Quentin Blake is one of the world's favourite and best-loved illustrators, his instantly-recognisable work featuring in collaborations with authors including Roald Dahl, Michael Rosen and John Yeoman. He has illustrated over 200 books for adults and children and won prizes including the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Delightfully illustrated...bursting with Blake's trademark quirky liveliness."  —School Library Journal 

"This would be a delightful holiday gift, fitting for new readers of chapter books, fans of Blake's illustrations, or for those looking for a family read-aloud." — Children's Literature

"Sure to be incorporated into holiday traditions for many years to come." — Mama Challenge.blogspot.com

"Blake’s inimitable artwork fills this large-bound volume of the classic Scrooge tale that never gets old." — Good Reads with Ronna.com

"Blake's characteristic quirky pen-and-ink and watercolor sketches are an excellent complement to Dickens' story." — Childrensbooks.about.com

Editorial Reviews

"…a nice edition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol […] It’s delightful.” – The Standard

From the Publisher

Blake interprets Dickens’s Christmas classic with his characteristically droll ink-and-watercolor illustrations. The oversize format, large print, and combination of both spot art and full-page images create an accessible layout for those first becoming acquainted with the story. Blake’s loose style uses humor to temper the darker moments of Scrooge’s ghostly encounters: Jacob Marley resembles a disheveled version of The Simpsons’ Mr. Burns more than a frightening apparition. Yet his cloaked Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come honors Dickens’s silent figure “shrouded in a deep black garment,” which leads Scrooge to his eventual redemption. Ages 7–9. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

Gr 4–7—Originally published in Great Britain in 1997, this unabridged version of the holiday classic is delightfully illustrated with pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations. Some of the images are full page and colorful, others are brief vignettes, and all are bursting with Blake's trademark quirky liveliness. There are many versions of A Christmas Carol out in the world; this one, which includes a foreword by the artist, is quite nice. If your copies are tattered, you might want to consider this festive edition.—Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library

School Library Journal