This book is a lovely retelling of the classic a Christmas carol for younger children.

The book is broken down into bite sized chapters which allows the story to progress at a steady pace and also contains beautiful illustrations throughout, perfect for keeping younger readers engaged.

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I love being able to find good abridged classic novels that introduce children to wonderful writing as early as possible, so I was intrigued by this version.

It did not disappoint. The book is split into short accessible chapters that contain many illustrations to help children follow the narrative. I expect this would suit any proficient reader branching out into longer reading experiences- maybe from age 8 upwards. A Christmas Carol is a wonderful story about redemption and developing compassion. This is the perfect introduction for young readers and I hope there will be many more in this series.

This was adorable!!

Every Christmas I like to read a few short stories by the fire (think the nutcracker and twas the night before Christmas) and watch a few Christmas films and this will be one of those books I read every Christmas!! Hope to get my hands on a paper copy soon as I don't think the kindle did the illustrations justice!

A really accessible, beautifully illustrated (with black and white images) version of Dickens' classic novella. I think this is a great introduction to the story for younger readers but I also think it will be useful for lower ability students to gain an overview of the story. Thank you for the ARC. I will definitely be using this book in the classroom and recommend it.

An excellent retelling of A Christmas Carol.
Love the illustrations
A perfect introduction for younger children to enjoy
I would happily buy this version for the younger members of my family

Anyone looking for a retelling of the classic story, A Christmas Carol, need look no further. They have found it in Gooden's easy classic. The engaging illustrations and perfectly written text will introduce young readers to this delightful story.

I highly recommend this book for classrooms and libraries

I just love a classic retelling / different version of a well loved title.

The illustrations in this one immediate grabbed my attention and I knew my family would enjoy this style so much. While we have all heard a version of this story many times, this one is sure to be a fresh face for A Christmas Carol, we really enjoyed this one!

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.

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.

There is nothing I love more than A Christmas Carol...except a really good retelling of A Christmas Carol. This one was ok. I knew from the cover that the illustrations were a little silly and within the book they reminded me of the Nickelodeon kids' show Ren & Stimpy.

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.🥶

This old guy named Scrooge can get all your attempts to cheer him up on the holy day go down in the drain. Don't believe me? Huh, look at what he replies to his nephew's sweet 'Merry Christmas, Uncle!':

'If I had my way, every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, would be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.'

He sounds fun, doesn't he?🤷🏻‍♀️
Well this is the guy whom we have to assure that he takes a break on the Christmas to listen to celebrate the merriness of the day.
Judging by his stone-cold heart🧊, it sounds too difficult a task.

Wanna know whether the merriness of Christmas will touch this man or not? And will coldness leave his hardening heart this Christmas?
If yes, then take up this book to find out.

Ghostly Delight!👻👻👻
Wanna know who will come to change Scrooge's Christmas? Oh, it's not one of his friends or relatives, or is it?
It's Scrooge's business partner. But did he not die last year? Well, then is it his ghost?👻
Yes! And are there other ghosts too? One more? Or two more?
Let's not spoil the fun before it starts. Find out for yourself how many spirits are going to pop out in this book.
Why have the ghosts come to Scrooge? What message would they want to deliver? Find it all by yourself.
The illustrations will show you how these ghosts look. It's up to you to decide whether they look funny or horrific, or maybe gentle.

(There's more to this review. If you want to read further, you are welcome on my blog: https://bibliosbookwormblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-christmas-carol-charles-dickens.html )

If you want to introduce yourself to a classic in an easy reading, kid friendly kind of way then pick up this book! Philip Gooden has done a miraculous job making this classic story into a light and easy read with lots of great pictures. This felt so nostalgic and awesome, dipping back into my childhood of watching the film adaptation of this tale over and over. I felt the Christmas spirit and I felt holly and jolly reading about good ol' Scrooge all over again!

What a tale!

Four out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sweet Cherry Publishing for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

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 was a great, condensed version of the classic suitable for early readers! I liked the black and white illustrations mixed with the text.

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.

Sweet Cherry Publishing's Easy Classic version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol was a respectable telling. I admit I was skeptical based on the cover art--I was reminded of the old school Nickelodeon show Ren & Stimpy just by the style. However, the verbiage was simple enough and there was just the right amount of art throughout the book.

This is my husbands favorite Christmas story and he loved reading it to my daughter. The classic Christmas carol story special for kids.
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.

A Christmas Carol has been one of my favourite classics of all time, I loved the story as well as I love Christmas holidays.
This is a book that's aimed for the youngest. The writing is smooth, simplified without feeling like it's missing something: nicely done, as well as the drawings which I really really enjoyed. I loved re-reading this story after a long time and it felt like the first time I've read it. This story has a good moral I think every child should learn!

I love a christmas Carol. It is a classic. I think this book does a great Job in getting kids to read the classics. I would have done the pics in colour. I think that Will keep the children's attention longer. Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this e arc in exchange for an honest opinion

This is a great way to read a classic story to younger children. I would have liked to see colorful pictures. I can understand the black and white to go with the tone of the story but color pictures always draw children’s attention better.

I thought the book and writing improved as the story progressed. The beginning had some language that may be hard for children to understand.