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Dickens, Charles

A Christmas Carol

40 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | October, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-165099-4 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-06-165100-7 $18.89
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Brett Helquist. This simplified version of Dickens's classic Christmas story is accessible for a picture book audience. The text loses much of its richness in the abbreviation, but children may find it a useful (if pallid) introduction to the story's events. Illustrator Helquist (A Series of Unfortunate Events) uses sharp angles and saturated colors to create a spooky Victorian ambiance.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

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