It’s a beloved, familiar story: Ebenezer Scrooge, Miser; is visited on Christmas Eve by three spirits in the hopes that he’ll be convinced to change his ways. This short adaptation does give a good overview to the tale and with short chapters and lots of illustrations, it gives young readers a chance to get the idea of the story. However, as I read it to my 7 year olds I felt like I had to explain the MEAT of it, those deep ideas about caring for others more than yourself and the regret of being selfish, since that didn’t really come across very clearly and I think that’s the best part :) I liked it for a real aloud - and the little occasional text bubbles were fun for my boys to read to me.
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