This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross with
their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens' beloved classic.
In a school theatrical production of "A Christmas Carol",
the boy who plays Scrooge is extra nervous because his very
busy father is in the audience.
However, it's likely his father won't stay for the duration, due
to business.
As always.
Will the classic story's message of Christmas cheer and
family love reach his father's distracted heart?
with text by Michael Rosen and hilarious line illustrations by
Tony Ross - both national treasures in the children's book world!
"Michael Rosen's clever re-telling of the Dicken's classic" -
The Daily Mail
There are two narratives: a contemporary family story frames
(and echoes) the original Dickens tale, presented as the script of
a school play
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Born in Harrow in 1946, Michael Rosen is a brilliant and energetic author and poet. He has written 140 books on a wide variety of subjects, from Shakespeare to fellow author Roald Dahl but is probably best known for his fabulous and quirky poems.
At seventeen he decided he would like to be a doctor
Tony Ross is a British illustrator and author, born in London on 29th September 1938. He is perhaps best known for the Little Princess books which he both writes and illustrates but he also illustrated the Horrid Henry books by [url=https://to
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