This title includes special items such as: a flap that opens to reveal a carol singer at the door; pull-tab to show a door knocker change into Marley's face; a window flap that opens to show wailing ghosts in the night sky; a pop-up of the Ghost of Christmas Present; a flap over Scrooge's grave - 'what's inside?'; and, a booklet of Victorian party games. The heart-warming tale of how three Christmas ghosts change the miserly Scrooge who thinks Christmas is just 'humbug' is brought to life with beautiful illustrations and photographs depicting the joy of the festive season and the color of Dickens' London.

 

There are 26 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Welbeck Publishing Group .

Martin Howard is a new author whose Wickedest Witch series was published by Pavilion in September 2009. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. Martin Howard is an established and talented writer, who has several children's books to his credit. He has written books on subjects as diverse as The Bad Dog's Diary: A Year in the Life of Blake: Lover. Fighter. Dog and How To Cook for Children. He lives in the south of France and is a great fan of Dickens. Carlo Molinari was classically trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bari. He lives and works as an illustrator in Santeramo, Italy.

This book has the following chapters: Scrooge's Counting House; Scrooge Goes Home; The Ghost of Jacob Marley; The Ghost of Christmas Past (1); The Ghost of Christmas Past (2); The Ghost of Christmas Present (1); The Ghost of Christmas Present (2); The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (1); The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (2); Christmas Day; A Pay-rise for Bob Cratchit and endpapers.