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maryhannawilson's review against another edition
5.0
It's a graphic novel take on the classic story of Ebeneezer Scrooge and his ghostly visitors. I think this is a great version by Classic Comics that can be ordered with original or modern text. I enjoy having the original language in the book, but that is my personal preference.
The graphics are well done and fit the mood of the book well. I love the change to the white gutters at the end when the story is full of hope at the end. The drawings of each of the three spirits match the descriptions in the book. Some of the graphics even appear to "glow," such as the ghost of Marley. Parents might want to preview some of the images, especially with younger children. The final panels of the second spirit and the final spirit can be pretty intense.
This is a great way to introduce this classic story to your kids. It's a great foundation that you can build on by having them read the classic version later in their education.
The graphics are well done and fit the mood of the book well. I love the change to the white gutters at the end when the story is full of hope at the end. The drawings of each of the three spirits match the descriptions in the book. Some of the graphics even appear to "glow," such as the ghost of Marley. Parents might want to preview some of the images, especially with younger children. The final panels of the second spirit and the final spirit can be pretty intense.
This is a great way to introduce this classic story to your kids. It's a great foundation that you can build on by having them read the classic version later in their education.
lispylibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Rather than a retelling, this graphic novel takes the classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL and adapts it using "quick text," so that the reader still gets the effect of Dickens' novel, but can be read in one sitting rather than trudging through the original. The colors used to show the moods of the story are beautiful as they change from dark and dreary, to bleek during the ghost of Christmas past, to eerie with the ghost of Christmases to come and then to bright and cheerful as Scrooge changes his demeanour and decides to be a joyful, giving person.
aliciadun's review against another edition
5.0
Great retelling of a Christmas classic. I enjoyed the graphics and reading this again just before Christmas.
reesiecup7's review against another edition
5.0
This is a fabulous adaptation of the classic. My students loved getting to read a "comic book" and I loved that it was still the original text.
nataliesboooks's review against another edition
4.0
I read the original last year, and since I made a goal for myself to read more graphic novels this year, I figured I would read the graphic novel adaptation. It followed the original pretty well. I prefer Dickens’ language though.
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