Bah! Humbug!

by Michael Rosen (Author) Tony Ross (Illustrator)

Bah! Humbug!
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
"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"--Provided by publisher.
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Kirkus

An accessible and funny morality tale that’s useful reading for work-obsessed parents as well as their children.

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Publishers Weekly

A school production of A Christmas Carol sets the stage for this retelling of Dickens's classic alongside a contemporary family drama that parallels the beloved tale. Eleven-year-old Harry is prepared to play Scrooge, even though he's "nervous times four" to do so. But as soon as he hits his stride on stage, Harry sees his distracted, workaholic father sneak out of the show. Just as Harry is visited by various spirits in the show, Dad has similar experiences, haunted by memories of the past and realizations about the present and future. Rosen intersperses the play's lines with passages of prose, allowing readers a front-row seat to both sets of proceedings. Signature loose-lined ink drawings of modern and period characters by Ross (the Horrid Henry books) pepper the pages. Dad's admissions about a tough childhood and difficult marriage strike an adult tone, but they dovetail with Dickens's themes of memory and regret. After happy endings prevail, Rosen (We're Going on a Bear Hunt) offers concluding pages filled with recipes, games, and other holiday fare. Ages 8-12. (Sept.)

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Review quotes

An accessible and funny morality tale that's useful reading for work-obsessed parents as well as their children.
—Kirkus Reviews
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen is one of the most popular contemporary poets and authors of books for children. He received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children's literature in 1997 and served as Children's Laureate in the U.K. between 2007 and 2009. His books include the worldwide bestseller We're Going on a Bear Hunt and the award-winning Michael Rosen's Sad Book as well as What's So Special About Shakespeare? and What's So Special About Dickens? He lives in London.

Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. After training at Liverpool School of Art, he worked as a cartoonist, graphic designer, advertising art director, and art lecturer. In 1976 he published his first illustrated children's book. He is best known for the Horrid Henry and Little Princess series of books, which have both been adapted for television, as well as illustrating books for David Walliams. He lives on the Welsh Borders and has three daughters.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781536204797
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Walker Books Us
Publication date
September 11, 2018
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV007000 - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
JUV017010 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
JUV031060 - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Theater
Library of Congress categories
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