Christmas Carol, A [Hardcover]

James Rice (Adapter, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 1990

With imaginative illustrations and a shortened text, this all new version of the well-known Christmas story is sure to be a cherished addition to any Christmas collection. Adapting from Dickens' own condensed version of A Christmas Carol, James Rice uses his unique style to create a beautiful new interpretation of the old favorite-a version which will undoubtedly become a classic in itself. A colorful retelling of Dickens' original story, A Christmas Carol reveals James Rice at his best. Old Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future are among the clever illustrations that make this rendition unique and wonderful. James Rice's talent for bringing characters to life through dynamic, detailed, and lively drawings helps to evoke the true and meaningful message of Dickens' original story. Through Rice's retelling, the classic tale is more accessible to youngsters, and offers them a Christmas treasure to keep for a lifetime. Children of all ages will delight in this wonderfully illustrated story as they follow Scrooge through his series of ghostly visitations to his eventual realization that it is never too late to give the gift of Christmas. Mr. Rice has written and/or illustrated some twenty-five titles, including The Night Before Christmas , Cajun Night Before Christmas , Prairie Night Before Christmas , Texas Night Before Christmas , and Hillbilly Night Afore Christmas . He is widely acclaimed as the South's leading illustrator of juvenile books, with more than 600,000 copies of his works in print-a figure that ranks him among the best-selling authors and illustrators in the nation. He travels year-round throughout the country speaking to schoolchildren and teachers' groups as a member of the Texas author-in-residence program.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The artistry of James Rice follows Scrooge through his series of ghostly visitations to the realization that it is never too late to give the gift of Christmas. -- From the Publisher

About the Author

James Rice is widely acclaimed as the South's leading author and illustrator of juvenile books. With more than one million copies of his books in print, he ranks among the nation's top authors and illustrators. Rice completed his M.F.A. at Stephen F. Austin State University. He holds degrees in art from the University of Texas and Howard Payne College and has taught art and music at both the high school and college levels.

James Rice, in his long, distinguished career as an author and illustrator, has produced fifty-plus childrenís books, among them illustrations for an addition to the Night Before Christmas series, Gullah Night Before Christmas. With more than a million and a half copies of his books in print, he ranks among the nationís best-selling creators of childrenís books.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (August 31, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882898124
• ISBN-13: 978-0882898124
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,327,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

One of the grand masters of Victorian literature, Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Landport, Portsea, England. He died in Kent on June 9, 1870. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know not only hunger and privation,but also the horror of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. A turn of fortune in the shape of a legacy brought release from the nightmare of prison and "slave" factories and afforded Dickens the opportunity of two years' formal schooling at Wellington House Academy. He worked as an attorney's clerk and newspaper reporter until his Sketches by Boz (1836) and The Pickwick Papers (1837) brought him the amazing and instant success that was to be his for the remainder of his life. In later years, the pressure of serial writing, editorial duties, lectures, and social commitments led to his separation from Catherine Hogarth after twenty-three years of marriage. It also hastened his death at the age of fifty-eight, when he was characteristically engaged in a multitude of work.