A Christmas Carol with Grandfather Time by Rose English

 A Christmas Carol with Grandfather Time

 by Rose English

A Christmas Carol with Grandfather Time by Rose English

- Children's picture book (ages 4-8+)

Synopsis

A seasonal treat, a modern, lyrical re-telling of the Charles Dickens classic - ‘A Christmas Carol'

The book is specially designed for families to share during the Holiday Season, or for young competent readers to try for themselves. This is a beautiful picture book to treasure, with full colour images on every page.

Grandfather Time is a magical clock ~ he brings us the story of young Ebenezer, a boy who is not very caring and really hates sharing. One Christmas Eve, not so very long-ago Grandfather Time decides to teach the boy a lesson. So with the help of his friends; the Ghosts of Past, Present and Future and with lessons to learn he brings forth the first tutor – a little golden-red King Charles spaniel, called Miss Ruby Heart.

Will this unlikely pair be able to teach the boy the error of his ways? Or will he be doomed to be a scruffy, lonely teenager stuck forever in his own little world?

My Review

This is a take on the classic Charles Dickens novel which has been written with young children in mind using short rhyming verses.

A story all about sharing and changing your ways as to be expected in this retelling of the tale/

This flows on at quite a pace in the short , four line verses that make for easy reading aloud to young listeners.

If I am being picky I think it would have set the scene better if , at the beginning, we experienced Eb not sharing his toys, rather than this just happening when he was tucked up in bed and dreaming. However, that would just be my preference.

The illustrations by Pablo Rodriguez also lend themselves well to discussions about what you can see on the pages.

Overall this is a short rhyming story to have on a children's book shelf , whether it is at home, school or in a library.

About the Author

Living on 'England's Green & Pleasant Land', amongst the gentle rolling hills of the Herefordshire Countryside, Rose's house is wall to wall books. She even has a 'leaning tower of paperbacks'.

Rose is a dreamer, preferring a simple & quiet life. Often spending time lone, although never lonely, being ever surrounded by great characters when lost in a good book. She loves theatre and the arts, adoring live performances on stage. Rose has very eclectic tastes.

Working as a school librarian, and sharing her love of books with the children was the best job she ever had. However, life moves on and another chapter was only a page turn away.

Now working in an entirely different library, in Hereford's Wye Valley NHS Trust Hospital, Rose spends her day cleaning and issuing 'Medical Equipment'.

Most days she can be found walking around, with her head in a book or eyes glued to a kindle. (In all the years she has been partaking of this pastime, there has only ever been one accident, when she walked into a street lamp, but then she had been momentarily blinded by the sun. Not that there is a lot of sun in the UK).

Writing for Rose has only ever really been a hobby, something she has done for many years but on reaching the half century she received a book ‘Things to do now you are fifty’ and on that list was ‘write a book’.

Winning second prize in a Daily Bookworm competition for the short story ‘One Breath’, then being encourage by online Facebook friends to enter a holiday DigiWriting contest and winning FIRST PRIZE with ‘The Magic of Grandfather Christmas’ Rose was inspired to turn one of the stories, if not both into full length novels.

Rose also has a little friend, a red golden King Charles Spaniel (Ghost of Christmas Past from the Young Ebenezer series) named Miss Ruby Heart. Ruby loves children's books and can be found on social media as @MissRubyHeart1

One final little secret for you, she has a very serious addiction;
Rose English is a Read-a-holic.

Happy Reading :-)

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