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Review for 'Young Ebenezer: A New Christmas Carol' written by Rose English.

Read and reviewed for Rose English and Gillari Books.

Publication date: 17th November 2017

This is the third book we have read by this author. We have also read 'A Christmas Carol With Grandfather Time' and 'The Magic Of Grandfather Time' which we would also highly recommend!!

I have got to start by saying this book has hit my number 1 children's favourite book and my number 1 Christmas book!!! I absolutely LOVED the fact that it has a brilliant take on Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol' but instead of Eb being visited by three ghosts he is visited by a gorgeous red golden puppy called Miss Ruby Heart, Santa and a Dream Keeper. We are told the story by Grandfather Time, adeptly a Grandfather Clock. This book is such a gorgeous, festive and beautiful book for baby, children and adults alike. One of the things that I really liked about this book and what stood out for me is the fact that it carries several important messages but in a way that is very child friendly. It teaches children that it is important to share, to be kind, to listen, to care and to make amends when they have done wrong. It is also an extremely fun and child friendly version of 'A Christmas Carol' that children can relate too. We all loved the fact that it is a rhyming book which makes it even more fun to read and it is also a great way to help children read. My children had loads of fun guessing what the rhyming words were!! The illustrations are absolutely delightful, eye catching and with loads of objects to point out, describe and discuss with your children. It really is a fun book to read and perfect with Christmas just around the corner. It would make a fantastic stocking filler or Christmas Eve story to read around the tree!!! It wasn't just myself that enjoyed reading it but my 11 year old son and also one of my 6 year old twin boys. It was written in a way that is easy for children and adults to read and we all took it in turns to read a page (my other twin boy is non-verbal, they both have autism). Malaki and Hunter loved looking and naming all the different items in the background. We had loads of fun naming all the different things that the children could see in the photos and naming all the colours. It truly is an amazing and fantastic book and I would say it is suitable for any child from new-born up. This book is lovely and short and can be a quick read or be made into a fun long read whichever the reader wishes. The font is a nice style and size making it easy for adults and children to see and read too which is definitely a bonus as I have struggled with some fonts that authors have used in children's books in the past. I read the paperback version of this book that I got directly from the author. It came stunningly gift wrapped and the book is amazing quality!!! It would be a perfect book for children to be read to by their teachers in school as well as friends and family members. In fact this book should be absolutely everywhere a child could be as it really is just, as we say in Wales, LUSH!!! Let your children's imaginations come alive with this beautiful festive book. I really cannot wait to read more books by the amazing Rose to my children (and for myself) and hope that she is busy writing the next one already!

My 11 year old son Malaki had this to say about this book:

I absolutely loved this fun book. The pictures were really bright and colourful and I thought the story itself was brilliant. I think it is a great and fun way for children to read the story of A Christmas Carol!!! It is a very good story to remind me to be kind and share and to get off my Xbox when my Mum asks me the first time!! My favourite character is Ruby!!! I love dogs and Ruby is so cute and sleeps on Ebs bed like my cat Caramac does!!! I loved reading it to my brothers who are 6 year old and loved showing them the pictures which they liked too.

This book is my absolute favourite children's book and Christmas book in one!!! It is just absolutely gorgeous . To write a gorgeous, fun book with a fantastic lesson to teach children. Welcome to my favourite author club Rose, thank you for doing such an amazing thing and congratulations!!! I cannot wait to get stuck into the rest of your past and future books and here is to your next guaranteed success 🥂!!!

Congratulations Rose on writing yet another absolutely stunning children's book!! I would love to welcome you to mine, Malaki, Hunter and Ryder's favourite children's authors list!!. Here is to your next success 🥂

Overall a beautifully illustrated and sweet festive children's book with important messages. An absolutely stunning Christmas book.

76 pages

This book is just £7.99 in paperback via Amazon at time of review which is an absolute bargain for this gorgeous story!!

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