Classic Retellings - A Christmas Carol: A Retelling

Paperback

Carnegie Medal winning author Tanya Landman delivers a refreshing and truly accessible retelling of Charles Dickens’ beloved Victorian Christmas classic.

It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is in the holiday spirit … all except miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge, who despises the holiday season. But when he’s visited by the ghost of his former business partner, who tells him he’ll soon encounter the three spirits of Christmas — Past, Present and Yet to Come — Scrooge is forced to confront his selfishness and embrace compassion, generosity and the true meaning of Christmas.

RRP: £7.99

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-0-00-879718-8

Interest age

11+

Reading age

9

Publication Date

13-08-2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

72 pages

Dimensions

129x198mm

Product Description

Carnegie Medal winning author Tanya Landman delivers a refreshing and truly accessible retelling of Charles Dickens’ beloved Victorian Christmas classic.

It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is in the holiday spirit … all except miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge, who despises the holiday season. But when he’s visited by the ghost of his former business partner, who tells him he’ll soon encounter the three spirits of Christmas — Past, Present and Yet to Come — Scrooge is forced to confront his selfishness and embrace compassion, generosity and the true meaning of Christmas.

Author

Tanya Landman, Cover artwork by Amy Blackwell

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-0-00-879718-8

Reading age

9

Interest age

11+

Publication Date

13-08-2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

72 pages

Dimensions

129x198mm

Product Description

Carnegie Medal winning author Tanya Landman delivers a refreshing and truly accessible retelling of Charles Dickens’ beloved Victorian Christmas classic.

It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is in the holiday spirit … all except miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge, who despises the holiday season. But when he’s visited by the ghost of his former business partner, who tells him he’ll soon encounter the three spirits of Christmas — Past, Present and Yet to Come — Scrooge is forced to confront his selfishness and embrace compassion, generosity and the true meaning of Christmas.

Author

Tanya Landman, Cover artwork by Amy Blackwell