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A mouse's version of the classic holiday tale by Dickens follows the story of the miserly Ben, who hates Christmas and avoids his less-fortunate neighbor, until a ghostly midnight tour, mouse-style, convinces him to relinquish his mean ways.
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Ebenezer Scrooge has been reincarnated as a rich and stingy mouse named Ben in this homage to Dickens's A Christmas Carol. All the characters of the classic tale are alive?or undead?and well in Forward's (Traveling Backward) parallel rodent world. The poor but kindhearted Tim and even a ghost named Jake cavort beneath floorboards and behind walls, foraging for the true meaning of Christmas. In a delightful twist, many of Brown's (Copycat) expansive paintings simultaneously depict Dickens's Victorian London figures above ground and Forward's furry society below. Her alternating perspectives are dead-on, allowing youngsters to ponder situations from a mouse's-eye view. The naturalistic, expressive creatures and scenes of dank, dingy mouse quarters and wintry city streets invite a closer look at every turn. Ages 3-6.
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Ages 5^-9. As Scrooge is being escorted around town by ghosts on Christmas Eve, Ben, a miserly mouse living in Scrooge's house, is taken on a similar tour by a ghost mouse named Jake. Ben bets the ghost that he will have no trouble giving away a luscious candied plum, but to his surprise, the mice Ben offers it to have more important things on their minds. Forward deftly reworks Dickens' famous story, upholding both its serious message and its joyous conclusion. The paintings are sumptuous, with mouse characters seeming at once real rodents and disguised humans, and Victorian London is displayed in all its moods--from spooky and grimy to celebratory. Children familiar with Dickens' original story will enjoy this takeoff the most, but the tale can also serve as a good introduction to the Christmas classic. Susan Dove Lempke
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- PublisherDutton Books for Young Readers
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0525455930
- ISBN 13 9780525455936
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages48
- IllustratorBrown Ruth
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