A World Full of Dickens Stories
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Summary
Uncover the stories from one of the greatest-novelists of all time in this beautiful anthology of tales from Charles Dickens， rewritten and adapted in an accessible way for children。
This book introduces children to eight of Dickens' greatest works， accompanied by beautiful， colourful illustrations which breathes new life into these timeless classics。 Includes favourites such as Oliver Twist， A Christmas Carol， David Copperfield， and Great Expectations。 A timeline at the back shows when each story was written， and gives facts about Dickens’ life。
Revisit your favourite Dickens stories and introduce his legacy to next generation of readers with this beautiful first introduction to some of the greatest stories all time。
Includes Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Copperfield， Great Expectations， Hard Times， A Christmas Carol， Nicholas Nickleby and A Tale of Two Cities。
This book introduces children to eight of Dickens' greatest works， accompanied by beautiful， colourful illustrations which breathes new life into these timeless classics。 Includes favourites such as Oliver Twist， A Christmas Carol， David Copperfield， and Great Expectations。 A timeline at the back shows when each story was written， and gives facts about Dickens’ life。
Revisit your favourite Dickens stories and introduce his legacy to next generation of readers with this beautiful first introduction to some of the greatest stories all time。
Includes Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Copperfield， Great Expectations， Hard Times， A Christmas Carol， Nicholas Nickleby and A Tale of Two Cities。
Reviews
Garrett Zecker
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In A World Full of Dickens Stories released by Frances Lincoln， Angela McAllister treats us to eight of Dickens’ most famous stories in a gorgeous， large-format storybook that has appealed to both my eleven-year-old and five-year-old for the last few weeks at bedtime。 This collection includes Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Copperfield， Great Expectations， Hard Times， A Christmas Carol， Nicholas Nickleby， and A Tale Of Two Cities， each ranging at about fifteen pages with a beautiful In A World Full of Dickens Stories released by Frances Lincoln， Angela McAllister treats us to eight of Dickens’ most famous stories in a gorgeous， large-format storybook that has appealed to both my eleven-year-old and five-year-old for the last few weeks at bedtime。 This collection includes Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Copperfield， Great Expectations， Hard Times， A Christmas Carol， Nicholas Nickleby， and A Tale Of Two Cities， each ranging at about fifteen pages with a beautiful cameo-set cast of characters and full-page cartoony Victorian illustrations by the incredibly talented Jannicke Hansen。 The abridgements leave out some elements of the pieces， as all do， but McAllister’s treatment of the stories allow for my children’s dreamy bedtime imaginations enough slack to follow the story and predict what will happen next with surprising accuracy and joy。 They loved this book， and it has been a beautiful bedtime staple for several weeks – and what’s more， they already have favorites they want to come back to in one-off readings in the future， so the rereadability of these well-written and beautifully-illustrated interpretations has been a hit。 What’s more， I own quite a few other releases from Frances Lincoln， and this book is just as well made as the others， with a beautiful hardcover binding and vibrant illustration prints on thick paper。 We will be getting a lot of use out of this over the years， and will be happy to pass it on when the time comes because it will last for generations。 。。。more
Karthika Lakshmi
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My six-word memoir: Perfect introduction to Dickens for childrenThis illustrated， fun book is a very good introduction to the classic literature of Dickens。 The writing style is engaging and the illustrations are just appropriate。 Wonderful book。 I read ' The Christmas Carol' at the very end for that immaculate finishing touch。 I am definitely going to check out the other books by this very talented author。 My six-word memoir: Perfect introduction to Dickens for childrenThis illustrated， fun book is a very good introduction to the classic literature of Dickens。 The writing style is engaging and the illustrations are just appropriate。 Wonderful book。 I read ' The Christmas Carol' at the very end for that immaculate finishing touch。 I am definitely going to check out the other books by this very talented author。 。。。more
Emma O'Neill
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An amazing find。 Condenses Dickens' best known tales and makes them accessible for a younger audience， without losing out on any of the magic of Dickens。 Beautifully illustrated。 A great addition to any children's collection。 An amazing find。 Condenses Dickens' best known tales and makes them accessible for a younger audience， without losing out on any of the magic of Dickens。 Beautifully illustrated。 A great addition to any children's collection。 。。。more
Jo
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This would be a great introduction for young readers （and much older！） to the works of Charles Dickens。 Although his works are possibly some of the most well known Victorian literature， I must admit that I've only ever read A Christmas Carol。 To a young reader， the works of Dickens may seem quite intimidating from their sheer size。 This book is great because it gives a brief retelling of his most famous and successful stories， giving a taster of what will come in the full novel。 Each story is in This would be a great introduction for young readers （and much older！） to the works of Charles Dickens。 Although his works are possibly some of the most well known Victorian literature， I must admit that I've only ever read A Christmas Carol。 To a young reader， the works of Dickens may seem quite intimidating from their sheer size。 This book is great because it gives a brief retelling of his most famous and successful stories， giving a taster of what will come in the full novel。 Each story is introduced with a full colour title page and illustrations of each of the main characters。 This was a brilliant start， because it was possible to keep referring back to to check how the characters were all related。 The language was appropriate for young readers， but still kept the feel of being an 'old' text。 I wouldn't hesitate to use this book with KS2 children， and feel a little more positive about tackling some of his other works which I always felt would be a bit hard going！I received an eARC of this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
PattyMacDotComma
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5★‘Please sir， I want some more，’ he said quietly to the master in charge of the gruel。The master glared at him in amazement。 ‘What？’ he roared。Oliver trembled with fear。 ‘P-p-please， sir，’ he stuttered， ‘I want some more。’The horrified master grabbed Oliver roughly by the collar and called for Mr。 Bumble。”Many people know the story of Oliver Twist and his “Please sir， I want some more。” This book is a great introduction for young readers who aren’t ready for the real thing but who have advanced 5★‘Please sir， I want some more，’ he said quietly to the master in charge of the gruel。The master glared at him in amazement。 ‘What？’ he roared。Oliver trembled with fear。 ‘P-p-please， sir，’ he stuttered， ‘I want some more。’The horrified master grabbed Oliver roughly by the collar and called for Mr。 Bumble。”Many people know the story of Oliver Twist and his “Please sir， I want some more。” This book is a great introduction for young readers who aren’t ready for the real thing but who have advanced beyond the picture book stage。 There are pictures， but there’s plenty of text。 Cast of characters from “Oliver Twist”The language is simple but keeps the spirit of the story and the style of Dickens and his times。 Here’s their introduction to the food in the workhouse。“All they were fed was a thin soup of oats and water， called gruel， along with an onion twice a week and half a bread roll on Sundays。”Blech！ There are about a dozen pages to each story with an illustration on every page and several full-page illustrations。 There are enough words to please a teacher or parent and enough artwork to break up the grey matter for the kids。 Here’s a full page illustration from Oliver。Bill Sykes and Nancy capturing Oliver after he’d escaped from Fagin who ran the gang of pickpocketsAnother favourite is “Great Expectations”， so I was interested to see Miss Havisham， of whom I have always had a mental picture from when I first read this in my teens for school。 I reckon this is pretty much how I saw her。“On my second visit， Miss Havisham asked me to help her walk to the dining room。 Like the rest of the dark house， the dining room was lit only by candles。 In the center of the room stood a long dining table， which was still laid with what must once have been a splendid wedding feast but was now nothing more than fancy dishes of moldy crumbs and cake icing scattered with mouse droppings， everything draped with dusty cobwebs。”Miss Havisham with a nervous young PipThis is another example of a full page from “Tale of Two Cities”， which took place during the French Revolution。 It will give you an idea of the number of words and the design。Madame Defarge was famous for knitting the coded names of the accused aristocrats into her work and is often pictured knitting at the foot of the guillotine。 Here， she is marching with some other women。 Note the Bastille in the background。Mme Defarge and her revolutionary friends near the BastilleThe story is also known as the tale of two men who looked alike but were very different。 When the virtuous one is caught up in the revolution， the lazy wastrel sacrifices himself instead， saying the oft-quoted Dickens line “It is a far， far better thing I do than I have ever done;。 。 。 ”Sidney Carton， preparing himself for the guillotineI must mention “A Christmas Carol”， which many kids will know from various films and cartoon versions。 “Scrooge” is such a part of the English language now， meaning miser， that he was popularised as Uncle Scrooge McDuck in the Donald Duck cartoons。 Here’s the real Scrooge， being haunted by the ghost of his dead partner， Jacob Marley。Marley’s ghost appearing to Scrooge“‘I have much to tell you’， replied Marley。 ‘But I see you don’t believe in me。’Then the ghost rattled its chain， from which hung a collection of keys， padlocks， and cash boxes， making a terrifying din。 It followed this by untying the bandage around its chin so that its jaw dropped in a hideous fashion。 Scrooge sank to his knees in horror and hid his eyes。‘Do you believe in me now？’ asked the ghost。Trembling， Scrooge nodded his head。 ‘I do， Jacob，’ he said， ‘I do。 But why are you here？’”All in all， I consider these a good introduction to Dickens for a new generation of fans。 Their knowing the plot won’t spoil the original books when they’re old enough。 The bonus， of course， is that some teachers and parents and older siblings will also enjoy these with the kids and may be inspired to try the real thing。 As a kid， I used to love the Classics Illustrated in comic-book format， and later I enjoyed the real thing。 The eight books included are:Oliver TwistThe Old Curiosity ShopDavid CopperfieldGreat ExpectationsA Tale of Two CitiesA Christmas CarolThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas NickelbyHard TimesThanks to NetGalley and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for the delightful preview copy。 。。。more
Natalie Kelly
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In this beautiful anthology we experience eight of Charles Dickens famous stories， told in a condensed simplistic way， complete with lovely illustrations aimed at children。 The stories that are included are: Oliver Twist， David Copperfield， Nicolas Nickleby， Great Expectations， A Christmas Carol， A Tale of Two Cities， Hard Times and The Old Curiosity Shop。 I have recently become very interested in bind up children’s illustrated compendiums following a trip to The Science Museum in London。 Whilst In this beautiful anthology we experience eight of Charles Dickens famous stories， told in a condensed simplistic way， complete with lovely illustrations aimed at children。 The stories that are included are: Oliver Twist， David Copperfield， Nicolas Nickleby， Great Expectations， A Christmas Carol， A Tale of Two Cities， Hard Times and The Old Curiosity Shop。 I have recently become very interested in bind up children’s illustrated compendiums following a trip to The Science Museum in London。 Whilst there I found a version documenting important women in science and it seemed like a beautiful book， something I would read now and revisit later in life with any children I may have。 I have since added lots of similar books to my wish list including ones that tell the stories of people， mythological tales and classics。 Therefore， when I saw this book on Netgalley it really appealed to me。 This book would be a great way to introduce children to classic stories， and their authors and at a young age。 I think its lovely that books like this offer the opportunity for children to experience these stories early on。 However， I can imagine it would also be just as appealing for adults， like myself to read。 I think we can all admit that classic books can be a little intimidating whether it’s their length subject or language。 This book is a great way to enjoy these stories without the intimidation that classics sometimes bring。 It could also act as a nice foundation if your looking to read the full-length stories as I find having some prior knowledge of the story makes them less intimidating。 The illustrations in this book were beautiful。 They were done in a light sketchy style with a cool toned colour pallet。 As the start of each story there is a list of all the characters that will feature， who they are and little picture of them。 The characters illustrations are expressive in that you can easily tell who the villains of the story will be。 Its then easy to recognise the characters when reading。 The actual stories themselves were lovely， well told and translated well into the short children’s versions。 I knew I would like A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations before going in as these are the two Dickens books I have read and enjoyed。 They were both great retellings and really captured the original stories。 My favourite new to me story was A Tale of Two Cities， I would definitely be interested in checking out the original story as a result。 I think the only story I didn’t enjoy so much was David Copperfield。 I just felt there was too much pack into a short story and as a result it ended up feeling quite list like， bouncing from one big event to another。 I also got confused whilst reading with which characters were which， there were a lot of characters in this story！ I think its one Dickens story I may skip the full version of。 Overall， this was a beautiful book with some great adaptions and lovely illustrations。 I think slightly older children would enjoy reading these stories but equally they could appreciate by adults too。 I know Angela has quite a few compendium books like this one and I will be adding some of these to my wish list in the hope of building a little collection I can keep for many years as they are just lovely books to have。 。。。more
Libros Happy Sany
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A World Full of Dickens Stories es un volumen singular que recoge una versión adaptada y resumida， especial para los niños， con unas ilustraciones de gran calidad y belleza， ocho de los cuentos más famosos de Charles Dickens como son: Oliver twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Coperfield， Great Expectations， A Tale of Two Cities， A Christmas Carol， Nicholas Nickleby y Hard times。Ha sido una lectura muy placentera que recomiendo en especial a los niños， pero también a los adultos。Reseña completa A World Full of Dickens Stories es un volumen singular que recoge una versión adaptada y resumida， especial para los niños， con unas ilustraciones de gran calidad y belleza， ocho de los cuentos más famosos de Charles Dickens como son: Oliver twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Coperfield， Great Expectations， A Tale of Two Cities， A Christmas Carol， Nicholas Nickleby y Hard times。Ha sido una lectura muy placentera que recomiendo en especial a los niños， pero también a los adultos。Reseña completa en: https://libroshappy。org/a-world-full-。。。 。。。more
Faith
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In my later teens and my twenties， I devoured classics， appreciating the ways they create these expansive worlds， truly letting me get inside to the motivations of characters。 My interest hasn't waned， but it's more of a commitment to make the time to read longer works， so they are less of a priority。A World Full of Dickens Stories takes eight classics and condenses them into around 15 pages with illustrations。 I would be the first to shy away from abridgments， but these are akin to summaries。 T In my later teens and my twenties， I devoured classics， appreciating the ways they create these expansive worlds， truly letting me get inside to the motivations of characters。 My interest hasn't waned， but it's more of a commitment to make the time to read longer works， so they are less of a priority。A World Full of Dickens Stories takes eight classics and condenses them into around 15 pages with illustrations。 I would be the first to shy away from abridgments， but these are akin to summaries。 The distinctive illustrations would lead children to flip through the pages， and while these are perhaps suited to later elementary and middle school children， they can serve as a basic introduction to classic works that can whet a reader's appetite for the genuine article。 I previously read about half of these， and for the others， I was familiar with a general outline of events， so I could enter those stories with an appreciation for the author's summaries。 However， I was previously unfamiliar with any of the events in Hard Times， so that was enjoyable to glean information and whet my appetite for picking up that book someday。So often individuals shy away from reading classics， fearful that they are too dense and they won't pick up on the subtext or they'll quit long before they finish。 Having this framework for the stories ahead of time would offer confidence when readers are ready to enjoy the unabridged works。 （I received a digital ARC copy from Convergent Books via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion。） 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。
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Natassia_trav
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Ever since， as a teenager， I read "The Great Expectations"， I consider Dickens the greatest writer of all time。 As for the book， it is still my all time favorite。 So， you can imagine how excited I was when I got this book to read and to be able to bring the dark and gloomy world of Dickens' novels to the younger generations。Although I ultimately have a few objections to the implementation of this idea， I have to admit that I really liked a few things。 First of all， there are some remarkable illu Ever since， as a teenager， I read "The Great Expectations"， I consider Dickens the greatest writer of all time。 As for the book， it is still my all time favorite。 So， you can imagine how excited I was when I got this book to read and to be able to bring the dark and gloomy world of Dickens' novels to the younger generations。Although I ultimately have a few objections to the implementation of this idea， I have to admit that I really liked a few things。 First of all， there are some remarkable illustrations that ideally outline Dickens’ stories。 I really can't imagine them being any better than they are now。 Second， but not any less important， is the representation of the characters at the beginning of each story。 For anyone yet unfamiliar with Dickens' characters， this is a great tool to come back to while reading a story。 In the end， my general problem was summarizing the content of Dickens' stories。 It seems to me that a lot of the magic of the original was lost in the summary， and that is exactly what I was afraid of。 On several occasions it seemed to me as if this book aspires only to make summaries of Dickens' stories for those who did not want to bother reading the whole books。 In the end， maybe， that’s not entirely negative either。 We should definitely get to know Dickens， if not in the original， then at least in an abbreviated version。 。。。more
Jeanie
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A collection of Dickens stories for both parent and children。 With colorful illustrations and the heart of Dickens himself， there are lessons of poverty， goodwill， and redemption。 Dickens himself suffered horribly as a child and to that degree most of his stories reflect a forgotten child， an oppressed child who comes across a good soul that sees that child as worthy。 The main character redeems himself as strong and determined。 These stories can widen a child's heart and imagination。 Highly reco A collection of Dickens stories for both parent and children。 With colorful illustrations and the heart of Dickens himself， there are lessons of poverty， goodwill， and redemption。 Dickens himself suffered horribly as a child and to that degree most of his stories reflect a forgotten child， an oppressed child who comes across a good soul that sees that child as worthy。 The main character redeems himself as strong and determined。 These stories can widen a child's heart and imagination。 Highly recommend。A Special Thank you to the Quarto Group and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review。 。。。more
Jeimy
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When I was a young girl， I fell in love with a set of classic books adapted for children that I saw on the Sears catalog。 I was very excited when I saw Santa Claus had left them as presents the following Christmas。 One of the stories was Oliver Twist， another was David Copperfield。 （When I was in 6th grade my bookworm brain was very confused when a classmate said David Copperfield was hot。 Apparently she had seen him on TV the night before。。。 I was thinking of the Dickens character， she was talk When I was a young girl， I fell in love with a set of classic books adapted for children that I saw on the Sears catalog。 I was very excited when I saw Santa Claus had left them as presents the following Christmas。 One of the stories was Oliver Twist， another was David Copperfield。 （When I was in 6th grade my bookworm brain was very confused when a classmate said David Copperfield was hot。 Apparently she had seen him on TV the night before。。。 I was thinking of the Dickens character， she was talking about the magician。 I think this is one of the stories that is most telling about my childhood。） However， those flimsy paperbacks were nothing compared to this collection with its stunning illustrations！I can't wait for my students to discover not just Oliver Twist and David Copperfield， but also Great Expectations; A Tale of Two Cities; and the other novels included in this gorgeous tome！ 。。。more
Laura
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**Disclaimer: I haven't read all of the stories contained within this book， I have read the first two & flicked through to look at the illustrations。***The illustrations in this collection are absolutely stunning。 Each short story comes with an introduction page where the reader is introduced to the characters within the story。 The stories themselves are short and condensed for a child to be able to access the tales of Charles Dickens。 I fully intend to buy myself a copy of this book for my clas **Disclaimer: I haven't read all of the stories contained within this book， I have read the first two & flicked through to look at the illustrations。***The illustrations in this collection are absolutely stunning。 Each short story comes with an introduction page where the reader is introduced to the characters within the story。 The stories themselves are short and condensed for a child to be able to access the tales of Charles Dickens。 I fully intend to buy myself a copy of this book for my classroom。 I think this would be an absolutely amazing addition to any classroom bookshelf。 Personally， I have never read any novels by Charles Dickens so I cannot comment on how true to the original the stories are。 。。。more
Jill
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Charles Dickens。 The author everyone has heard of， but few have read。 Many make it an annual tradition to watch "A Christmas Carol" and can probably quote some of Tiny Tim's lines but not many have the fortitude to slog through the full version of that Christmas tale or any other of Dickens' works。 Offering an abridgement of classic works is nothing new。 Many may be familiar with Illustrated Classics still in print today。 For many years， the books have made classics accessible to children with t Charles Dickens。 The author everyone has heard of， but few have read。 Many make it an annual tradition to watch "A Christmas Carol" and can probably quote some of Tiny Tim's lines but not many have the fortitude to slog through the full version of that Christmas tale or any other of Dickens' works。 Offering an abridgement of classic works is nothing new。 Many may be familiar with Illustrated Classics still in print today。 For many years， the books have made classics accessible to children with their signature style that included one page of [large] print following by a black and white picture on the facing page。 They were a staple in our own home library but I was disappointed that some stories were completely altered。 And all too soon， as my children's reading skills increased， they soon considered those abridged classics too "babyish。" A World Full of Dickens Stories is the perfect alternative。 While the book is profusely illustrated， it retains a decidely grown-up feel with very dense portions of text。 I was pleasantly surprised at the length of each retelling--they expertly captured the essence of not only characters， but also setting and plot。 The pictures are a wonderful distraction for younger children being read to。 And older readers will find the illustrations a wonderful complement to the story， bringing details more vividly to life。 The title page of each story offers a selection of the images within the story。 Children can be on the lookout in the story for those illustrations。Admittedly， Dickens often had some darker elements in his writing， but I felt that those were tastefully handled by the author and would not cause younger readers too much worry。 The illustrations are somewhat quirky （almost everyone has a red， pointed nose）， and sometimes odd （not exactly sure what that Ghost of Christmas Past is supposed to be--all I could think of was a conehead--which I guess does represent days gone by！）， but overall， they were a delightful part of the retellings。 The child-like quality of the illustrations would make a great study for a budding artist to try to replicate。I closed the book with deep satisfaction; I had read many of the originals in younger years and this was a wonderful way to relive those stories。 This wonderful collection provides an excellent rendering of the essential elements of each story and would provide an excellent way to familiarize oneself with characters before indulging in the movie。 If a love for a story is kindled in a child， hopefully they will consider reading the original when they are older。As I read the last paragraph， I wished that more of Dickens works had been included。 I certainly hope the author will consider a second volume of Dickens and then branch out to other authors; I would love to see similar retellings of works by Louisa May Alcott， Jane Austen， and Robert Louis Stevenson。 Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of A World Full of Dickens Stories from NetGalley for the purpose of review。 No other compensation was received and the opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Kennedy
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The artwork is great。 I didn't find the short stories tempting me to read Dickens's full novels。 The artwork is great。 I didn't find the short stories tempting me to read Dickens's full novels。 。。。more
Radwa
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I hate to admit that I've never read anything by Dickens before， I already knew the plot to a lot of his novels but haven't read anything。 So this book wasn't a reminder， it was my introduction to Dickens， and it works so well。This is an abridged and illustrated book of eight of Dicken's novels， with a characters chart before each story and multiple full page illustrations and easy to follow description of complicated events and characters relationships。 It's definitely hard to put all of his ch I hate to admit that I've never read anything by Dickens before， I already knew the plot to a lot of his novels but haven't read anything。 So this book wasn't a reminder， it was my introduction to Dickens， and it works so well。This is an abridged and illustrated book of eight of Dicken's novels， with a characters chart before each story and multiple full page illustrations and easy to follow description of complicated events and characters relationships。 It's definitely hard to put all of his characters and events into such a short book， and it definitely showed in some places where the development was too fast。 But it'd work very well for children wanting to get into classics， the art and the writing style is perfect for them， and of course each and every story is miserable somehow！This collection includes eight of Charles Dickens' most famous stories: Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Copperfield， Great Expectations， A Tale of Two Cities， A Christmas Carol， Nicholas Nickleby and Hard Times。I thank Netgalley and Frances Lincoln Children's Books for the digital ARC。 。。。more
Josephine Sorrell
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This anthology， features eight of Charles Dickens' best-loved tales， including Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol。 The author has adapted Dicken’s favorites into short stories， about 15 pages per tale。 I’ve never read a Dickens book and am not familiar with the his style I found the the writing， Although modified and simplified， to be well developed and detailed。 The Cast of Characters section at the beginning of each story was especially helpful。 Alon This anthology， features eight of Charles Dickens' best-loved tales， including Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol。 The author has adapted Dicken’s favorites into short stories， about 15 pages per tale。 I’ve never read a Dickens book and am not familiar with the his style I found the the writing， Although modified and simplified， to be well developed and detailed。 The Cast of Characters section at the beginning of each story was especially helpful。 Along with the character’s name is a portrait and brief description of the cast in each story。I thought several of the tales read like soap operas， full of juicy intrigue。 If you want to read the Dickens tales and don’t want to invest a huge amount of time， this is a good anthology for you。。。 middle school through adults。 There are a lot of fun illustrations to accompany the text。 。。。more
Marte Olsen
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This is a nice way for children or young people to experience Dickens' Stories， without the pressure of reading the original publishing！ The language is easy， the pictures fitting and beautiful。 I also like that they have pulled out the most important aspect of the stories so that they aren't too long or overwhelming！ This is a nice way for children or young people to experience Dickens' Stories， without the pressure of reading the original publishing！ The language is easy， the pictures fitting and beautiful。 I also like that they have pulled out the most important aspect of the stories so that they aren't too long or overwhelming！ 。。。more
Vivienne
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My thanks to the Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books for a temporary digital edition of ‘A World Full of Dickens Stories’ by Angela McAllister and illustrated by Jannicke Hansen in exchange for an honest review。 It is due to be published on 7 July 2020。Written for young readers， aged 7-11， this is an illustrated anthology that retells eight of Charles Dickens’ novels。 Each one is retold in a simplified fashion， while retaining the essence of the original。 Those included ar My thanks to the Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books for a temporary digital edition of ‘A World Full of Dickens Stories’ by Angela McAllister and illustrated by Jannicke Hansen in exchange for an honest review。 It is due to be published on 7 July 2020。Written for young readers， aged 7-11， this is an illustrated anthology that retells eight of Charles Dickens’ novels。 Each one is retold in a simplified fashion， while retaining the essence of the original。 Those included are: Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Copperfield， Great Expectations， A Tale of Two Cities， A Christmas Carol， Nicholas Nickleby， and Hard Times。 Each chapter opens with an illustrated cast of the main characters， which is very useful， and the volume concludes with a timeline of Dickens’ life and a glossary of terms。 Jannicke Hansen’s illustrations are charming and utilise a muted colour palette that suits the period。 While I have read some of the novels included， others I only had a passing awareness of。 So， even for me as an adult reader， it served as both a reminder for the ones I knew and a taster for those yet to be read。Dickens’ novels are quite somber in their themes and I appreciated that ‘A World Full of Dickens Stories’ didn’t shy away from the disappointments， turns of fortune and deaths within them。 Overall， I feel that this book will be of interest to parents and educators who are looking to introduce young readers to the works of Dickens。 Also， one for both public and school libraries。 。。。more
Hayley
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A beautiful anthology of Dickens stories for young readers。 The eight best loved stories are retold in an accessible fashion for readers of the pre-teen age。 Each story begins with a character list and is beautifully illustrated throughout。 I think the illustrations are a real selling point。 This would be an excellent gift for a young person and a great addition to any family bookshelf。 I really liked the glossary and timeline at the end to help readers learn。 Although aimed at a primary age rea A beautiful anthology of Dickens stories for young readers。 The eight best loved stories are retold in an accessible fashion for readers of the pre-teen age。 Each story begins with a character list and is beautifully illustrated throughout。 I think the illustrations are a real selling point。 This would be an excellent gift for a young person and a great addition to any family bookshelf。 I really liked the glossary and timeline at the end to help readers learn。 Although aimed at a primary age reader I think it could be used in some contexts at secondary school for understanding of the plot for pre-reading texts or maybe in a SEN setting to help hook readers into the text。 Would definitely recommend！ I love this addition to the anthology series。（INSTAGRAM: MiniReadsMummyReads） 。。。more
Charley Whelan
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A whimsical delight， brimming with stunning illustrations carefully curated by Jannicke Hansen。 Angela McAllister has mastered the impossible; enabling younger readers to successfully access the literary wonders of Charles Dickens。 This captivating anthology includes 8 familiar classics: Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Copperfield， Great Expectations， Hard Times， A Christmas Carol， Nicholas Nickleby， and A Tale of Two Cities。I thoroughly enjoyed reading through this book， my interest A whimsical delight， brimming with stunning illustrations carefully curated by Jannicke Hansen。 Angela McAllister has mastered the impossible; enabling younger readers to successfully access the literary wonders of Charles Dickens。 This captivating anthology includes 8 familiar classics: Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Copperfield， Great Expectations， Hard Times， A Christmas Carol， Nicholas Nickleby， and A Tale of Two Cities。I thoroughly enjoyed reading through this book， my interest was particularly piqued through the visual representations of ‘title pages’ followed by the characters， in a clearly presented ‘cast’ style format。 This enabled a higher level of engagement， which in turn produced a flow and ease of reading that I believe the younger audience would benefit from。 In addition， the content is cleverly condensed and each story lasts 15 pages or so。 ‘A World Full of Dickens Stories’ both captivated and maintained my interest from the first story to the last and I believe that upon publication， this will quickly become a firm favourite in my class and potentially across the school- it will certainly be one that will come highly recommended by myself。 As always， many thanks to NetGalley and the Quarto Group （@quartokids） for this wonderful ARC。 。。。more
Flora
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* I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review。 *This collection includes eight of Charles Dickens' most famous stories: Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Copperfield， Great Expectations， A Tale of Two Cities， A Christmas Carol and Nicholas Nickleby。Rewritten by Angela McAllister for a younger audience， these classic stories familiarise the children with the work of one of the best writers of English literature。 Of course， novels that are hundreds * I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review。 *This collection includes eight of Charles Dickens' most famous stories: Oliver Twist， The Old Curiosity Shop， David Copperfield， Great Expectations， A Tale of Two Cities， A Christmas Carol and Nicholas Nickleby。Rewritten by Angela McAllister for a younger audience， these classic stories familiarise the children with the work of one of the best writers of English literature。 Of course， novels that are hundreds of pages long cannot be quite the same when they are summarised in fifteen pages or so， subplots and supporting characters have to be omitted; still， it is very important that the children meet at least the main characters of these stores。 When they will read Dickens at a later stage of their lives， they will meet again the old friends that they first encountered thanks to this collection。Each chapter opens with a title page that showcases key objects and animals: a dog， a bonnet， cards， a book - whatever plays an important role in the story。 My personal favourite is one of the little dogs， it is a dead ringer for Wishbone - if you remember the series。That page is always followed with a 'Cast of Characters' section with little portrait pictures of the main characters。 Jannicke Hansen presents each figure beautifully， the drawings always reflect the personality of the portrayed person。The volume ends with a short biography of Charles Dickens， followed by a glossary of terms that the younger readers might be unfamiliar with。 Words like churchwarden， dodger， notorious and stately home are explained in a way that is understandabe for the children。Although I haven't read all the original novels yet， this collection makes me want to remedy that as soon as possible。 。。。more
Sharah McConville
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A World Full Of Dickens is a wonderful Charles Dickens anthology for young people。 This book of Children's Literature contains eight Dickens stories accompanied with colourful illustrations。 These magical stories remove the length of the original classics and are great for parents and older children。 I love many of these stories and it was great to read them in a simplified form。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my copy。 A World Full Of Dickens is a wonderful Charles Dickens anthology for young people。 This book of Children's Literature contains eight Dickens stories accompanied with colourful illustrations。 These magical stories remove the length of the original classics and are great for parents and older children。 I love many of these stories and it was great to read them in a simplified form。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my copy。 。。。more
Sue
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An excellent introduction to the works of Dickens。 A World Full of Dickens Stories by Angela McAllister provides “gently” abridged and illustrated Dickens novels ranging from Oliver Twist to A Tale of Two Cities to A Christmas Carol to Hard Times。 There is an illustrated cast of characters before each approximately 15 page story。 There are also a glossary of important words （appropriate for young readers learning）， a brief Dickens biography and a timeline of his life。 So it becomes a full learni An excellent introduction to the works of Dickens。 A World Full of Dickens Stories by Angela McAllister provides “gently” abridged and illustrated Dickens novels ranging from Oliver Twist to A Tale of Two Cities to A Christmas Carol to Hard Times。 There is an illustrated cast of characters before each approximately 15 page story。 There are also a glossary of important words （appropriate for young readers learning）， a brief Dickens biography and a timeline of his life。 So it becomes a full learning tool， but don’t tell the children。 And there are many parents who will enjoy reading this with or to their children （or possibly independently）。The full list of novels included:Oliver TwistThe Old Curiosity ShopDavid CopperfieldGreat Expectations A Tale of Two Cities A Christmas Carol Nicholas NicklebyHard TimesThis book is definitely recommended as a great introduction to classics of English literature for young people， whether they read further In this area or not。 They are classic for a reason。A copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
KayKay
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This is a great collection of Dicken's stories。 His most famous ones are included together with few less popular works （i。e。 The Old Curiosity Shop， Nicolas Nickleby， and Hard Times。） Each story begins with a list of characters which is extremely helpful。 The illustrations， as usual from this publisher， are simply stunning！ Each story is about 15 pages long yet enough to capture the essence of everything young readers need to know。 This is definitely a must-own copy for children who enjoy classi This is a great collection of Dicken's stories。 His most famous ones are included together with few less popular works （i。e。 The Old Curiosity Shop， Nicolas Nickleby， and Hard Times。） Each story begins with a list of characters which is extremely helpful。 The illustrations， as usual from this publisher， are simply stunning！ Each story is about 15 pages long yet enough to capture the essence of everything young readers need to know。 This is definitely a must-own copy for children who enjoy classic tales。 I highly recommend！ 。。。more
Theediscerning
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A sensibly adapted selection of Dickens novels and other stories， prime for the primary school audience。 Yes， Bill still kills Nancy， but "Oliver Twist" in ten pages or whatever it is is still suitably judged and unfrightening， and "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "Hard Times" still seemingly endless lists of suitable misery for all involved。 Less successful is "David Copperfield" – the telling suffers by being a monologue from his hand， with only two lines of reported speech throughout， and there w A sensibly adapted selection of Dickens novels and other stories， prime for the primary school audience。 Yes， Bill still kills Nancy， but "Oliver Twist" in ten pages or whatever it is is still suitably judged and unfrightening， and "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "Hard Times" still seemingly endless lists of suitable misery for all involved。 Less successful is "David Copperfield" – the telling suffers by being a monologue from his hand， with only two lines of reported speech throughout， and there was a huge hiccup when Mr Peggotty seemed to be doing things just after he'd died。 Elsewhere we see with much more economy for both the young and the time-short how everything is tied up in "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Nicholas Nickleby" – and yet another variant of "A Christmas Carol"。 "Great Expectations" crams it all in， and still manages to show how the title can be taken in multiple ways depending on where you are in the story。What lets the side down is the artwork fashionably lacking in perspective， using the same bleak faces for all the stories and not helping us differentiate them by mood。 But on the whole， the book was a very welcome one – at least for me， shockingly ill-read where Dickens is concerned， it managed to do more than summarise a few novels I have no intention of reading in the original。 I doubt it will make any modern child a lover of his works， but it is still a very useful and well-done read。 。。。more
I'mogén
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Thank you Netgalley for this e-arc。 All opinions are 100% my own。This was great because I haven't read any Dickens， but have seen some different adaptation shows。 This was broken down simply， but effectively， and I particularly loved the cast of characters before each story。The illustrations in this are very striking; quite a unique art style。I appreciated the timeline and about the author at the back。Oliver Twist: 5 starsWhat a beautiful story！ This is probably one of the stories I'm more famil Thank you Netgalley for this e-arc。 All opinions are 100% my own。This was great because I haven't read any Dickens， but have seen some different adaptation shows。 This was broken down simply， but effectively， and I particularly loved the cast of characters before each story。The illustrations in this are very striking; quite a unique art style。I appreciated the timeline and about the author at the back。Oliver Twist: 5 starsWhat a beautiful story！ This is probably one of the stories I'm more familiar with， with the original movie， but I never remembered much more than "please sir， I want some more" and the thriving shenanigans， so it was great to hear the story in this adapted/abrievated version。 I think the original， full version would flesh out the issues of child trafficking， cruelty and other themes better， but it wasn't entirely glossed over， just calmed down for a younger audience。 I loved how it ended。The Old Curiosity Shop: 4 starsI feel like I vaguely recognise the title and concept but maybe at the time didn't realise it was Dickensian （speaking of which， the Dickensian BBC show from around 2015 was amazing and I'm still hoping they do another series）。 This one was really sad。 It left me feeling quite heartbroken and melancholy。 I felt annoyance at the granddad for putting Nell I'm danger， but understand the struggles of addiction he must have faced。 Just when I was thinking some things were confidently placed， there was a twist that left me rather sad。David Copperfield: 4 stars I've been wanting to see the new movie for this story， especially as it's one of the Dickens stories I know the least。 I knew absolutely nothing about it。 I was a bit nervous because there seemed to be a big cast of characters。 It was so beautiful and despite the tragedies， very uplifting。 I think I'll enjoy the movie adaptation and hopefully the full novel， if I ever get to it！Great Expectations: 3 stars A classic that I must admit I also don't know anything about！ In saying that though， I have a vague recollection of a BBC drama adaptation of this。 The description about a seemingly empty house sparked this。 I felt like this one was really full of life lessons， failed love and connections （once more， always so many connections， I noticed） to name a few。 I wouldn't say I necessarily enjoyed this one， but it was an interesting story and I reckon would be a good， slow， character study in the original novel。A Tale of Two Cities: 3 starsAnother I knew nothing about （I've realised there's a lot of Dickens I don't even know the general plot about）。 The ending made me a bit down。 It was a kind act， but I don't feel like it was right！ A Christmas Carol: 4 starsOne of the most well known， for me personally。 I enjoyed this one， despite not being in the mood for a more festive story telling。 It was interesting to read it， because I've only ever seen tv show or film adaptations， so seeing it written was a fun experience。Nicholas Nickleby: 3。5 starsThis one was a nice showcase of friendships and family， but oh my goodness the occurring theme of starved and mistreated children makes me so sad。 And why does every bad person brew over revenge of something so minor？Hard Times: 3 starsI don't have much feeling about this other than another tragically woeful plot， but ultimately filled with kindness and hope。 I really liked Sissy。Pick it up， give it a go and enjoy！ >（^_^）
Brittany H。
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