Ben doesn't care about Christmas and he shuns the present little Tim offers him. But on Christmas Eve Ben cannot sleep. Then, a stranger appears who promises to help Ben if he will take up the stranger's challenge. Ben agrees, and so they set off on a night-time quest, which teaches Ben about the value of friendship and the true meaning of Christmas.
Toby Forward's atmospheric story and Ruth Brown's sumptuous illustrations bring Dickens' classic tale, 'A Christmas Carol', to younger children. 'The Christmas Mouse is a book to treasure and one that is destined to become a Christmas classic for future generations.
Ben doesn't care about Christmas and he shuns the present little Tim offers him. But on Christmas Eve Ben cannot sleep. Then, a stranger appears who promises to help Ben if he will take up the stranger's challenge. Ben agrees, and so they set off on a night-time quest, which teaches Ben about the value of friendship and the true meaning of Christmas.
Toby Forward's atmospheric story and Ruth Brown's sumptuous illustrations bring Dickens' classic tale, 'A Christmas Carol', to younger children. 'The Christmas Mouse is a book to treasure and one that is destined to become a Christmas classic for future generations.