Lovely Coloring Story Book based “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens – printed on both sides of the page

I have purchased a number of the coloring books in this series (A Coloring Classic) and have been really pleased with them. “A Christmas Carol” ranks with the best in the series by way of both the illustrations and the extremely abridged story which accompanies them. In addition to the story, there are two pages at the back of the book which provide really interesting bits of information about Christmas during the Victorian period.

The story hits all of the points that I look for in the tale and the drawings provide a great series of illustrations which match with and enhance the story. While it does not replace the novel, it is a fairly good stand-along story book. I still recommend keeping a copy of the full novel close by as it is such a wonderful tale to revisit during the holidays especially.

The illustrations are well done and are by two artists (Vladimir Aleksic and Kate Ware) but is done so well that the transition between the two is fairly seamless. I would be hard pressed to guess which art was done by which artist. The designs are detailed and some include intricate and small areas to color. Overall, the designs have a flowing and rather elegant look to them.

The cover is in black print on white (with elements you can color) with extensive red foil highlights on the front. Both covers fold out and there are some elements on the flaps that can be colored. The inside of the covers also include some pretty patterns that can be colored as well.