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52 Little Lessons from A Christmas Carol
By Bob Welch
Published by Thomas Nelson
By Bob Welch
Published by Thomas Nelson
Medallion Award-winner Bob Welch crafts 52 nuggets of Bible-based wisdom from one of the most popular novels of all time, A Christmas Carol. "For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself." "No space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunity misused." "God bless us, every one." The lessons and stories from the beloved novel A Christmas Carol point to bedrock values we all share. Award-winning author Bob Welch takes readers deeper into the nuances of this classic by Charles Dickens. From the miserliness of Scrooge to the innocence of Tiny Tim, 52 Little Lessons from A Christmas Carol will inspire readers to live for what really matters, not only at Christmas, but all year long.
Leona's Review:
52 Little Lessons from A Christmas Carol gave me a different
look into this classic book. I have not read it for years and will re-read now.
I happen to find Treasury of Christmas Tales at Goodwill last week which has
stories that could be used for the very young children. Published by
Publications International, LTD. For the older children get the original book
which can be downloaded for free or buy the book which would be easier to read
and discuss. 52 Little Lessons of A Christmas Carol is published by Nelson
Publishers, a division of Thomas Nelson Publishers and can be found in book
stores. www.thomasnelson.com.
The "lessons" are short but to the point. Charles Dickens has
send messages to everyone and 52 Little Lessons from A Christmas Carol tells of
many values, some of which we may know we have and some we did not know we had
and how we can add some different values to our own life.
Bob Welch has taken these lesson and put them into a wonderful book than
may be read more than one time. The book does not have to be read all at once
but can be a lesson or two at a time.
Before each chapter/lesson, there are 52, is a quote from the story and a
few from a movie.
Lesson 10- YOU MAKE THE CHAINS THAT SHACKLE YOU and the quote is "I wear
the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded
it on my own free will." from The Ghost of Jacob Marley, to Scrooge.
Lesson 25-BITTERNESS WILL POISON YOU and the quote is "Who suffers by his
own whims. Himself, always." By Fred, regarding his uncle during the Ghost of
Christmas Present visit.
Lesson 52- BE THE CANGE YOU WILL WANT TO SEE and the quote from Lord
Francis Jerry, in a letter to Dickens after A Christmas Carol was published in
1843 is " We are all charmed with your Carol, chiefly, I think, for the genuine
goodness which breathes all through it, and is the true inspiring angel by which
its genius has awakened."
There is a List of Characters at the front of the book and also Author's
Notes. "To those who, like Scrooge, dare to start anew" is what I would call the
dedication page.
I did not know much about Charles Dickens but will do some
more reading about the man. This book gave me some answers but with more
questions about him.
I believe most of us know the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and
Tiny Tim and have seen the movie(s) or read the book.
This would be a wonderful book for a family discussion. The
family could watch some movies, there are many, and then "study" a lesson. I
would suggest beginning the movie(s) in November and then the discussions so
they end in December.
I received a complimentary copy of 52 Little Lessons from A
Christmas Carol from Booklookbloggers.com to read and review. The opinions are
my own. I give it a 5 star rating.
Bob Welch may be found at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/270817.Bob_Welch
Leona Olson
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