Illustrated by one of the most popular artists working today. Quentin Blake\'s A Christmas Carol is a beautiful edition of the timeless Christmas classic. A great gift for the season of giving. beautiful edition of Dickens\' timeless Christmas classic. A Christmas Carol is the book that defines the Christmas spirit. Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited miser, is visited by three ghosts one Christmas Eve. The ghosts show Scrooge the true value of Christmas: charity, good humour and love for his fellow man. Quentin Blake\'s colourful illustrations guide the reader through Scrooge\'s lively journey to find the meaning of Christmas. This unabridged edition contains a foreword by the illustrator and is the ultimate Christmas gift book.