Humbug: A Christmas Carol

by Lee Baker, Kienan Lafferty, Stephen Sobisky

Winterton is a frozen town with frozen hearts and frozen people. A magical humbug that attracts the magical reindeer of Santa is brought to the town of Winterton by a little orphan girl. The warmth of the little girl and the magical music of the humbug bring Santa, the reindeer and Christmas back to Winterton

Genres: Christmas

36 pages, Hardcover

First published November 24, 2009

Reviews

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I especially love the foreword by Ebenezer Scrooge. This is a feel good story about a town that was not feeling so good. They were icy cold living in a town called Winterton. Here is a line from the book, "The Winterton railroad station was as frozen as the hearts of the people." There are warm feelings by the end. Imaginative story I and my daughter really enjoyed. My little one had a lot of questions and was very enthralled with this book. One last quote:"Christmases come and Christmases go, but the good feelings and the giving continue to grow."

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mayor Coldstone and Mrs. Sleet discover a girl, Mimi who is obviously not from Winterton, with her smile and rosy cheeks. She is put in the attic of the orphanage. Her small friend a Humbug begins to hum a tune that others hear that begins to warm their hearts. Mayor Coldstone is determined to keep Winterton in the dark and cold.
Lee Baker describes Winterton and it's in habitants with words like, icy, sheets of frost, arctic, frigid and more. Very detailed descriptions that make you chill as you read it. Can the tiny Humbugs song bring the reindeer and Christmas back to Winterton or has it been frozen for too long?
Darling book to add to your Christmas collection. Sharing the theme of the love of Christmas and the warmth it brings to communities, Lee Baker does an excellent job of showing the difference that the love can make.