A few years ago, just before Christmas, I started to read "A Christmas Carol" to our young daughter.
Do you need long descriptions of Victorian Lo.
Charles Dickens wrote the story in 1843, and viewed from the distance of almost two centuries, his language is dense and over-wrought.
The problem is time.
She was right --- "A Christmas Carol," which I loved all those years ago, wasn\'t fun for today\'s kids to listen to.
I wasn\'t mad at her. "I\'m bored," she cried, after five minutes, so I stopped.
A few years ago, just before Christmas, I started to read "A Christmas Carol" to our young daughter