A review by mmattmiller
A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson, John Hendrix

2.0

As an adult who enjoys some Dickens stories, I enjoyed learning about young Dickens. I also loved the message on the last page. Do I think kids would enjoy it? Honestly? Not sure. Illustrations are kind of dark and some are a bit busy. Not knowing who Charles Dickens is, I'm not sure they'd care about this young boy that seems so far away (in time and location) from them. I'm not sure who the target audience of this one is. Not one I would buy or teach with, but I'm glad I read it and learned a bit about Dickens.