Nothing very special; just Dickens' summary of the Biblical account of Christ's life for his children, like a collection of Bible stories. The reason I rate it low is because although Dickens focused on "being good" and "trying to follow Christ's example" he never touched on repentance and asking forgiveness for our sins. He focuses on being moral and trying our best, which in a heart prone to sin is impossible. Dickens leaves out the most important message of salvation. It's just sad he missed the mark so completely.

I'm not very religious, though I've tried. But I was drawn to this short little novella simply because it was written by Charles Dickens to his kids only, and wasn't published until the last of the kids died in 1933. It feelt like a privilege to be able to read it today even tough it wasn't meant for the public, a little family story. But because it's still written by him it's a good story but maybe perhaps not as well made as his other books and novellas that wasn't meant for the public eye.

I'm so glad I read this during the Christmas season, to remember the true meaning- Christ and all he went through for us.

Veľmi jednoducho a prístupne prerozpávané evanjeliá a Kristov život od Betlehema až po Golgotu. Dickens vysvetľuje deťom podstatu kresťanstva a Ježišovho učenia a táto knižka môže byť príjemným spoločným čítaním s deťmi v čase adventu, pôstu aj inokedy. Kapitolky sú krátke, takže sa dá čítanie pekne podeliť. Áno, niektoré faktografické informácie nesedia, ale to sa prípadne dá prispôsobiť. Škoda, že Dickens tam nevložil viac seba, ale na jeho obhajobu treba povedať, že dielo nikdy neplánoval vydať.