Marcia Williams’s charming retellings of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays are made even more accessible and entertaining by her own distinctive and detailed illustrations. She features fourteen of the plays, a mix of comedy, tragedy and history, telling them with wit and insight, and often using direct quotation.
Each page features three or more colour illustrations of characters and scenes, and even, for the introduction, the audience. Jewel-bright there are dramatic scenes - Hamlet confronting the ghost of his father for example, or the shipwreck that strands Viola and Sebastian at the beginning of Twelfth Night – as well as close-ups on characters, both heroes and attendant lords.
It all makes this one of the most inviting and attractive introductions to Shakespeare’s plays for young children. ~ Andrea Reece
Marcia Williams retells fourteen of Shakespeare's best-loved plays in her trademark witty, accessible style.
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Marcia Williams retells fourteen of Shakespeare's best-loved plays in her trademark witty, accessible style.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Tales from Shakespeare and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-12 years old
Tales from Shakespeare features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Traditional Tales, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Tales from Shakespeare was written by Marcia Williams and published by
Tales from Shakespeare has 141 pages
