Mr William Shakespeare's Plays
Ages 6 to 9
Paperback
07 September 2009Imprint: Walker Books
Synopsis
Seven classic Shakespeare plays presented in an accessible comic strip format.
Take your place in the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare's day to see seven of his best-loved plays in performance. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, The Winter's Tale and The Tempest are all brought vividly to life in Marcia Williams' gloriously accessible comic-strip versions, which include the bard's own dialogue and the rowdy remarks of the audience.
Details
07 September 2009
9781406323344Imprint: Walker Books
Reviews
A good place for children to begin to realise that reading the greatest poet in the English language might not be such an elitist chore.
Detailed artwork, terrific design, great stories.
A glorious retelling, in a highly individual style.
One of the most inviting introductions to Shakespeare’s plays and to Tudor theatre for young children . . . the distinctive and detailed cartoons are superb . . . an excellent resource to help inspire children in drama, writing and drawing
