Shakespeare's Tales Retold for Children Collection 16 Books Box Set

Shakespeare's Tales Retold for Children Collection 16 Books Box Set brings together Samantha Newman’s reworked prose retellings, created to help children enjoy these well-known stories. The writing retains many of Shakespeare’s own distinctive turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make the tales more accessible to young readers.

Across the collection, readers can follow Puck on mischievous midsummer adventures, hear the witches’ prophecy in Macbeth, and be drawn into the romance of Romeo and Juliet. Lively artwork accompanies each spread, adding visual detail that supports the storytelling and helps bring these classic tales to life.

Included titles

• Antony and Cleopatra
• Twelfth Night
• Love's Labour's Lost
• The Comedy of Errors
• King Lear
• The Merchant of Venice
• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• The Tempest
• Othello
• As You Like It
• Hamlet
• Romeo and Juliet
• All's Well that Ends Well
• Macbeth
• Much Ado About Nothing
• The Winter's Tale

Key details

• 16-book box set
• Prose retellings by Samantha Newman
• Language and plots simplified and clarified for children
• Retains many of Shakespeare’s original turns of phrase
• Lively artwork on each spread

Synopsis

This collection presents prose retellings of Shakespeare’s stories for children, keeping many of the playwright’s memorable phrases while making the language and plots easier to follow. Young readers encounter moments such as Puck’s midsummer mischief, the witches’ prophecy in Macbeth, and the romance of Romeo and Juliet, with artwork throughout to accompany the tales.