Enthralling prose retellings for young readers of some of Shakespeare’s most beloved works. This selection of works features The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, and Othello.

At the Bjorkman home we like to introduce Shakespeare by reading from a book like this and having the student choose roles and act it out. We then find a great movie or play version of the play and enjoy it together. Shakespeare was written to be performed and enjoyed, not so much just read. Let your students discover the delight of Shakespeare’s command of the English language and his portrayals of human character at its best and worst.