Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers by E. Nesbit

Title: Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers Author: E. Nesbit Publisher: Dover Publishing Publication Date: March 3, 2006 paperback, 80 pages ISBN: 0-486-44762-6 Available @: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository Summary: 12 of the Bard's most famous plays, delightfully adapted for young readers, are filled with stories about kings, queens, ghosts, and witches. Brimming with tragedy, humor, and moral lessons, and told with wit and grace, the tales include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, As You Like It, and 7 others. E. Nesbit has written many children's books. The one I'm most familiar with is The Railway Children . I really like that book and it influenced my decision to purchase this book. In the introduction of Shakespeare's Stories for Young Children , E. Nesbit explains her reasons for writing this book. She explains that her children love Shakespeare's story lines but at the time were too young to