Dover Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers

Good stories but difficult to understand because of the author's descriptions. It wasn't as though they were "Shakespearean" words; they just presented as awkward, distracting turns of phrases as though written by a non-Native English speaker. Certainly not a good book for someone, even an adult, who is learning English.

Great book, lovely composition however, the lack of colored illustrations makes it less attractive for kids to read.

The book is perfect, my daughter loved it. And the delivery is very fast ,we are surprised.

I like it.

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 enjoy the actual play. So she took some of Shakespeare's most famous plays and summarized them, making it easier for children to understand. Shakespeare's influence is found everywhere and I wanted my children to be familiar with his plays. However Shakespeare didn't write for children and I know mine wouldn't understand the language and would be bored in a matter of pages. E. Nesbit did a great job explaining the stories. My children were able to comprehend the stories with little explanation. Each chapter is a different play and about six pages. She also includes direct quotes from the plays. It's the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for young children.