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Shakespeare Can Be Fun!

This engaging series makes the Bard's works accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Through humor and clear explanations, it unpacks complex plays and characters, revealing the universal themes and wit within. It's the perfect entry point for newcomers to Shakespeare or a delightful refresher for longtime admirers.

The Tempest for Kids
Twelfth Night for Kids
Hamlet for Kids
A Child's Portrait of Shakespeare
Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids
Macbeth for Kids

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Macbeth for Kids

    • 64 pages
    • 3 hours of reading
    4.3(151)Add rating

    For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has been introducing Shakespeare to primary school pupils. Working with her students, she makes Shakespeare's plays come wonderfully alive for young eyes and ears. The texts are rewritten as simple rhyming verse and illustrated by her pupils' own drawings.

    Macbeth for Kids
  2. For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has been introducing Shakespeare to primary school pupils. Working with her students, she makes Shakespeare's plays come wonderfully alive for young eyes and ears. The texts are rewritten as simple rhyming verse and illustrated by her pupils' own drawings.

    Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids
  3. For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has been introducing Shakespeare to primary school pupils. Working with her students, she makes Shakespeare's plays come wonderfully alive for young eyes and ears. The texts are rewritten as simple rhyming verse and illustrated by her pupils' own drawings.

    A Child's Portrait of Shakespeare
  4. Hamlet for Kids

    • 64 pages
    • 3 hours of reading
    4.0(155)Add rating

    Perhaps the best-known of Shakespeare's tragedies, Hamlet is a gripping story of revenge and power, familial love and betrayal, and dramatic sword fights. Lois Burdett transforms the complex text into simple rhyming couplets which are accompanied by illustrations by her own pupils. schovat popis

    Hamlet for Kids
  5. Twelfth Night for Kids

    • 40 pages
    • 2 hours of reading
    4.2(83)Add rating

    For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has been introducing Shakespeare to primary school pupils. Working with her students, she makes Shakespeare's plays come wonderfully alive for young eyes and ears. The texts are rewritten as simple rhyming verse and illustrated by her pupils' own drawings.

    Twelfth Night for Kids
  6. The Tempest for Kids

    • 64 pages
    • 3 hours of reading
    3.9(107)Add rating

    The SHAKESPEARE CAN BE FUN series will delight parents, children and teachers. The play is an exciting tale of jealousy and betrayal, magic and romance, repentance and forgiveness. By her use of rhyming couplets, Lois Burdett has transformed Shakespeare's complex verse into a format readily understood by children.

    The Tempest for Kids
  7. Romeo and Juliet for Kids

    • 64 pages
    • 3 hours of reading
    4.3(139)Add rating

    For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has been introducing Shakespeare to primary school pupils. Working with her students, she makes Shakespeare's plays come wonderfully alive for young eyes and ears. The texts are rewritten as simple rhyming verse and illustrated by her pupils' own drawings.

    Romeo and Juliet for Kids
  8. Much Ado About Nothing delights in the verbal sparring between reluctant lovers, Beatrice and Benedick, brought together by the schemes of their friends. Rewritten in rhyming couplets, this version of the play is designed to bring Shakespeare's characters and plots to life for young people.

    Much Ado About Nothing for Kids