The Children's Shakespeare

Author(s): E. Nesbit

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, General

Narrators: Tim Ferreira, Ruth Golding, Cath Garde, Elizabeth Klett, Denny Sayers (d. 2015), TriciaG, Maria Therese, Miss Avarice

Number of Chapters: 13

Length: 2 hours and 34 minutes

Language: English

This children's book retells twelve of Shakespeare's most popular plays as stories for children. Each of the plays are rewritten as short stories or fairy tales suitable to keep the attention of child readers or listeners. The introduction of the book cites a child's ability and desire to become familiar with the works of Shakespeare as a stepping-stone toward a greater appreciation of the actual plays later in life. (Summary by timferreira)