A Midsummer Night's Dream Gift Edition

by Lesley Sims

An entertaining retelling of one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, beautifully illustrated by Serena Riglietti. - Young readers will treasure this gift edition, which is published in hardback with a ribbon marker. - The Young Reading Series is designed to encourage independent reading and covers a range of subject matter, including the retelling of children's classics, fairytales, and a wide variety of narrative non-fiction.

Genres: Shakespeare, Classics, Picture Books

64 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2005

About the author

Lesley dreamed of being a writer, but studied law as her mother insisted she had "something to fall back on". Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. Nowadays, she is often found recording books, too, in Usborne's very own recording studio.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is A lovely book which I purchased to help someone who is learning about the Many stories of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's story is retold in a very easy to follow way.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A funny and understandable, kid-friendly interpretation of Shakespeare's writing. My girls loved it and we're reading it a second time.

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, easy read of Shakespeare's famous play. We are studying A Midsummer Night's Dream this term and this is about the fourth retelling we have read. Next we will tackle the original. My kids (8, 11 and 13) are loving this Shakespeare experience.

[Isabelle Salita · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great way to introduce young readers to the world of Shakespeare. I first read this book before seeing the live play of Midsummer Night’s Dream. I was a great was to know what is going on when you can’t understand the Shakespearian speech.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a brilliant story. The first time I read William Shakespeare and I really love it!

[Suzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent adaptation for smaller chi, dren. My favourite Shakespeare play. Glad I found this in a charity shop.

[Carly Seifert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute edition in "chapter book" format for kids.