These wonderful plays are retold by Beverley Birch and complemented by stunning artwork from James Mayhew. This book makes a lovely present as well as being a wonderful collectable introduction to Shakespeare's work. The plays included are: Romeo and Juliet Macbeth Twelfth Night A Midsummer Night's Dream Julius Caesar

 

There are 128 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Hachette Children's Group .

Beverley was born in London, grew up in Kenya and came to Britain for the first time to take A levels. She graduated from Cambridge with a degree in Economics and Sociology. After travelling in Africa, America, Europe and the Middle East, Beverley joined Penguin as an editor. Since then she has continued to work in publishing - at present she combines writing and working as an editor here at Hodder. She has two daughters and is married to photographer Nick Birch. James Mayhew is an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books.