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Collins – The Ultimate Children’s Shakespeare Collection: For ages 7–11

For ages 7–11

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Collins – The Ultimate Children’s Shakespeare Collection: For ages 7–11

By: William Shakespeare, Collins
Narrated by: Nigel Pilkington, Paul Panting, Harriet Carmichael
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Seventeen of the bard’s most notable plays, from A Midsummer’s Night Dream to Romeo and Juliet, abridged and novelised for young listeners. This collection also includes the biography The Life and Times of William Shakespeare. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!

Introduce your children to the world of Shakespearean with these abridged stories, written especially for children. Filled with sound effects and fun, your children will come away with a newfound love for these classic stories!

Playlist:
· A Midsummer’s Night Dream
· The Tempest
· Twelfth Night
· Much Ado About Nothing
· A Comedy of Errors
· The Merchant of Venice
· As You Like it
· The Winter’s Tale
· Hamlet
· King Lear
· Othello
· Richard III
· Macbeth
· Anthony and Cleopatra
· Julius Caesar
· Henry V
· Romeo and Juliet
· Bonus track: The Life and Times of William Shakespeare (biography for children)

Copyright: A Midsummer’s Night Dream © HarperCollinsPublishers, The Tempest © John Dougherty 2015, Twelfth Night © Celia Rees 2015, Much Ado About Nothing © Sue Purkiss 2017, A Comedy of Errors © HarperCollinsPublishers 2017, The Merchant of Venice © Jon Mayhew 2017, As You Like it © HarperCollinsPublishers 2017, The Winter’s Tale © HarperCollinsPublishers 2017, Hamlet © Jon Mayhew 2017, King Lear © Martin Howard 2017, Othello © Sally Prue 2017, Richard III © Chris Powling 2017, Macbeth © 2014 John Mayhew, Antony and Cleopatra © John Dougherty 2017, Julius Caesar © HarperCollinsPublishers 2015, Henry V © HarperCollinsPublishers 2017, Romeo and Juliet © Jon Mayhew 2015, The Life and Times of William Shakespeare © Sue Purkiss 2017

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Lovely Shakespeare stories for kids even though it’s a bit grim in some of them

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This audiobook is brilliant. For context, I’m a parent of a teenager studying Macbeth for GCSE, and back in the day, I drastically failed my English Lit O’level (also Macbeth) so can’t help my child understand it at all. Having said that, this book isn’t going to help pass exams, but it really helps to understand the basics.
I’ve spent my whole life hating the thought of Shakespeare and I just don’t have the capacity to read (or listen) to any of his works, which is a shame, as throughout life, I became aware of the fact that everyone seems to know something about some of his plays, and I’m ashamed that I don’t even know the basic stories or characters. For me, it’s now time to listen to simplified, abridged stories so that I can at least know what is so wonderful about Shakespeare. This book is exactly what I needed. I’m not embarrased that I’m 40 years older than the recommended listening age! You get to a point in life, when you just don’t care! This book is a tick off my bucket list tbh. Final comment… I still hate Macbeth! 🧙🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♀️

Reviewing as a 50-something adult!

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One of those stories traumatised me but I loved the rest. Not awful. Could be better

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