A review by critterbee
A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories by Angela McAllister

3.0

This was a difficult one for me to make a decision about. Shakespeare for children. The stories and amazing, but the language that Shakespeare used is also amazing. Do we familiarize children with the story and then read the actual wording to them or let them read the original language later? Or do we introduce the original language to them instead of a re-worded version? Or should we introduce the work as they were intended- on the stage?

The stories are compact and cover the gist of the originals, but the language used is pretty far from the beauty of the original. The photos are colorful and give the appearance of ancient art.

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