Product Description

The course of true love never did run smooth... A magical retelling of Hermia, Helen, Demetrius and Lysander's classic story – and of the impish fairy Puck, who meddles in their tangled web of love with hilarious consequences... With notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, and Love and Magic in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49363 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Review
"An excellent introduction to Shakespeare for the junior reader." The School Librarian "Andrew Matthews admirably conveys the beauty and power of the original plays. The text is full of the rhythms of spoken language and begs to be read aloud." Junior Education "The retelling of the plays is done with great individual style." The Bookseller

About the Author
Andrew Matthews has written numerous books for children and teenagers, and is an internationally renowned author. He wrote King Arthur and Wolf Summer for the Orchard list, as well as a series of retellings of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. Andrew has been short-listed twice for the Smarties Award. He lives in Berkshire. Tony Ross is one of the most highly regarded children's book creators/illustrators in Britain. For Orchard he illustrated the Greek and Roman Myths books in the Orchard Myths range, and the hilarious One and Only series by Laurence Anholt, as well as the poetry collection Balloon Lagoon. Tony lives in Wales.

Customer Reviews

A Magical Interpretation for Children
This book, with its characterful illustrations and supplimeantary notes on love and magic, interprets the basic plot of the original play in a simplified way that was thoroughly enjoyed by my 8 year old daughter and enabled her to follow and understand better the full Shakespearean version when she was taken to see it.