All is quiet in the forest as summer turns gently to autumn. A golden leaf flutters to the ground and barely a breeze stirs the air, when . . . BOOM! CRASH! BANG! . . . a carful of noisy wolves suddenly appears. They are real party animals and soon set up their lights - and their speakers. All this racket wakes up Mr Bear. Ooops. And as if that's not bad enough, it also wakes up MR DOEMOUS…
Prospero and his lovely daughter Miranda live alone on the tiny island where they were marooned years ago, with only the island creatures for company. That is, until a powerful storm brings a boat full of strangers to the island. Magic and mystery fill the island and these pages as the story of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” unfold in a delightful introduction to this classic play.
Come along as four young adventurers go exploring a magical meadow, only to find out there is more mischief afoot in this Fairy Wood than they might have expected. Hilarious mayhem abounds in this introduction to Shakespeare's classic comedy, "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Fall in love with this Shakespearean comedy about finding and losing love. A host of characters try to act as matchmakers for a young couple, while another couple is to be married. But everything doesn’t go as planned when a meddling villain schemes to ruin the wedding. As the third installation in the Play On Shakespeare series, this book explains and identifies literary devices with color-c…
Flora the fairy loves going to visit Nana and Grandpop. But she is scared of their cat Rufus. He stares at her and silently follows her around. When Rufus has to stay outside because of her, Flora feels bad. What is she going to do? Luckily Nana and Grandpop have a plan to show Flora that Rufus only wants to be friends – with the help of a little fairy magic! The Reading Ladder series help…
This inspiring selection of more than 180 well-loved poems will introduce the whole family to the pleasures of reading poetry. Presenting classic works by favourite poets including William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, John Keats, Walt Whitman, William Blake and many more.