
All the World's Your Stage Shakespeare for Today
Discover the World of Shakespeare Through 8 of His Most Famous Plays
DK · Print & ebook · November 11, 2025
Eight exciting Shakespeare retellings for kids, alongside the story of his life and the history of Tudor London, all beautifully illustrated.
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- Who it’s for
- Eight Shakespeare retellings sit alongside his life, Tudor London, and illustrated details.
- Themes
- Shakespeare’s plays, Shakespeare’s life and Tudor London, Using Shakespeare to think about today
- Genres
- Theater & Plays, Writers' Lives for Kids, Kids' Drama & Plays
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Eight exciting Shakespeare retellings for kids, alongside the story of his life and the history of Tudor London, all beautifully illustrated. Introduce your child to the work of William Shakespeare in this gorgeous treasury for all the family to enjoy. By expertly reimagining eight of the Bard’s most famous plays, Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper breathes new life into these well-loved works, making them highly engaging for a new generation of fans.
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Including kid-friendly summaries of eight renowned Shakespeare plays: Romeo and Juliet Macbeth The Tragedy of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark A Midsummer Night’s Dream As You Like It The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice The Tempest The Merchant of Venice Additional features: - Fun facts about the life and times of Shakespeare, plus interesting information on how they created the sounds and smells in The Tempest, and the magic and fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Beautifully illustrated throughout, with charming representations of popular characters and scenes from each play - A fantastic educational gift for children aged 7-11 or a brilliant classroom resource, created to instill artistic passion in a new generation of theater enthusiasts With insightful and engaging storytelling combined with historical context and key themes for each play, readers will discover how Shakespeare gives us tools to think about the world today – and realize that Shakespeare really is for everyone, across every age group and time period!
Shakespeare’s Stage
Eight Shakespeare retellings sit alongside his life, Tudor London, and illustrated details.
Come here for
- Kid-friendly retellings of eight Shakespeare plays
- Fun facts about Shakespeare’s life and times
Expect
- Historical context and key themes for each play
- Details on Tempest sounds and smells, and fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Where it sits
| Kids' Drama & Plays | 72% |
|---|---|
| Writers' Lives for Kids | 45% |
| Theater & Plays | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Writers' Lives for Kids
- Kids' Drama & Plays
- Theater & Plays
- Authors
- Farah Karim-Cooper
- Publisher
- DK
- Published
- November 11, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Shakespeare’s plays · Shakespeare’s life and Tudor London · Using Shakespeare to think about today
- Reading lane
- Writers' Lives for Kids