Tales From Shakespeare Student Edition Complete And Unabridged

We have this in our Morning Time Basket to rotate with other books. We are enjoying this easy to understand book.

We enjoy reading these stories aloud. They're perfect for a young audience but challenging enough for a homeschool parent or teacher.

I had high hopes for this book that it would give a gentle introduction to Shakespeare for my 10yo daughter. I gave this book four stars because for what it is, it’s a very good book; it just wasn’t a good fit for us. My daughter found a couple of the stories too creepy and weird. I thought that there was a lot of info-dumping and not enough dialogue. I wound up giving the book to my cousin after reading only 2 maybe 3 of the 20 stories.

This book tells the story of many Shakespeare plays in prose. It was purchased for a 9 year old and a 13 year old and both love it. By the time they study Shakespeare in school they'll know what each play is about and the characters so they can just enjoy (or hate) the form in which the bard wrote.

I am 65 years old, and I still remember reading this in high school, and thoroughly enjoying it. Believe me, I was no bookworm; mainly survived by reading Cliff's Notes and book jacket summaries. For some reason, however, I actually read this book and loved it, much to my surprise. I highly recommend Lamb's Tales.

I don't like this book as part of my 2nd grade homeschool curriculum. My kids do not understand it. Other than that though, it is very good. I will keep it for middle school.

Bought this for a semester on Britihs literature as it contains key works. Kids got a lot out of it; worth the price!

Great synopsis of selected plays written in narrative form using 18th-century English.