LITERATURE
Shakespeare, William , Tassi, Marguerite

Poetry for Kids: William Shakespeare

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Mercè López. The book's editor, Shakespearean scholar Tassi, culls thirty-one of the Bard's most famous sonnets, soliloquies, and other verses that underscore the universality of themes such as love, jealousy, power, revenge, and death. Each selection includes unfamiliar vocabulary defined on the page and a concise appended summary. López's evocative, loose-lined illustrations are somewhat dreamy but help bring meaning to the text. An engaging and accessible entrée to Shakespeare. Ind.

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