(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.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(3) 4-6 Retold by Lisbeth Zwerger. Translated by Anthea Bell. Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. Western literature's most famous love story is retold in conversational prose, with brief excerpts from the play incorporated and highlighted in red type. A master colorist, Zwerger's full-page jewel-toned watercolors are sparely drafted, allowing the reader's imagination to fill in details, even as spot art of dying roses foreshadow the conclusion. A final spread ponders an alternate ending for the couple.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(4) YA Classic Graphic Novel Collection series. Adapted by Brigit Viney. These graphic novel retellings of classic tales present dialogue in modern-day English; there's some awkwardness in the conversions. The books are accessible, though, and could serve as introductions to the original texts. Jane Eyre is illustrated in staid period style, and the other volumes' pictures may appeal to readers accustomed to glossy motion-picture animation. Glos. Review covers these Classic Graphic Novel Collection titles: Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, Henry V, Macbeth, and Frankenstein.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) YA Classic Graphic Novel Collection series. Adapted by Brigit Viney. These graphic novel retellings of classic tales present dialogue in modern-day English; there's some awkwardness in the conversions. The books are accessible, though, and could serve as introductions to the original texts. Jane Eyre is illustrated in staid period style, and the other volumes' pictures may appeal to readers accustomed to glossy motion-picture animation. Glos. Review covers these Classic Graphic Novel Collection titles: Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, Henry V, Macbeth, and Frankenstein.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax