Shakespeare's Tales: Much Ado About Nothing

I have read this book along with many of Samantha Newman's other 'Shakespeare tales' books. I have always been intrigued by Shakespeare's books but have only ever read Romeo and Juliet and that was about 20 years ago when I was in school. When I came across this book I thought it was a perfect way t......more

Sam Newman retells William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” for young readers, a story of matchmaking, mischief and misunderstandings, with illustrations by Ceej Rowland. Leonato hosts a masked ball to celebrate war heroes, including Claudio (who falls in love with his daughter Hero) and Benedi......more

Much Ado About Nothing is my favorite Shakespeare play, so I was happy to see this book adapted for younger audiences. It has quick chapters that summarize each act of the play. There are also cartoon-like illustrations every few pages. I appreciated that the book follows the play very closely. I am......more

This is such a convoluted and twisting tale, that it can be quite hard to keep hold of all of the threads and not loose track of the story. With double crossings, matchmaking, sets ups and grasping hold of the wrong end of the stick! But the delightful thing about the adaptations for children and yo......more