★Clear and contemporary language makes these stories easily accessible to young readers.

★Lively illustrations bring these popular plays to life and will captivate the imagination and interest of young readers.

★These titles serve as the perfect introduction into the works of Shakespeare.

This delightful 16-book box set brings the Bard's timeless tales to life for a younger generation, told with wit and panache.

Samantha Newman's cleverly reworked prose retellings retain many of Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessible to children.

Young readers can follow Puck on his mischievous midsummer adventures, hear the prophecy of the witches in Macbeth and be swept away by the romance of Romeo and Juliet. Lively artwork accompanies each spread, bringing these best-loved tales to life.

• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Romeo and Juliet
• Comedy of Errors
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Othello
• Macbeth
• The Tempest
• And many more!

ABOUT THE SERIES: Young readers can discover best-loved works of classic literature with the Arcturus Retold Classics series. These illustrated, easy-to-read tales are presented in delightful box sets, perfect for any child's library.

Samantha Newman
Samantha Newman is a children's fiction author with a talent for humour and a flair for the fantastic. She has adapted folk tales from around the world; brought Shakespeare to a modern audience; and remixed fairy tales. She lives in London, with her fiancé, and during her infrequent desk breaks, she enjoys yoga, cooking, and befriending the birds in the park.

Ceej Rowland
Ceej Rowland has been a practising illustrator for the past ten years, and has been drawing in general for much longer than that. Taking inspiration from people and their surroundings, he gets a real kick out of capturing the little details that make a piece of work stand out, learning new processes, and challenging his comfort zone whenever he gets the chance. He lives in Dorset, on the south coast of England, and enjoys walking on the beach, exploring the surrounding countryside, and returning to the city for a culture top-up.