Children's

This old man, he played one...Join in the fun as your all-time favourite children's nursery rhymes are brought to life by Wendy Straw's charming illustrations. This fantastic collection will put the excitement into reading, as well as being an ideal way for children to learn the classics.

An adapted, easy-to-read edition of The Merchant and the Genie – with engaging illustrations throughout.

When a heartbroken sultan goes mad, a brave woman has a plan to stop him hurting innocent people. For a thousand and one nights, Scheherazade will use the magic of storytelling to bring the sultan back to his senses.

In a story about forgiveness, a merchant angers a genie and faces death unless three strangers’ tales of animal transformation can save him. Will Scheherazade’s plan work? Or will she suffer the same fate as the donkey who took advice from an ox …

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare!
Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular historical plays. It takes place in the final years of the War of the Roses, when the first and last Yorkist kings rule England. In it, the hunchbacked Richard, Duke of Gloucester, covets his brother's throne and will stop at nothing to get it. This includes the murder, betrayal and manipulation of family, friends and foe alike, as well as some of Shakespeare's most famous quotes.
Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook!
The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! The Winters Tale is one of Shakespeares most popular comedies. The play was first published in 1623, and has since been performed worldwide with great success. It is set in Sicily, and revolves around the main character, King Leontes, who is consumed by doubts about his wifes loyalty. Jealousy drives him to plot his best friends murder, imprison his wife and disown their unborn child. The play stretches over a period of sixteen long years during which Leontes realises his mistakes, and he is finally reunited with his estranged wife and daughter. Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook! The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.