An accessible, illustrated retelling of Shakespeare's famous tragedy by master storyteller Marcia Williams. The perfect introduction to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet for children, written and illustrated by master storyteller Marcia Williams and featuring Shakespeare's own dialogue. When Romeo falls in love with his enemies' daughter, Juliet, he hopes their love can stop the feuding between their families. But soon their lives are in danger, and they must risk everything to be together...

Author Biography

Marcia Williams has illustrated and retold many literary classics for children with her distinctive cartoon-strip style. Among her highly acclaimed titles are: Les Miserables (9781406353167), Greek Myths (9781406303476), Mr William Shakespeare's Plays (9780744569469), God and His Creations: Tales from the Old Testament (9781844285280) and Oliver Twist and Other Great Dickens Stories (9781406305630). She is also the author of Lizzy Bennet's Diary (9781406346947), the story of Pride and Prejudice in Lizzy Bennet's own words, and the bestselling Archie's War (9781406304275) and My Secret War Diary by Flossie Albright (9781406309409), diary-style accounts of the First and Second World Wars. Marcia lives in London, SW13.