Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

The famed star-crossed lovers receive theatrical attention in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by Michael Rosen, illus. by Jane Ray. Beginning with a cast of players on the first spread, this presentation incorporates informal passages and descriptions with portions of Shakespeare's original text to help elucidate the plot. Ray creates a magical world; borders around each spread emulate a stage, and scenes of Italianate landscapes alternate with dramatic moments such as a scene of the lovers at their most joyous.