Matthews, Andrew and Tony Ross. The Shakespeare Stories. Orchard Books. A Set of Volumes in Slipcase.

A set of volumes titled The Shakespeare Stories, comprising children’s retellings of the plays of William Shakespeare. The series is written by Andrew Matthews and illustrated by Tony Ross. Published by Orchard Books, the collection is housed in a matching pictorial cardboard slipcase. The books are produced as small-format octavo softcovers with colour-coded spines. Each spine displays the specific play title, a decorative icon, the creators’ names, and the Orchard Books apple logo. The slipcase front is decorated with a watercolour illustration depicting the three witches and Macbeth, accompanied by the text Bringing Shakespeare to Today’s Children. Titles present in this collection include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, The Tempest, Henry V, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, and Antony and Cleopatra.