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Lachy & Shakespeare (2014)The Wiggles official Twitter145183assertionSee below for some examples of Shakespearean-inspired children's fiction.
Shakespeare has also appeared as a character in Australian children's literature and media, including an episode of Ready, Steady, Wiggle! where the bard appears to assist Lachy in creating a poem.
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'A boy playing among the warehouses of London kicks a soccer ball into an abandoned theater. There he finds an enchanted cape that transports him back in time right onto the stage of one of William Shakespeare's plays! A comic romp through Shakespeare's London featuring an intrepid little boy, a friendly bear, and-in the role of dastardly villain-the Bard himself. What happens when a boy bursts through the curtain of a deserted theatre and onto the world's most famous stage? He lands on the Bard himself and the chase is on-through the streets of Shakespeare's London. (...more)See full AustLit entryA picture book involving time travel, Shakespearean England and the bard himself.
See also Erica Hateley's critical essay - 'De-colonising Shakespeare?'.
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A celebration of Shakespeare's classic comedy - full of mischief and mayhem, misunderstandings & magic potion mix-ups, as kings & queens, humble workers, fairies, parents & kids all chase their dreams. (...more)See full AustLit entryA musical adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream for children.
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Image courtesy of publisher's website.See full AustLit entry'Join three oddball friends as they try to solve everyday challenges through the application of ‘science' – and in doing so, alter the entire course of history!
'It's Book Week and Sid's teacher, Mr. Pilchard, is furious. His class came last in the Poetry contest, mostly because of Sid's appalling effort. He gives Sid an ultimatum – write the winning entry in the story contest or be fed to the guinea pigs. Sid takes him seriously. He's seen Mr Pilchard do worse.
'Sid turns to his neighbour, Professor Skeletron (who also happens to be a 12-year-old evil genius) for help, and together they consult his psychic cat.
(...more)In this story a student adapts Romeo and Juliet into a piece of science fiction, but the story comes true. This novel could be used to look at adapting and retelling stories in different genres. Shakespeare is described as "the best writer in history".
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There are three book in this series where William Shakespeare, aka 'Willy', is the protagonist. Each book title is a humourous take on a famous quote from the play in question:
- "By the pricking of my thumbs" - loosely based on Macbeth
- Loosely based on A Midsummer Night's Dream
- "To be or not to be" - Loosely based on Hamlet
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