Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!

Posted on 24 April 2019.

Today is William Shakespeare’s 455th birthday! Dr. Ross’s Shakespeare students provided cupcakes and fun themed games at break, so we at the library want to point out some fun Shakespeare themed books we have in the library!

cover of To Be or Not To Be by Ryan North

To Be or Not to Be by Ryan North
A choose-your-own-adventure version of Hamlet!

 

 cover of An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason

An Assassin’s Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker.
Assassins go undercover in a production of Shakespeare play to stop an attack on Queen Elizabeth.
Cover of Exit, Pursued by a Bear

Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston
Inspired by A Winter’s Tale, this novel follows the fallout of an incident at a cheer camp.

 

 cover of Botanical Shakespeare

Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of All the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World’s Greatest Playwright, written by Gerit Quealy; illustrated by Sumié Hasegawa-Collins.
A beautifully illustrated book about the Bard’s plants.

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