Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India Marcia Williams Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations. OL20335808W
Tales from Shakespeare Tales from Shakespeare Marcia Williams Travel back to the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare's day as Marcia Williams brings fourteen of the Bard's best-loved plays to life. Discover why Romeo and Juliet's love affair was doomed, who murdered H… OL20876894W
Fabulous monsters Fabulous monsters Marcia Williams Five stories, told in cartoon form, about legendary monsters including Grendel, Isikukumanderu, the basilisk, bunyip, and chimera. OL24191730W
Twelfth night Twelfth night Marcia Williams In Illyria we find identical twins, a handsome nobleman, a rich countess and a pompous servant. As Shakespeare wrote, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon… OL24193734W
The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice Marcia Williams In historic Venice you'll find a hearless moneylender, a lovestruck young man, a wealth heiress and a generous merchant. OL24448066W
Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist Marcia Williams Meet Oliver, Fagin, Nancy and the Artful Dodger in this accessible adaptation of Oliver Twist, illustrated throughout in Marcia's lively style. OL24816828W
Hamlet Hamlet Marcia Williams In olden Scandinavia you'll find a prince with a terrible dilemma, a ghost intent on revenge and a king who can't be trusted. OL26187973W
Fabulous monsters Fabulous monsters Marcia Williams Five stories, told in cartoon form, about legendary monsters including Grendel, Isikukumanderu, the basilisk, bunyip, and chimera. OL551215W
The first Christmas The first Christmas Marcia Williams Presents an illustrated retelling of the nativity of Christ. OL551216W
Joseph and his magnificent coat of many colors Joseph and his magnificent coat of many colors Marcia Williams Retells the Bible story in which Joseph's jealous brothers sell him into slavery in Egypt, where due to his ability to interpret dreams, he is made governor of the country. OL551221W
Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote Marcia Williams See work: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL551239W OL551225W
My secret war diary, by Flossie Albright My secret war diary, by Flossie Albright Marcia Williams When nine-year-old Flossie starts her diary and scrapbook on July 27, 1939, her mother has already died and her father has just joined the Dorsetshire Regiment. The Second World War ends for Flossie… OL551228W
Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare! Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare! Marcia Williams Presents the stories of seven Shakespeare plays by including actual dialogue in the illustrations, summarizing the plots in picture captions, and showing the comments and actions of audience members … OL551237W
Charles Dickens and Friends Charles Dickens and Friends Marcia Williams Five tales by Charles Dickens ("Oliver Twist," "Great Expectations," "A Tale of Two Cities," "David Copperfield," and "A Christmas Carol") retold in the form of comic strips. OL551238W
Sinbad the sailor Sinbad the sailor Marcia Williams,Marcia Williams Uses a comic strip format to present the seven voyages of Sinbad, in which he encounters a colossal giant, a sea monster, and other dangers. OL551243W
The adventures of Robin Hood The adventures of Robin Hood Marcia Williams Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny. OL551250W
Greek myths for young children Greek myths for young children Marcia Williams Retells eight Greek myths in a comic strip format, including "Pandora's Box," "The Twelve Tasks of Heracles," and "Theseus and the Minotaur." OL551252W