A collection of prose retellings of ten familiar Shakespeare plays, each illustrated by a well-known artist or artists.

A midsummer night's dream / illustrated by Gail de Marcken -- Hamlet / illustrated by P.J. Lynch -- Much ado about nothing / illustrated by Mary Grandé -- King Lear / illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon -- As you like it / illustrated by Barbara McClintock -- The Tempest / illustrated by Mark Teague -- Othello / illustrated by Kadir Nelson -- Romeo and Juliet / illustrated by Davdid Shannon -- Twelfth night / illustrated by Chesley McLaren.