Books with title Twelfth Night : For Kids

Twelfth Night, Or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by Barnabe Rich. It is named after the Twelfth Night holiday of the Christmas season. It was written around 1601 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The main title is believed to be an afterthought, created after John Marston premiered a play titled What You Will during the course of the writing.

This teacher’s manual is the companion text for one in a series of Picture This!Shakespeare editions, which combine the art form of the graphic novel with written passages taken directly from Shakespeare’s texts. The manual suggests topics for classroom discussion and advises on imaginative activities that fit the classroom environment and coincide with the five acts of the play.

An illustrated edition of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night.' "Puns, practical jokes, mistaken identities, four people in love and a happy ending....The most popular of all Shakespeare's comedies, 'Twelfth Night' is given its most original treatment with characters in costume from all ages, motorbikes, jazz sessions, and limousines. And for the first time, a 6 page Glossary is provided, so that none of the wit, ribaldry or innuendo is missed."

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as a boy) falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with the Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion,with plot elements drawn from the short story "Of Apollonius and Silla" by Barnabe Rich, based on a story by Matteo Bandello. The first recorded performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year's calendar. The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 First Folio. Source: Wikipedia

"If music be the food of love, play on. . . ". So begins this romantic comedy of mistaken identities and crossed signals. Duke Orsino loves Olivia. But Viola, dressed as the Duke's male servant Cesario, loves Orsino. And hapless Malvolio, tricked by Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek, loves his mistress Olivia. Confusion reigns, and the stage is set for hilarity. The cast includes Niamh Cusack, Jonathan Firth, Amanda Root, and Julian Glover.