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To Wee Or Not To Wee

By Pamela Butchart

Part of the Baby Aliens / Izzy and Friends series

What happens when Izzy and her friends turn Shakespeare’s tragedies into hilarious, nightie clad chaos?

hilarious engaging educational

Pageticker community rating

Average score: 4.29

From 14 readers

What do our readers think of To Wee Or Not To Wee? (Generated from the text of reviews of the book)

Children enjoy the silly humour and find the Shakespeare stories much easier and more interesting to understand.

What does the Pageticker team say about To Wee Or Not To Wee?

Pamela Butchart gives Shakespeare the full Izzy treatment: four famous plays become gloriously silly, lively and surprisingly accessible adventures. With ghosts, battles, romance and plenty of nightie related nonsense.

Genres

Humour Classics

What is To Wee Or Not To Wee about?

Izzy and her friends dive into Shakespeare's world, retelling 'Macbeth', 'Hamlet', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', and 'Romeo and Juliet' with hilarious twists. Expect battles, ghosts, and plenty of people wandering around in their nighties.

About the author

Pamela Butchart is a much-loved author from Scotland who writes funny and exciting books for children. She is best known for her series about Izzy and her friends, like 'The Spy Who Loved School Dinners' and 'Baby Aliens Got My Teacher.' Pamela’s stories are full of laughter, surprises, and lots of school adventures.

Discussion ideas around To Wee Or Not To Wee

Izzy’s Imagination: How does Izzy change Shakespeare’s stories to make them more exciting and understandable for her friends?

Big Feelings: Which character seems to make the biggest fuss about their feelings, and what might they do differently?

Funny Retellings: What makes the Shakespeare stories funny in Izzy’s version, and how would you make one even sillier?

Friendship Problems: How do the characters’ arguments and mix-ups affect their friendships, and what could help them sort things out?

Meeting Shakespeare: Why do you think funny retellings can help someone feel less nervous about trying an old or difficult story?

Pages

176 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2016

First published

2016

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